Juhani Pallasmaa Quotes:
Ocupation: Architect
Life: b. September 14, 1936
Birthday: September 14
Gravity is measured by the bottom of the foot; we trace the density and texture of the ground through our soles. Standing barefoot on a smooth glacial rock by the sea at sunset, and sensing the warmth of the sun-heated stone through one's soles, is an extraordinarily healing experience, making one part of the eternal cycle of nature. One senses the slow breathing of the earth.
source: Juhani Pallasmaa (2012). “The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses”, p.62, John Wiley & Sons
topic: Healing, Sunset, Rocks, Warmth Of The Sun, Barefoot, Sensing
