Juhani Pallasmaa quotes
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“The door handle is the handshake of the building.”
-- Juhani PallasmaaSource : Juhani Pallasmaa (2012). “The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses”, p.62, John Wiley & Sons
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“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.”
-- Juhani PallasmaaSource : Juhani Pallasmaa (2012). “The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses”, p.62, John Wiley & Sons
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“Architecture is about the understanding of the world and turning it into a more meaningful and humane place.”
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“A profound design process eventually makes the patron, the architect, and every occasional visitor in the building a slightly better human being.”
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“Architecture is the art of reconciliation between ourselves andthe world, and this mediation takes place through the senses”
-- Juhani PallasmaaSource : Juhani Pallasmaa (2012). “The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses”, p.77, John Wiley & Sons
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“I see the task of architecture as the defense of the authenticity of human experience”
-- Juhani PallasmaaSource : "Encounters: Architectural Essays". Book by Juhani Pallasmaa, 2006.
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“I dwell in the city and the city dwells in me.”
-- Juhani PallasmaaSource : Juhani Pallasmaa (2012). “The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses”, p.43, John Wiley & Sons
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“The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.”
Source : Abraham Cowley, Thomas Sprat (1710). “The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley ...: Consisting of Those which Were Formerly Printed, and Those which He Design'd for the Press, Publish'd Out of the Author's Original Copies ; with The Cutter of Coleman-street”, p.179
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“The doors of opportunity swing on the hinges of opposition!”
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“Let death find us as we are building up our matchstick protests against its waves.”
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“You can't always have the best team. It's always a compromise.”
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“I exist as an annexe of the BBC. I'm down the road a bit from the main building, in a little hut.”
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“To me, the coaching profession is one of the noblest and most far-reaching in building manhood.”
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