Juhani Pallasmaa Quotes

Architecture is the art of reconciliation between ourselves andthe world, and this mediation takes place through the senses

The door handle is the handshake of the building.

Architecture is about the understanding of the world and turning it into a more meaningful and humane place.

A profound design process eventually makes the patron, the architect, and every occasional visitor in the building a slightly better human being.

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.

I see the task of architecture as the defense of the authenticity of human experience

I dwell in the city and the city dwells in me.