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> [Architecture is the art of reconciliation between ourselves andthe world, and this mediation takes place through the senses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juhani-pallasmaa/architecture-is-the-art-of-reconciliation-between-ourselves-andthe/)

[Juhani Pallasmaa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juhani-pallasmaa/)

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## Other authors on Architecture Art

## More by Juhani Pallasmaa

> [Gravity is measured by the bottom of the foot; we trace the density and texture of the ground through our soles. Standing barefoot on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juhani-pallasmaa/gravity-is-measured-by-the-bottom-of-the-foot-we-trace-the-density/)

[Juhani Pallasmaa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juhani-pallasmaa/)

> [“The impact of the sense of vision on philosophy is well summed up by Peter Sloterdijk: 'The eyes are the organic prototype of philosophy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juhani-pallasmaa/the-impact-of-the-sense-of-vision-on-philosophy-is-well-summed-up-by/)

[Juhani Pallasmaa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juhani-pallasmaa/)

> [Architecture is about the understanding of the world and turning it into a more meaningful and humane place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juhani-pallasmaa/architecture-is-about-the-understanding-of-the-world-and-turning-it/)

[Juhani Pallasmaa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juhani-pallasmaa/)

> [“I confront the city with my body; my legs measure the length of the arcade and the width of the square; my gaze unconsciously…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juhani-pallasmaa/i-confront-the-city-with-my-body-my-legs-measure-the-length-of-the/)

[Juhani Pallasmaa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juhani-pallasmaa/)

> [The door handle is the handshake of the building.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juhani-pallasmaa/the-door-handle-is-the-handshake-of-the-building/)

[Juhani Pallasmaa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juhani-pallasmaa/)

> [ “Architecture domesticates limitless space and enables us to inhabit it \[...\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juhani-pallasmaa/architecture-domesticates-limitless-space-and-enables-us-to-inhabit-it/)

[Juhani Pallasmaa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juhani-pallasmaa/)

> [I dwell in the city and the city dwells in me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juhani-pallasmaa/i-dwell-in-the-city-and-the-city-dwells-in-me/)

[Juhani Pallasmaa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juhani-pallasmaa/)

> [A profound design process eventually makes the patron, the architect, and every occasional visitor in the building a slightly better human being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juhani-pallasmaa/a-profound-design-process-eventually-makes-the-patron-the-architect/)

[Juhani Pallasmaa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juhani-pallasmaa/)

> [Architecture is the art of reconciliation between ourselves andthe world, and this mediation takes place through the senses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juhani-pallasmaa/architecture-is-the-art-of-reconciliation-between-ourselves-andthe/)

[Juhani Pallasmaa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juhani-pallasmaa/)

> [I see the task of architecture as the defense of the authenticity of human experience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juhani-pallasmaa/i-see-the-task-of-architecture-as-the-defense-of-the-authenticity-of/)

[Juhani Pallasmaa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juhani-pallasmaa/)

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