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: He advocates for a "haptic" architecture that engages all senses—touch, sound, and smell—rather than just sight, to create a more profound human connection to space .

The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses - Amazon.ca Tenin Gözleri

(Turkish for "The Eyes of the Skin") is the Turkish title of the influential architectural theory book "The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses" written by Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa . The Turkish translation is typically credited to Aziz Ufuk Kılıç . : He advocates for a "haptic" architecture that

: The text draws on phenomenological philosophy to explain how we perceive and inhabit space through our entire bodies. : The text draws on phenomenological philosophy to

: Pallasmaa argues that modern architecture has become overly focused on the visual ("the hegemony of vision"), leading to buildings that are cold, detached, and lack a sense of belonging.

: The title itself suggests that our skin—our largest sensory organ—"sees" and feels the textures, temperatures, and scales of our environment, making the act of perception a tactile experience.