Juhani Pallasmaa
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2011
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Hurst, R.
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I met with architect and writer Juhani Pallasmaa at the challenging hour of 8.30am, the Sunday morning after the night before of the closing party of the national conference. Having left him at the Hilton Bar only seven hours before, still in animated conversation with Peter Skinner (one of the creative directors of the 2012 conference), I was impressed at his punctuality, affability and perspicacity (all more acute than my own at that hour). But, then, he is a Finn, a people known for their sisu (quiet resilience) and reserved generosity. Pallasmaa had confirmed his reputation as one of the two distinguished "elders" of the conference (the other being Fumihiko Maki), in the closing presentation of the event. With a dense but accessible journey through his impressive body of theoretical writings, he expounded his views on the sensory and ethical tasks facing contemporary architecture. I was interested to meet the man behind the avuncular, gentle presence.
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Copyright 2011 Architecture Media Pty Ltd.