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

- Juhani Pallasmaa

The door handle is the handshake of the building.

- 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 a smooth glacia…

- Juhani Pallasmaa

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

- Juhani Pallasmaa

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

- Juhani Pallasmaa

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

- Juhani Pallasmaa

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

- Juhani Pallasmaa