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Book Title: Embodied Image : Imagination and Imagery in Architecture
Item Length: 8.7in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6.8in
Author: Juhani Pallasmaa
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: Architecture
Item Weight: 14.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
