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The author discusses how modern architects have become disconnected from hands-on craftsmanship. To reconnect, we need to build relationships with craftsmen, masters, and artists, says Juhani Pallasmaa. This helps us bridge the intellectualized world of the architect and his thinking with the source of genuine knowledge: the real world of materiality and gravity, along with a sensory, embodied understanding of these physical phenomena. Juhani Pallasmaa recommends taking a step back to reflect on contemporary architectural approaches and recognize their flaws—their isolation and neglect of the real world around them. The key to meaningful, attentive thinking, from which innovative ideas emerge, lies in the ability to engage with space and material without relying on digital media.