Kengo Kuma's bamboo installation is infused with the scent of Hinoki wood and Tatami mats. "The decisions we make are not all conscious," reflects Álvaro Siza, one of seven architects invited by curator Kate Goodwin to design and install an immersive installation within the galleries of London’s Royal Academy of Arts. “What we do depends much on our experiences.” It is these subconscious memories and instinctive reactions to light, material, and space that visitors to Sensing Spaces are invited to experience first hand. The installations, with varying degrees of success, go beyond the functional and visual to explore the physical