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His spaces, composed of clean materials, always giving an impression of nobility, and are such that visitor can, indeed must, react physically to them. The architect himself explains this with reference to the special Japanese sense of physicahty, and the way in which the body reacts to specific spaces. It is such considerations that determine his approach to design. Formed from geometric elements, his minimalist designs are characterized by other pure materials such as steel, glass, wood, and his hallmark silky concrete.
His architecture, according to a book title, is an architecture of silence, and this is not inaccurate: there are no noisy effects, no crashing forms, no raging demands for applause—but the positive echo is everywhere.