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Fumihiko Maki
Architect

Fumihiko Maki

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Designing modernist buildings and developing ideas of collective urban form.

Spiral · Makuhari Messe

Born
6 September 1928
Birthplace
Tokyo
Died
6 June 2024

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Fumihiko Maki

Fumihiko Maki was a Japanese architect whose buildings combined careful spatial planning with attention to their urban setting.

Early life

Education

Studied at Tokyo, Cranbrook and Harvard, completing his Harvard degree in 1954.

Career

  1. 1956–1963

    Teaching in St. Louis

    Taught at Washington University and designed Steinberg Hall.

  2. 1960

    Metabolism

    Helped establish the architectural movement.

  3. 1993

    Pritzker Prize

    Received the international architecture award.

Selected buildings

Spiral

A cultural building in Tokyo.

Makuhari Messe

A convention complex in Chiba.

Hillside Terrace

A group of buildings developed over multiple phases.

Beyond architecture

Education

Taught in both Japan and the United States.

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