Fumihiko Maki, Metabolism founder and Pritzker laureate, dies at 95
Fumihiko Maki, a celebrated Japanese architect and a key figure in the Metabolism movement, has died at 95 in his home in Tokyo, as reported by his firm, Maki and Associates. He was born in Tokyo in 1928 and studied under Kenzo Tange at the University of Tokyo before furthering his education at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan and Harvard's Graduate School of Design, where he started teaching in 1960. After returning to Japan in 1965, he launched his own firm and teamed up with fellow Tange graduates to form the Metabolism Group, which viewed architecture as a dynamic, modular process. In 1993, he won the Pritzker Prize and the AIA Gold Medal in 2011. His notable works include the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (1993) and the MIT Media Lab extension (2009).
Key facts
- Fumihiko Maki died at his Tokyo home aged 95.
- He was a Pritzker Prize laureate (1993) and AIA Gold Medalist (2011).
- Maki co-founded the Metabolism movement with three other Kenzo Tange students.
- He studied at University of Tokyo, Cranbrook Academy of Art, and Harvard GSD.
- He taught at Harvard in 1960.
- Metabolism views architecture as processual, using modular forms and plugin capsules.
- Key projects: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, MIT Media Lab extension, Tower 4 at WTC, Aga Khan Centre.
- Maki and Associates announced his death.
Entities
Artists
- Fumihiko Maki
- Kenzo Tange
Institutions
- Maki and Associates
- University of Tokyo
- Cranbrook Academy of Art
- Harvard Graduate School of Design
- Metabolism Group
- Pritzker Prize
- AIA Gold Medal
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
- MIT Media Lab
- World Trade Center
- Aga Khan Centre
Locations
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Michigan
- United States
- San Francisco
- Cambridge
- New York
- London