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Pritzker Prize Laureate Fumihiko Maki Passes Away at 95

Nour Fakharany — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Esteemed Japanese architect and Pritzker Prize laureate Fumihiko Maki passed away at his Tokyo home last Thursday at the age of 95. Celebrated for his modernist approach, Maki was responsible for significant works, including the 4 World Trade Center, a skyscraper at the site of the former World Trade Center in New York. Maki was recognized in the architecture industry various times, including receiving the Pritzker Prize and becoming the 67th AIA Gold Medalist. His influence in inventing a unique modernist style of Japanese origin cannot be underscored.

Shenzhen Sea World Culture and Arts Center / Maki and Associates

舒岳康 — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 20:00:00 +0000

In 2011, Maki and Associates was invited by China Merchants Property Development (CMPD), one of the most revered Chinese real estate companies, to undertake our first project in China. Our mission was to design the first cultural facility within the Sea World’s multi-use development that serves as a dignified house of art and culture for Shenzhen and greater China.

China's First Dedicated Culture & Design Center, Design Society, Opens in Shenzhen

Patrick Lynch — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 16:55:00 +0000

China’s first dedicated cultural design center, Design Society, has opened to the public in Shenzhen. Designed by legendary Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, the center’s brand new building on the harborfront of Shekou will serve as a platform for the museum’s innovative program highlighting all realms of design while creating a “thought-provoking experience” for visitors.

Spotlight: Fumihiko Maki

James Taylor-Foster — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Pritzker Prize laureate and 67th AIA Gold Medalist Fumihiko Maki (born September 6, 1928) is widely considered to be one of Japan's most distinguished architects, practicing a unique style of Modernism that reflects his Japanese origin. Toshiko Mori has praised Maki's ability to create "ineffable atmospheres" using a simple palette of various types of metal, concrete, and glass. His consistent integration and adoption of new methods of construction as part of his design language contribute to his personal quest to create "unforgettable scenes."

New Photographs Unveiled as China's First Design Museum Nears Completion in Shenzhen

Osman Bari — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Photographs of China's first design museum have been released, showing the building's progress as it nears completion in Shenzhen.

Maki to Make UK Debut with New Building for Aga Khan Development Network

Karissa Rosenfield — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 12:35:00 +0000

Maki and Associates has submitted plans for their first UK building. As the Architects' Journal reports, the Japanese firm has designed a nine story, 8,780-square-meter educational space for the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) - a group of non-denominational agencies focused on improving the welfare of people in developing areas in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Fumihiko Maki Commissioned to Design China's First Design Museum

Rory Stott — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki has revealed early designs for China's "first major design museum", a project in the Shekou district of Shenzhen commissioned by China Merchants Group (CMG) in collaboration with London's V&A Museum. The design model was unveiled yesterday at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London, where representatives of CMG and the V&A signed a collaboration agreement to deliver the museum, which is hoped to open at the end of 2016.

Fumihiko Maki to design Cultural Center and University in London

Karissa Rosenfield — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:00:31 +0000

Japanese modernist Fumihiko Maki has been chosen to design a cultural and university complex on a 67-acre Kings Cross development in London. As reported by the Evening Standard, the 84-year-old, Pritzker Prize-winning architect will design two buildings for the Aga Khan Development Network – an organization who leads the world’s 15 million Ismaili Muslims.

Ground Zero Master Plan / Studio Daniel Libeskind

Irina Vinnitskaya — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:00:54 +0000

With last year’s opening of the 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero and the near-completion of the World Trade Center One, Daniel Libeskind’s vision for the World Trade Center site is close to presenting the future of NYC’s downtown financial center, 11 years after the attacks. Studio Daniel Libeskind was selected to develop the master plan for the site in 2003, and since has been coordinating with NYC’s numerous agencies and individual architects to rebuild the site. The project, in Libeskind’s words, is a “healing of New York”, a “site of memory” and “a space to witness the resilience of America”.

Architecture City Guide: Boston

Kelly Minner — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:55:17 +0000

For this week the Architecture City Guide series headed to the city of Boston including neighboring Cambridge just across the Charles River Basin. This area has an overwhelmingly large amount of modern architecture in a small radius, and our list reflects just that. What buildings do you want to see added to our Boston list, share them with us in the comment section below.

Fumihiko Maki 2011 AIA Gold Medal Winner

Kelly Minner — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:00:20 +0000

In recognition of his contributions to architecture in both theory and practice Fumihiko Maki was recently named the 2011 AIA Gold Medal Winner. Maki, arguably one of Japan’s most distinguished living architects, will be honored with the award in New Orleans at the AIA National Convention.