Fumihiko Maki

Geometry organizing spatial order.

Fumihiko Maki is a Japanese architect associated with modernism and the Metabolist movement. His work balances technological sophistication with human-scale clarity. Maki uses modular structures, glass facades, and carefully organized circulation to create transparent, connected environments.

He divides architectural thinking into “compositional,” “group form,” and “linked” systems—frameworks that guide how buildings relate internally and to the city.

Fumihiko Maki is a Japanese architect known for refined modernist buildings defined by transparency, modularity, and urban clarity.

Fumihiko Maki is a Japanese architect known for elegant modernist buildings that emphasize transparency, modularity, and connective space.

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