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Fumihiko Maki

1928 - 2024

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Fumihiko Maki (槇 文彦, Maki Fumihiko; 6 September 1928 – 6 June 2024) was a Japanese architect. In 1993, he received the Pritzker Prize for his work, which often explores pioneering uses of new materials and fuses the cultures of east and west. Maki died on 6 June 2024, at the age of 95. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fumihiko Maki is the 144th most popular architect (up from 161st in 2019), the 496th most popular biography from Japan (down from 483rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Fumihiko Maki ranks 144 out of 518. Before him are Hans Scharoun, William Le Baron Jenney, Paul Abadie, Verner Panton, Antonio Sant'Elia, and Ettore Sottsass. After him are Ludwig Borchardt, Camillo Sitte, Dinocrates, Jacques-François Blondel, Hans Vredeman de Vries, and Étienne-Louis Boullée.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Fumihiko Maki ranks 121. Before him are Adam West, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Gene Sharp, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Friedrich Wetter, and Federico Bahamontes. After him are Gordie Howe, James Earl Ray, Juan María Bordaberry, Djivan Gasparyan, Helen Frankenthaler, and Hayden White. Among people deceased in 2024, Fumihiko Maki ranks 117. Before him are Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Cissy Houston, Fredric Jameson, Alexandre do Nascimento, Glynis Johns, and Artur Jorge. After him are Jürgen Moltmann, Liam Payne, Jerry West, Frans de Waal, Paul Di'Anno, and Shannen Doherty.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Fumihiko Maki ranks 496 out of 6,245. Before him are Seiki Ichihara (1950), Emperor Go-Suzaku (1009), Tokugawa Iesada (1824), Hisaichi Terauchi (1879), Masafumi Hara (1943), and Tsuguharu Foujita (1886). After him are Kunisada (1786), Takeo Takahashi (1947), Mōri Terumoto (1533), Saitō Hajime (1844), Seki Takakazu (1642), and Eisai (1141).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Japan

Among architects born in Japan, Fumihiko Maki ranks 4. Before him are Tadao Ando (1941), Kenzō Tange (1913), and Arata Isozaki (1931). After him are Kisho Kurokawa (1934), Shigeru Ban (1957), Kazuyo Sejima (1956), Kengo Kuma (1954), Kunio Maekawa (1905), Kiyonori Kikutake (1928), and Ryue Nishizawa (1966).

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