慶應義塾大学アート・センター　Keio University Art Center

【In Memoriam】Architect Fumihiko Maki

Maki not only attended Keio University in his youth but later became renowned as an architect, designing various buildings at Keio University, including the library and graduate school building in Mita Campus, and another library in Hiyoshi. His designs for the Shonan Fujisawa Campus, in particular, received high praise internationally as a significant example of his "group form" concept.

Moreover, at the Art Center, we held an exhibition titled "Fumihiko Maki and Keio University," showcasing his architectural works there in 2021 and 2022.

During the first exhibition, Maki himself visited and warmly shared memories of those times, leaving a lasting impression with his amiable personality.

We express our gratitude to Maki for leaving behind splendid works that reflect modernism not only at Keio but around the world. Our heartfelt condolences.

(Shinuke Niikura)

Below is a photo of Maki visiting the exhibition Introduction to Art Archive XXI: Fumihiko Maki and Keio University I: Resonating  Architecture, held in 2021. (Permission for publication granted by Maki's family.)

 

 


 

［Some buildings at Keio University designed by Fumihiko Maki］


Mita Library 1981 (©Keio University Art Center/ Photo: Ryota Atarashi)

 


Shonan Fujisawa Campus 1990–2023 (©Keio University Art Center/ Photo: Ryota Atarashi)

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