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FUMIHIKO MAKI ARCHIVE

The Fumihiko Maki Archive is managed by Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) as an activity to research and preserve the works and ideas of Fumihiko Maki, one of the world's leading architects

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About Fumihiko Maki

Fumihiko Maki is one of the most prominent global architects of his generation. Through his architecture, writing, and teaching, Maki established himself as a public intellectual and standard bearer for the profession of architecture in Japan and internationally. Over six decades of practice, he has contributed significantly to the built environment, architectural discipline, and practice. His long list of awards includes the Thomas Jefferson Award in Architecture, the International Union of Architects Gold Medal, the Praemium Imperiale Award, and the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal. In 1993, he received the Pritzker Prize, the profession’s most prestigious award.

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Scope of the Archive

We are organising informations on various materials that show the footsteps of Fumihiko Maki and collects those that are opportune.  

We welcome the interest of historians, theorists, academics, practitioners, students, and others engaged in relevant research projects by providing opportunities to access materials related to Fumihiko Maki.  

We offers a course titled “Urbanism Ideas and Architecture of Fumihiko Maki”  donated by Takenaka Corporation, as an opportunity for students to learn from the works and materials of Mr. Fumihiko Maki.

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The Maki Archive is engaged in efforts to catalog, preserve, digitize, and make available the vast array of materials produced by Fumihiko Maki and his firm over more than six decades of architectural practice. Though the process is ongoing, we are committed to making these materials accessible to a diverse academic, professional, and public audience. 

To access archival materials or learn more about the archive and its work, please get in touch with us here: 

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Acknowledgements
The archive extends its thanks to the Maki family and Maki and Associates. Many Thanks to the friends and colleagues who have contributed to the ongoing development of this project. 

The Maki Archive and associated research projects are made possible by the generous support of the Takenaka Corporation. 
The archive is based at Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus and led by a team of researchers and assisted by students, advisors, faculty, and allied professionals. The team includes:

Yasushi Ikeda, Project Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance
Hiroto Kobayashi, Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance
Yohko Watanabe, Professor,  Keio University Art Center
Tohru Ohnuma, Project Research Associate, Graduate School of Media and Governance

Don O'Keefe, Part-time Lecturer ( 2021 )
Keio University was founded in 1858 by Yukichi Fukuzawa, a distinguished scholar and champion of social reform and modernization. Keio is the oldest institute of western higher education in Japan and among its most prestigious. 

Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) is one of 11 Keio University campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. Fumihiko Maki designed most of the SFC campus, which opened in 1990.