Fumihiko Maki has passed away. We recall his most important works

Fuhimiko Maki, Pritzker Prize winner, metabolic representative and designer of 4 World Trade Center at Ground Zero, died on June 6. According to the office of Maki and Associates, the Japanese architect died of natural causes at the age of 95.

Maki's illustrious career was marked by numerous honors, including the Pritzker Prize and the AIA Gold Medal. As a student of Kenza Tange, he took an active part in Expo 70 in Osaka, a key event for metabolicists. In architecture, Maki combined the provisions of his teacher's movement together with Mediterranean settlement planning solutions. Educated at the University of Tokyo and Harvard University, Maki has worked on projects on both sides of the Pacific. Below are some of the most interesting ones.

4 World Trade Centre at Zone Zero

One of four skyscrapers in Zone Zero, which was built on the site of the New York WTC towers destroyed in the terrorist attack. Minimalist in concept, the structure is the lowest and lightest of the newly built complex.

Aga Khan Museum in Toronto

The TorontoMuseum of Islamic Art was designed so that depending on the time of day or season, light filters through the building, casting patterns on the white granite facade, highlighting interior spaces or illuminating the courtyard. As a result, the museum's space works much like a sundial.

The Spiral in Tokyo

The building can be considered representative of the premise of metabolism - the multicellularity of form, in which each particle changes to make up a living, non-static whole. The Spiral also reflects the heterogeneous urban fabric of Tokyo.

Iwasaki Art Museum in Ibusuki

The idea of combining multiple bodies into one is also present in this project. Here, cubist shapes multiply on top of each other while allowing light to pass through them.

MIT Media Lab

Created as an extension of the Wiesner Building, the six-story structure houses seven laboratory spaces arranged vertically around an atrium, so that the lower level of one research lab is on the same level as the upper level of another. This form captures the interdisciplinary nature of the unit at one of the world's top technological universities.