The Design Philosophy Of Fumihiko Maki's Theory Of Architecture

Over the recent years, we often see buildings getting demolished, renovated and reconstructed due to aging, not meeting demands or lacking character and a sense of place due to the changes through time. To some these may seem common, but when we relate it to the belief of Fumihiko Maki, it seemed as if the problem was overlooked. This report will discuss how Fumihiko Maki’s belief of “Architecture must not only express its time, but survive it” has been achieved through innovative design approaches and how his ideas contribute to the field of design.
In order to overcome reconstruction or demolishing of existing buildings, Fumihiko Maki’s adopts the basic design principles of making spaces functional, flexible and practical so it can withstand the continuous changes of human needs. A design that reassembles the concept of one fit all. However, Fumihiko Maki went deeper, a thought on how he can get his buildings acknowledged by others through humanitarian approach. An approach that incorporates human and nature by bridging his designed work to the history and tradition of the site or city.
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It was in year 1964 that Fumihiko Maki published an article, “Investigations in Collective Forms” which enhances the need of relationships between architecture and the city with an introduction to the three approaches of collective form; compositional, mega and group approach. Each of these approaches are derived from Fumihiko Maki’s research on the various ways that buildings can relate to one another and how different designs can be seen as a city through the use of architecture and urban planning. The article turned into a book which was published by Fumihiko Maki in 2008 by the name, “Nurturing