Golgi Structures, project

Fumihiko Maki

1967

A tabletop architectural model in Plexiglass and acrylic in which Fumihiko Maki investigates modularity and spatial systems by arranging repeated horizontal plates around tapering, hourglass-like cores to imagine a new structural order.

At first glance the model reads as a glowing crystalline lattice—thin, evenly spaced planes stitch a grid while translucent hourglass volumes carve rhythmic negative spaces that seem to hold and channel light.

Made in 1967, this work links Maki’s interest in biological and systemic metaphors to postwar debates about megastructure and modular design, using transparent materials to make structural logic visible and to suggest new possibilities for collective architectural form.

Palette

Art Terms

Architectural model Architecture Plastic Transparent Built environment Metabolist architecture

Exhibitions

Architectural Models from the Collection

1974

Philip L. Goodwin Galleries of Architecture and Design

1964

Architecture of Museums

1968

Prize Designs for Modern Furniture

1950