Fumihiko Maki is a Japanese architect who, in 1993, received the prestigious Pritzker Prize, which is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture." Maki is currently designing Tower 4 at the former World Trade Center site. He lives in Japan.