Kazuyo Sejima

Kazuyo Sejima
Sejima in 2014
Born (1956-10-29) 29 October 1956 (age 68)
Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationArchitect
AwardsRolf Schock Prize 2005
Pritzker Prize 2010
PracticeKazuyo Sejima and Associates (1987–1995)
SANAA (since 1995)
Christian Dior building, Omotesandō
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, 2009
The EPFL Learning Centre, Lausanne (Switzerland).
Police box outside Chofu Station in Tokyo (1993–94)
Sumida Hokusai Museum.Tokyo, Japan(2016)

Kazuyo Sejima (妹島 和世, Sejima Kazuyo, born 29 October 1956) is a Japanese architect and director of her own firm, Kazuyo Sejima & Associates. In 1995, she co-founded the firm SANAA (Sejima + Nishizawa & Associates). In 2010, Sejima was the second woman to receive the Pritzker Prize, which was awarded jointly with Nishizawa.[1] They were only the second partnership to be honored with this prize.

  1. ^ Nonie Niesewand (March 2015). "Through the Glass Ceiling". Architectural Digest.