Ryue Nishizawa | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Yokohama National University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Rolf Schock Prizes in Visual Arts (2005) Pritzker Prize (2010) |
Ryue Nishizawa (西沢 立衛, Nishizawa Ryūe, born 1966 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese architect based in Tokyo. He is a graduate of Yokohama National University, and is director of his own firm, Office of Ryue Nishizawa, established in 1997. In 1995, he co-founded the firm SANAA (Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates) with the architect Kazuyo Sejima. In 2010, he became the youngest recipient ever of the Pritzker Prize, together with Sejima.[1]