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Kazuyo Sejima
Architect

Kazuyo Sejima

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Co-founding SANAA and designing light-filled museums and public spaces.

Kanazawa museum · New Museum

Born
29 October 1956
Birthplace
Mito, Japan

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Kazuyo Sejima

Kazuyo Sejima is a Japanese architect known for transparent buildings and subtle relationships between rooms.

Early life

Ibaraki

Grew up in Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture.

University

Completed architecture studies at Japan Women’s University.

Career

  1. 1981–1987

    Toyo Ito’s office

    Developed her early professional practice.

  2. 1987

    Own studio

    Established Kazuyo Sejima & Associates.

  3. 1995 onward

    SANAA

    Formed a partnership with Ryue Nishizawa.

Selected work

Kanazawa museum

Co-designed the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art.

New Museum

Co-designed the stacked New York museum.

Pritzker Prize

Shared the prize with Ryue Nishizawa.

Beyond work

Venice

Became the first woman to direct the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2010.

Education

Combined architectural practice with teaching.

Sources & photo creditLife, career and references ↗

Photo: Columbia GSAPP. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.