Kazuyo Sejima

Kazuyo Sejima

Architect

Photo: Aiko Suzuki

Profile

Born in Ibaraki Japan, Kazuyo Sejima received a degree in architecture from the Japan Women’s University in 1981. In 1987 she opened her own studio in Tokyo and then in 1995, together with Ryue Nishizawa, she founded SANAA. In 2010 Kazuyo Sejima was appointed director of the 12th International Architecture Exhibition of Venice Biennale. Her honors include the Japan Architecture Award, Venice Biennale Golden Lion Award, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Letters, and Medal with Purple Ribbon. She is currently a professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan, Yokohama Graduate School of Architecture, and teaching at Japan Women’s University and Osaka University of Arts as a visiting professor. SANAA’s main works include the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, the Rolex Learning Center (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne), and the Louvre-Lens.

Thoughts on Design

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Representative work

  • 2004 | 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

  • 2006 | Toledo Museum of Art, Glass Pavilion

  • 2007 | New Museum of Contemporary Art, photo: Dean Kaufman

  • 2009 | Rolex Learning Center, EPFL, photo: Alain Herzog

  • 2015 | Grace Farms, photo: Iwan Baan

  • 2012 | Louvre-Lens, photo: Hisao Suzuki

  • 2012 | Louvre-Lens

  • 2020 | La Samaritaine

  • 2020 | Bocconi University New Urban Campus

  • 2020 | Bocconi University New Urban Campus

  • 2019 | Osaka University of Arts, Art Science

  • 2019 | Osaka University of Arts, Art Science

  • 2017 | Shogin TACT Tsuruoka (Tsuruoka Cultural Hall)