ARTISTS

Born in Ibaraki Prefecture. Architect. In 1987 she opened her own studio in Tokyo and in 1995 she founded SANAA with Ryue Nishizawa. In 2010 Kazuyo Sejima was appointed director of the 12th International Architecture Exhibition of Venice Biennale. Her honors include, the Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan*, Venice Biennale Golden Lion Award*, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Letters, and the Medal with Purple Ribbon. SANAA’s main works include the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa*, the Rolex Learning Center (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)*, and Louvre-Lens*.
*as SANAA