Kazuyo Sejima

(1956) japansk arkitekt

Kazuyo Sejima (Japan, b. 1956) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Kazuyo Sejima belongs to the chapter ‘The present day’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Kazuyo Sejima was born in Hitachi. Kazuyo Sejima trained at Japan Women's University, Ibaraki Prefectural Mito First High School, and Sukegawa Junior High School. Kazuyo Sejima studied under Toyo Ito. Wikidata associates Kazuyo Sejima with Neues Bauen. Kazuyo Sejima became a member of Sejima & Associates, Kazuyo and SANAA. The awards include Pritzker Architecture Prize, Rolf Schock Prize in Visual Arts, Medal with Purple Ribbon, and Berliner Kunstpreis.

One of the best-known works is ‘Institut Valencià d'Art Modern’. The catalogue has 6 buildings by Kazuyo Sejima. The dated buildings span the years 1897–2019. The buildings are in places such as Toledo, New York City, Lens, Hitachi, and Kamezawa. They are in 4 countries.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Kengo Kuma, Jun Watanabe, Nobuaki Furuya, Jun Aoki, and Liu Jiakun.

• Toledo Museum of Art
• New Museum
• Louvre-Lens
• Hitachi Station
• Sumida Hokusai Museum
• Campus Bocconi University