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Kazuyo Sejima
Japanese architect / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kazuyo Sejima (妹島 和世, Sejima Kazuyo, born 29 October 1956) is a Japanese architect and director of her own firm, Kazuyo Sejima & Associates. In 1995, she co-founded the firm SANAA (Sejima + Nishizawa & Associates). In 2010, Sejima was the second woman to receive the Pritzker Prize, which was awarded jointly with Nishizawa.[1] They were only the second partnership to be honored with this prize.
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Born | (1956-10-29) 29 October 1956 (age 67) Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Rolf Schock Prize 2005 Pritzker Prize 2010 |
Practice | Kazuyo Sejima and Associates (1987–1995) SANAA (since 1995) |
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