/ #architette Main source - DIVISARE Bio source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Kazuyo_Sejima http://www.pritzkerprize.com/2010/bio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuyo_Sejima http://www.famous-architects.org/kazuyosejima/ Fig. 1,7 - https://www.archdaily.com/tag/ kazuyo-sejima Fig. 2-6 - https://kazuyo-sejima-ryue-nishizawasanaa.divisare.pro/ WEBSITE http://www.sanaa.co.jp/ AWARDS yes TEACHING yes COMPETITION yes PUBLICATION yes JURY / EQUITY RIGHTS / SOCIAL COMMITMENT / ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT /
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#architetta KAZUYO SEJIMA / JAPAN Sanaa | Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / In 1981, after graduating from Japan Women’s University with a master’s degree in Architecture, she joined Toyo Ito and Associates. In 1987 Sejima established Kazuyo Sejima & Associates in Tokyo. One of her first hires was Ryue Nishizawa, a student who had worked with Sejima at Toyo Ito and Associates. After working for Sejima for several years, Sejima asked him to form a partnership. In 1995, the two founded the Tokyo-based firm. They worked on several projects in Germany, Switzerland, France, England, the Netherlands, United States, and Spain. / Kazuyo Sejima has also made great contributions as professor of architecture starting her teaching career from Keio University, Tokyo. She has taught at Princeton University, the Polytechnique de Lausanne, and Tama Art University and is currently a visiting faculty at both Tama Art University and Japan Women’s University in Tokyo. / In 2010, Sejima was appointed director of architecture sector for the Venice Biennale, which she curated for the 12th Annual International Architecture Exhibition. She was the first woman ever selected for this position. In 2010, she was awarded the Pritzker Prize, together with Ryue Nishizawa.
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