Kazuyo Sejima

  • Born

    Born
    Was born in Iberaki Prefecture, Japan
  • Degreeded

    Degreeded
    She got degreeded from Japan Women’s University
  • Period: to

    Worked for Toyo Ito

    Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
  • Start up of Kazuyo Sejima & associates

    Start up of Kazuyo Sejima & associates
    Set up of her first practice firm.
  • Kashima Prize

     Kashima Prize
    Won the Kashima Prize for her first work after leaving Toyo Ito's office, Platform 1
  • Won the price "Young Architect of the Year"

    Won the price "Young Architect of the Year"
    She was the winner Young Architect of the Year, from the Japanese Institute of Architects
  • Founded the society with Ryue Nishizawa

    Founded the society with Ryue Nishizawa
    SANAA was founded in 1995 by the architect and Ryue Nishizawa, a former employee at Toyo Ito and Associates. The achitecture study is established at Tokio but they have many projects built all arround the world.
  • first Price at the Kenneth F. Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture Design Award Program

    first Price at the Kenneth F. Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture Design Award Program
    Given by The School of Architecture at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and the Asia-Pacific Center for Architecture, in cooperation with the Architects Regional Council Asia. This recognition was given to her for her work at Saishunkan Seiyaku Women's Dormitory.
  • Visitor professor at Japan Women’s University, at Tokio Institute of technology and at Sience University

    Visitor professor at Japan Women’s University, at Tokio Institute of technology and at Sience University
  • Named proffessor at Keio University in Tokio

    Named proffessor at Keio University in Tokio
  • Period: to

    Jean Labatut Professorship at the School of Architecture at Princeton University

  • Serpentine Gallery Pavilion with SANAA

    Serpentine Gallery Pavilion with SANAA
  • Pritzker Price Winners with SANAA

    Pritzker Price Winners with SANAA
  • Proffessor of architectural design studio at University of Applied Arts in Vienna

    Proffessor of architectural design studio at University of Applied Arts in Vienna
  • Honorary doctorate at Oxford University

    Honorary doctorate at Oxford University
  • Honorary doctorate at Malaga University

    Honorary doctorate at Malaga University