Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (2006) award
Kazuyo Sejima
せじま かずよ
Sejima Kazuyo
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-10-29 （Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Architect, Educator, Product designer
- Active Years
- 1981-
- Affiliations
- SANAA (Sejima & Nishizawa), Kazuyo Sejima Architects, Yokohama National University (Professor), University of Applied Arts Vienna (Professor), Politecnico di Milano (Professor), Japan Women's University (Visiting Professor), Osaka University of Arts (Visiting Professor)
- Influenced By
- Toyo Ito
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Women's University | Faculty of Home Economics | Department of Housing Studies | 学士 | 1975–1979 | Japan |
| Japan Women's University Graduate School | Graduate School of Home Economics | Major in Housing Studies | 修士 | 1979–1981 | Japan |
Japan Women's University
Faculty of Home Economics
/ Department of Housing Studies
Degree:
学士
Period:
1975–1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Japan
Japan Women's University Graduate School
Graduate School of Home Economics
/ Major in Housing Studies
Degree:
修士
Period:
1979–1981
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Yoshioka Prize | — | — | Yoshioka Prize Committee | Winner |
| 1998 | JIA (Japan Institute of Architects) Award | — | — | Architectural Institute of Japan | Winner |
| 2006 | JIA (Japan Institute of Architects) Award | — | — | Architectural Institute of Japan | Winner |
| 2004 | Venice Biennale Golden Lion (Architecture) | Exhibition by SANAA | — | Venice Biennale | Winner |
| 2005 | Rolf Schock Prize (Visual Arts) | — | 視覚芸術 | Rolf Schock Prize Committee | Winner |
| 2006 | Japan Grand Prix for Architecture | — | — | Japan Grand Prix Committee | Winner |
| 2010 | Pritzker Architecture Prize | Body of work with SANAA | — | The Pritzker Architecture Prize | Winner |
| 2015 | Murano Togo Prize | — | — | Murano Togo Prize Committee | Winner |
| 2022 | The Praemium Imperiale / World Cultural Award (Architecture) | — | 建築 | Praemium Imperiale Committee | Winner |
| 2016 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | Awarded |
| 2024 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Government of Japan | Awarded |
| 2005 | Mainichi Art Award (Architecture) | — | 建築 | Mainichi Newspapers | Winner |
Yoshioka Prize
1989
Organization:
Yoshioka Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
JIA (Japan Institute of Architects) Award
1998
Organization:
Architectural Institute of Japan
Result:
Winner
JIA (Japan Institute of Architects) Award
2006
Organization:
Architectural Institute of Japan
Result:
Winner
Venice Biennale Golden Lion (Architecture)
2004
Work:
Exhibition by SANAA
Organization:
Venice Biennale
Result:
Winner
Rolf Schock Prize (Visual Arts)
2005
Category:
視覚芸術
Organization:
Rolf Schock Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Japan Grand Prix for Architecture
2006
Organization:
Japan Grand Prix Committee
Result:
Winner
Pritzker Architecture Prize
2010
Work:
Body of work with SANAA
Organization:
The Pritzker Architecture Prize
Result:
Winner
Murano Togo Prize
2015
Organization:
Murano Togo Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
The Praemium Imperiale / World Cultural Award (Architecture)
2022
Category:
建築
Organization:
Praemium Imperiale Committee
Result:
Winner
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2016
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
Awarded
Person of Cultural Merit
2024
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
Awarded
Mainichi Art Award (Architecture)
2005
Category:
建築
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
2004 ArchitectureA public museum designed by SANAA, notable for its circular plan and blurred boundaries between interior and exterior.
transparencypublic spacelightness
New Museum (New York)
2007 ArchitectureAn addition for the New Museum in New York, a signature international project by SANAA.
urban transparencyexhibition-friendly spaces
Sumida Hokusai Museum
2018 ArchitectureA museum dedicated to Hokusai's work, characterized by delicate spatial composition sensitive to context.
heritage preservationdelicate composition
Rolex Learning Center (Lausanne)
2009 ArchitectureA university learning center in Lausanne featuring continuous undulating floor planes and openness.
continuitylearning environments
Bibliography
- Kazuyo Sejima Reader — 1998
- Houses with Stories (1998)
- Essays on Narrative and Architecture
Adaptations
- Architecture, Time and Kazuyo Sejima (documentary film; dir. Takashi Homma)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- transparent spatial expressionminimalistic detailing
- Recurring Motifs
- thin wallsuse of lightcontinuous floor planes
Legacy
A highly acclaimed architect internationally. Through SANAA, she established expressions of transparency and lightness in contemporary architecture and influenced practice and education worldwide. Recipient of the Pritzker Prize and numerous international awards, she holds an important position in the field.
Museums
- 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Hirose, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan Opened in 2004
Academic Societies
- Architectural Institute of Japan
In Popular Culture
- Documentary film 'Architecture, Time and Kazuyo Sejima'
Quotes
-
Spaces often have no strict boundaries; they gain meaning through light and the movement of people.
Source: Pritzker Prize citation (awarded) (2010)
Trivia
- Won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2010 (the second woman overall and the first Japanese woman to receive it).
- Runs SANAA in partnership with Ryue Nishizawa.