KAZUYO SEJIMA

Kazuyo Sejima is a Japanese architect known for designing buildings that blur the line between the interior and exterior, creating spaces that invite contemplation and wonder. She co-founded the architecture firm SANAA with Ryue Nishizawa. Her designs often feel light and pure, almost floating while harmoniously integrating nature and everyday life.

Sejima’s creations are often described as spatial poems, where light and transparency play a central role. Each project is a delicate exploration of the balance between form and function, inviting occupants to engage with the space using their own imagination. Among her most iconic works are the Louvre-Lens Museum, the 21^st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, and the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York —structures that appear to float and breathe with their surroundings.

In 2010, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa received the prestigious Pritzker Prize, the highest honor in architecture, recognizing their outstanding contribution to innovation and beauty in the field. Their work continues to inspire and redefine the possibilities of livable space, inviting everyone to see the world with a modern and poetic perspective.