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Japanese architect

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).

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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.

Early life and education

Sejima was born on 29 October 1956 in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. She graduated from Japan Women's University in 1979.

She then went on to complete the Master's Degree course in architecture in 1981. In the same year, she began working with the architecture firm Toyo Ito and Associates until 1987.^[2]

Career

After apprenticing with Toyo Ito, Sejima established Kazuyo Sejima & Associates in 1987. One of her first hires was Ryue Nishizawa, a student who had worked with Sejima at Toyo Ito