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Kazuyo Sejima

1956 - Today

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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). In 2010, Sejima was the second woman to receive the Pritzker Prize, which was awarded jointly with Nishizawa. They were only the second partnership to be honored with this prize. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kazuyo Sejima is the 264th most popular architect (down from 219th in 2019), the 846th most popular biography from Japan (down from 664th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Japanese Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Kazuyo Sejima ranks 264 out of 518. Before her are Luciano Laurana, Yan Liben, Adolphe Appia, Gae Aulenti, Bogdan Bogdanović, and Édouard André. After her are Josef Frank, Aldo van Eyck, Tony Garnier, Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, William Kent, and László Hudec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Kazuyo Sejima ranks 140. Before her are John Carney, Chieko Hase, Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga, Dragan Čović, Cherry Jones, and Pim Verbeek. After her are Kōji Yakusho, Franky Vercauteren, Edgar Lungu, Mitsugu Nomura, Carlo Rovelli, and Alejandro Giammattei.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kazuyo Sejima ranks 846 out of 6,245. Before her are Mariya Takeuchi (1955), Kamo no Chōmei (1155), Katsuyoshi Kuwahara (1944), Ennin (793), Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386), and Goro Yamada (1894). After her are Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628), Katō Takaaki (1860), Inoue Kaoru (1836), Tōdō Takatora (1556), Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921), and Kōji Yakusho (1956).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Japan

Among architects born in Japan, Kazuyo Sejima ranks 7. Before her are Tadao Ando (1941), Kenzō Tange (1913), Arata Isozaki (1931), Fumihiko Maki (1928), Kisho Kurokawa (1934), and Shigeru Ban (1957). After her are Kengo Kuma (1954), Kunio Maekawa (1905), Kiyonori Kikutake (1928), and Ryue Nishizawa (1966).

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