Kazuyo Sejima

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Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa stand beneath the curving, reflective roof of their Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in Kensington Gardens, London, with grass and gravel paths surrounding the structure.

Kazuyo Sejima

Japanese architect

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Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa
Sejima earned a master’s degree in architecture in 1981 from Japan Women’s University. After apprenticing with architect Toyo Ito, she launched her own firm, Kazuyo Sejima and Associates, in 1987. Nishizawa, a student who had also worked for Ito, was one of her first hires.…
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Sejima earned a master’s degree in architecture in 1981 from Japan Women’s University. After apprenticing with architect Toyo Ito, she launched her own firm, Kazuyo Sejima and Associates, in 1987. Nishizawa, a student who had also worked for Ito, was one of her first hires.…
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