SANAA サナア (since 1995)

SEJIMA Kazuyo + NISHIZAWA Ryûe

SEJIMA Kazuo: Japanese architect and professor at different universities | 1956 born in Mito, Japan | 1979 graduates from “Japan Women’s University” | 1981 master’s degree in architecture | 1981-87 works for ITÔ Toyô | 1987 founds “Kazuyo Sejima & Associates” | 1995 founds SANAA (Sejima And Nishizawa And Associates) with her employee NISHIZAWA Ryûe | 2010 director for the “Venice Biennale”

NISHIZAWA Ryûe: Japanese architect and professor at “Yokohama National University” | 1966 born in Kanagawa prefecture | 1990 master’s degree from “Yokohama National University”; works for SEJIMA Kazuyo | 1995 creates SANAA with SEJIMA | 1997 founds own agency – for smaller projects

SANAA: 2010 awarded Pritzker Architecture Prize | 2022 honoured by Praemium Imperiale awarded by the imperial family of Japan | 2025 recipient of the “Royal Gold Medal”