| • location |
Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture  |
| • architects |
Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA |
| • structure |
steel frame, reinforced concrete |
| • profile |
Kazuyo Sejima
1956 Born in Ibaraki Prefecture
1979 Graduated from Department of Housing, Faculty of Home
Economics, Japan
Women's University
1981 Completed the Master Course,
Japan Women's University
1981-87 Worked at Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
1987 Established Kazuyo Sejima & Associates
1995- Started collaboration with Ryue Nishizawa
Currently professor at Keio University, visiting professor
at Princeton University and
Swiss Institute of Technology
Lausanne
Ryue Nishizawa
1966 Born in Tokyo
1988 Graduated from Yokohama National University
1990 Completed the Master Course, Yokohama National University
1990 Worked at Kazuyo Sejima & Associates
1995 Started at Collaboration with Kazuyo Sejima
1997 Established Office of Ryue Nishizawa
Cullently Associate proffesor at Yokohama National University,
visiting professor at
Princeton University and Swiss Institute
of Technology Lausanne |