Lausanne · Switzerland
GAD / PERSON PROFILE
Ryue Nishizawa
Buildings conceived as connected landscapes of everyday activity.
Background & practice
Nishizawa completed his architecture master’s degree at Yokohama National University in 1990. Alongside SANAA, co-founded with Kazuyo Sejima, he established his own office in 1997.
How to read the work
The Rolex Learning Center replaces many partitions with slopes and courtyards, making different activities part of one interior landscape.
Professional recognition
2010 Pritzker Architecture Prize, jointly with Kazuyo Sejima.
Attribution note
SANAA work is joint work with Sejima; their separate practices also have distinct portfolios.
DOCUMENTED CONNECTIONS
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