SANAA
The studio of Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, known for light structures and transparency in museums and schools.
Sejima and Nishizawa began collaborating in the 1990s, and the name SANAA dates to around 1995. They jointly received the Pritzker Prize.
The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa loosens the boundary with its park through a circular plan, glass, white planes, and urban voids.
The Rolex Learning Center at EPFL uses an undulating floor and roof to divide zones through a continuous section rather than conventional stories.
Thin structure, white planes, light, and reflection give their public buildings a distinctive lightness.
They are a leading contemporary Japanese duo whose museums, schools, and pavilions test transparency and openness.
