Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, 2010
This duo founded the firm Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue NishizawaSejima and Nishizawa and associates (Sanaa) In 1995 and in 15 years he scored the scene with such force that he was recognized for his monumental and minimalist designs with everyday materials with which they have created star projects of global size .. when they were awarded with the Pritzker, Sanaa crowded a double milestone: its founder Sejima was The second woman to receive the Pritzker Prize And Nishizawa became the youngest architect to receive the highest award.
Tadao Ando, 1995
Among the Japanese architects who have received the Pritzker, Tadao Ando stands out for their phrases and self -taught training as a result of the trips that he made throughout the world. His architectural style has become described as one with which he achieves the effect «haiku», that is, appeals to solemnity and spatial vacuum to celebrate the beauty of the simple and minimalist. Some of his most representative works include Casa Azuma (Osaka, Japan), Pulitzer Foundation (San Luis, Misuri), Housing Rokko (Hyogo, Japan) and chapel on Mount Rokko, among many others.
Fumuhiki Maki, 1993
Considered a legend of world architecture, Maki remains active to date and with 95 years his name continues to echo in the discipline. It is part of the so -called Japanese metabolist school and He was recognized with the Pritzker in 1993 for a trajectory in which the use of innovative materials and the fusion of the East and West stands out. Maki is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences