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Sanaa named recipient of RIBA’s 2025 Royal Gold Medal

By 2025-02-06T11:09:00

3_Sejima & Nishizawa 2 (c) Aiko Suzuki

Source: Aiko Suzuki

Japanese duo Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa to pick up prestigious award in recognition of three decades of work

Japanese practice Sanaa has been named the recipient of this year’s RIBA Royal Gold Medal for architecture in recognition of their nearly three decades of work pioneering sustainable and user-centred design.

The collaborative practice, run by architect duo Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, was praised by the 2025 RIBA Honours Committee for shaping “a universal language of architecture that resonates with people everywhere”.

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