The Hyatt Foundation today announced the appointment of Kazuyo Sejima as the newest member of the Pritzker Architecture Prize jury.

Sejima herself is a Pritzker laureate and received the prestigious recognition in 2010 alongside her SANAA co-founding partner Ryue Nishizawa.

"I am looking forward to working with my colleagues on the jury and supporting the mission of the Pritzker Prize," Sejima commented on the appointment.

The Pritzker Prize jury for 2018, the accolade's 40th anniversary, also includes:

• Jury Chair Glenn Murcutt, architect and 2002 Pritzker Laureate, Sydney, Australia
• Stephen Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Washington, D.C., USA
• André Corrêa do Lago, architectural critic, curator, and Brazilian Ambassador to Japan, Tokyo, Japan
• The Lord Palumbo, architectural patron, Chairman Emeritus of the Trustees, Serpentine Galleries, London, United Kingdom
• Richard Rogers, architect and 2007 Pritzker Laureate, London, United Kingdom
• Wang Shu, architect, educator, and 2012 Pritzker Laureate, Hangzhou, China
• Benedetta Tagliabue, architect and director of EMBT Miralles Tagliabue, Barcelona, Spain
• Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of Tata Trusts, Mumbai, India

Martha Thorne, Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design, is the program's Executive Director.

The winner of the 2018 Pritzker will be announced in March — stay tuned for extensive coverage on Archinect!

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