Sejima was appointed to the international jury of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, helping select future laureates.
On June 7, 2018, it was announced that Kazuyo Sejima had been appointed as a member of the jury for the Pritzker Architecture Prize, joining a small international panel responsible for selecting the annual recipient of architecture's most prestigious honor.
Having won the prize herself in 2010, Sejima's appointment as juror marked a significant evolution in her role within the architecture world—from laureate to arbiter of future recognition. Her inclusion brought a distinctly collaborative and socially engaged design perspective to the jury's deliberations, as well as valuable insight as one of the few women to have won the prize.
The Pritzker jury typically comprises architects, critics, academics, and cultural leaders from around the world, and appointments are considered a mark of significant standing within the profession. Sejima's presence on the jury also symbolized progress toward greater gender diversity in the institutions that shape architectural recognition and canon-formation.
Her tenure as juror allowed her to help identify and elevate the work of architects worldwide whose practices, like her own, often challenged conventional hierarchies and celebrated collaborative, human-centered design approaches.