# Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima designs Japanese commuter train

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2019-08-31

architecture, commuter-train, design, dezeen, kazuyo-sejima, laview-train, prada, rail, railway, sanaa, seibu-rail, tokyo, train, travel, urban-rail

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In commemoration of the company's 100th anniversary, Japanese rail operator, [Seibu](https://www.seiburailway.jp/railways/tourist/english/), recently unveiled a new commuter train designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect [Kazuyo Sejima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuyo_Sejima). Sejima is a founding partner in the Tokyo-based firm [SANAA](http://www.sanaa.co.jp/), which has started branching out beyond buildings. She recently designed a neat and multi-functional [bag for Prada](https://www.dezeen.com/2019/04/29/liz-diller-kazuyo-sejima-multi-functional-bags-prada/).

One of the key features of the "Laview" commuter train is its unusually large 1.35m x 1.58m windows. They're designed to maximize views, as this particular route travels from the city and into the mountains. It's a simple design move, but it's one I have never seen before. The overall result is quite beautiful and it goes to show you just how much the Japanese value train travel.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/85100792d078150f3dc522454829cb62.jpg)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/78b8a42310effd5eff2119b2853760e0.jpg)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3dccc49e06b91f0bacc3becb1184e7d7.jpg)

_Images:_ [_Dezeen_](https://www.dezeen.com/2019/08/27/laview-kazuyo-sejima-train-design/)

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/pritzker-prize-winning-architect-kazuyo-sejima-designs-japanese-commuter-train)*