6-467: ThinkPark Tower (シンクパークタワー) is a 30-story skyscraper, part of the ThinkPark redevelopment area in Ōsaki, Tokyo . The building construction started in 2004, based on designs by Nikken Sekkei with additional input from CIA, Inc. / The Brand Architect Group and Neil Denari . It was completed in 2007. The official opening took place on October 25 of the same year. The ThinkPark complex, which encompasses
12-517: The Japanese branches are located in: Osaka , Nagoya , Fukuoka , and Sendai . The newest office opened in 2023 in Dubai , UAE. Nikken Sekkei dates its origins back to 1900, as an offspring of Sumitomo Corporation . Under the name of Sumitomo Temporary Architecture Department, it was founded in response to Sumitomo's need to establish a headquarters. The company established its independence from
18-680: The Nikken Group. Tadao Kamei has been CEO and President of Nikken Sekkei since 2015. Among other notable projects, Nikken Sekkei was the primary architectural firm for the Tokyo Skytree , currently (2019) the tallest self-supporting broadcasting tower in the world, and second tallest man made structure of any kind. In 2016 it has been selected by FC Barcelona for the redesign of the largest stadium in Europe . and in 2018, Sumitomo Forestry, in collaboration with Nikken Sekkei, announced
24-543: The Sumitomo Corporation in the 1950s under the name Nikken Sekkei Komu Co. Ltd. As a private practice since 1970, Nikken Sekkei has maintained its In-house Shareholder Corporate System and is partly owned by its employees. Nikken Sekkei together with Nikken Sekkei Research Institute (NSRI), Hokkaido Nikken Sekkei, Nikken Sekkei Civil Engineering (NSC), Nikken Housing System Ltd (NHS), Nikken Space Design (NSD), Nikken Sekkei Construction Management (NCM) forms
30-735: The building, distinguishes itself by being the first green urbanism project in Japan. Richard Seireeni of The Brand Architect Group named the complex, designed the logo and devised the green urbanism marketing strategy. This approach in turn helped the developers in renting the entire lease space over one year prior to opening. The main functions of the building are office and retail space for companies, restaurants, retail establishments and clinics. The building accommodates Japanese -, Chinese -, and western-style restaurants as well as fast-food establishments like MOS Burger and Denny's . There are shops, pharmacies and other service-oriented businesses on
36-686: The lower floors. Nikken Sekkei Nikken Sekkei Ltd. (日建設計) is an architectural, planning and engineering firm from Japan, with headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo . Today (2019), Nikken Sekkei ranks as the second largest architectural practice in the world. As of 2019, the group employs 2,685 workers and has completed more than 25,000 projects in more than 50 countries. Nikken Sekkei's International offices are in Tokyo , Shanghai, Beijing , Dalian , Seoul , Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City , Singapore , Dubai , Riyadh , Moscow , Barcelona ; Bangkok ; while
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