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'''Nikken Sekkei''' (日建設計) is an architectural, planning and [[List of architecture firms|engineering firm]] from Japan, with headquarters in [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]]. The practice is defined under the Company Act of Japan as 株式会社 - ''Kabushiki-gaisha''. The term can be translated as "stock company", "joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". Today (2019), Nikken Sekkei ranks as the second largest architectural practice in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.archdaily.com/870842/the-worlds-20-largest-architecture-firms |date=May 8, 2017 |title=The World's 20 Largest Architecture Firms |publisher=[[ArchDaily]] |accessdate=April 19, 2019}}</ref>
'''Nikken Sekkei''' (日建設計) is an architectural, planning and [[List of architecture firms|engineering firm]] from Japan, with headquarters in [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]]. Today (2019), Nikken Sekkei ranks as the second largest architectural practice in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.archdaily.com/870842/the-worlds-20-largest-architecture-firms |date=May 8, 2017 |title=The World's 20 Largest Architecture Firms |publisher=[[ArchDaily]] |accessdate=April 19, 2019}}</ref>


==Staff and Offices==
==Staff and Offices==
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, Beijin, Dalian, Seoul, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Singapore, Dubai, Riyadh, Moscow, Barcelona; while the Japanese branches are located in: Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sendai. The newest office opened in 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.<ref name="Bloomberg"/>
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 the Japanese branches are located in: [[Osaka]], [[Nagoya]], [[Fukuoka]], and [[Sendai]]. The newest office opened in 2023 in [[Dubai]], UAE.<ref name="Bloomberg"/>


==History==
==History==
Nikken Sekkei dates its origins back to 1900, as an offspring of [[Sumitomo Corporation]].<ref name="Buckley2006">{{cite book |first=Sandra |last=Buckley |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture |date=March 7, 2006 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-134-76353-5 |pages=359–360}}</ref> Under the name of ''Sumitomo Temporary Architecture Department,'' it was founded in response to Sumitomo's need to establish a headquarters. The company establishes its independence from the Sumitomo Corporation in the 1950s under the name ''Nikken Sekkei Komu Co. Ltd.''<ref name="Watanabe2001">{{cite book |first=Hiroshi |last=Watanabe |title=The Architecture of Tokyo: An Architectural History in 571 Individual Presentations |year=2001 |publisher=[[Edition Axel Menges]] |isbn=978-3-930698-93-6 |page=122}}</ref> As a private practice since 1970, Nikken Sekkei has maintained its In-house Shareholder Corporate System and is partly owned by its employees.<ref name="Bloomberg" />
Nikken Sekkei dates its origins back to 1900, as an offspring of [[Sumitomo Corporation]].<ref name="Buckley2006">{{cite book |first=Sandra |last=Buckley |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture |date=March 7, 2006 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-134-76353-5 |pages=359–360}}</ref> 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 the Sumitomo Corporation in the 1950s under the name ''Nikken Sekkei Komu Co. Ltd.''<ref name="Watanabe2001">{{cite book |first=Hiroshi |last=Watanabe |title=The Architecture of Tokyo: An Architectural History in 571 Individual Presentations |year=2001 |publisher=Edition Axel Menges |isbn=978-3-930698-93-6 |page=122}}</ref> As a private practice since 1970, Nikken Sekkei has maintained its In-house Shareholder Corporate System and is partly owned by its employees.<ref name="Bloomberg" />


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 the Nikken Group.
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 the Nikken Group.


== President and CEO ==
== President and CEO ==
Tadao Kamei has served as CEO and President of Nikken Sekkei since 2015.
Tadao Kamei has been CEO and President of Nikken Sekkei since 2015.


==Selected projects==
==Selected projects==
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* [[Shinjuku NS Building]], Tokyo, 1982
* [[Shinjuku NS Building]], Tokyo, 1982
* [[Tokyo Dome]], 1988
* [[Tokyo Dome]], 1988
* [[Trade Tower]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]], 1988
* [[Cairo Opera House]], 1988<ref>{{cite book |first1=Jonathan |last1=Bloom |first2=Sheila S. |last2=Blair |first3=Sheila |last3=Blair |title=Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set |date=May 14, 2009 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press#North America|OUP USA]] |isbn=978-0-19-530991-1 |volume=2 |page=45}}</ref>
* [[Cairo Opera House]], 1988<ref>{{cite book |first1=Jonathan |last1=Bloom |first2=Sheila S. |last2=Blair |first3=Sheila |last3=Blair |title=Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set |date=May 14, 2009 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press#North America|OUP USA]] |isbn=978-0-19-530991-1 |volume=2 |page=45}}</ref>
* [[Pacifico Yokohama]], 1991
* [[Pacifico Yokohama]], 1991
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* [[Bank of China Tower, Shanghai|Bank of China Tower]], 2000
* [[Bank of China Tower, Shanghai|Bank of China Tower]], 2000
* [[Akasaka Palace#Kyoto State Guest House|Kyoto State Guest House]], 2005
* [[Akasaka Palace#Kyoto State Guest House|Kyoto State Guest House]], 2005
* Tokyo Midtown, 2007
* [[Tokyo Midtown]], 2007
* [[Hoki Museum]], 2010
* [[Hoki Museum]], 2010
* The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto, 2013
* The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto, 2013
* [[Guangzhou Library]], 2013
* [[Guangzhou Library]], 2013
* [[Ruentex Nangang Station Complex]], 2014
* YKK 80 Building, 2015
* YKK 80 Building, 2015
* Tokyo Plaza Ginza, 2016
* Tokyo Plaza Ginza, 2016
* Ariake Gymnastics Centre, 2019
* Ariake Gymnastics Centre, 2019
* [[One Za'abeel]], 2022


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.
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 [[List of European stadiums by capacity|largest stadium in Europe]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/fc-barcelona-nikken-sekkei-renovate-camp-nou-stadium |date=March 9, 2016 |first=Nick |last=Mafi |title=FC Barcelona Taps Nikken Sekkei to Renovate Camp Nou Stadium |work=[[Architectural Digest]] |accessdate=April 19, 2019}}</ref> and in 2018, Sumitomo Forestry, in collaboration with Nikken Sekkei, announced the study of W350 Project, the future tallest timber tower (350 meters) and Japan tallest building.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/feb/16/plyscraper-city-tokyo-tower-wood-w350 |date=February 16, 2018 |first=Elle |last=Hunt |title=Plyscraper city: Tokyo to build 350m tower made of wood |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=April 19, 2019}}</ref>
In 2016 it has been selected by [[FC Barcelona]] for the redesign of the [[List of European stadiums by capacity|largest stadium in Europe]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/fc-barcelona-nikken-sekkei-renovate-camp-nou-stadium |date=March 9, 2016 |first=Nick |last=Mafi |title=FC Barcelona Taps Nikken Sekkei to Renovate Camp Nou Stadium |work=[[Architectural Digest]] |accessdate=April 19, 2019}}</ref> and in 2018, Sumitomo Forestry, in collaboration with Nikken Sekkei, announced the study of W350 Project, the future tallest timber tower (350 meters) and Japan tallest building.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/feb/16/plyscraper-city-tokyo-tower-wood-w350 |date=February 16, 2018 |first=Elle |last=Hunt |title=Plyscraper city: Tokyo to build 350m tower made of wood |work=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=April 19, 2019}}</ref>


== Group companies ==
== Group companies ==


* Nikken Sekkei Research Institute (NSRI): Focused on the environment, energy and city management fields. It conducts researches, making policy recommendations and surveys, project and planning support services.
* Nikken Sekkei Research Institute (NSRI): Focused on the environment, energy and city management fields. It conducts researches, making policy recommendations and surveys, project and planning support services.
* Hokkaido Nikken Sekkei: Specialized in architectural design and programming; urban, regional, and environmental planning, and related investigation and consulting for extreme-cold weather condition regions.
* Hokkaido Nikken Sekkei: Specialized in architectural design and programming; urban, regional, and [[environmental planning]], and related investigation and consulting for extreme-cold weather condition regions.
* Nikken Sekkei Civil Engineering (NSC): Specialized in urban development, urban infrastructure, manufacturing facilities, geotechnical and marine environment investigation, planning, design management and consulting services.
* Nikken Sekkei Civil Engineering (NSC): Specialized in urban development, urban infrastructure, manufacturing facilities, geotechnical and marine environment investigation, planning, design management and consulting services.
* Nikken Housing System Ltd (NHS): Specialized multiple dwelling complex planning, design and administration together with the related surveying, research, and product development.
* Nikken Housing System Ltd (NHS): Specialized multiple dwelling complex planning, design and administration together with the related surveying, research, and product development.
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[[Category:Design companies established in 1900]]
[[Category:Prix Versailles-winning architects and designers]]
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Latest revision as of 02:02, 24 June 2024

Nikken Sekkei Ltd.
Native name
株式会社日建設計
Company typePrivate (Kabushiki gaisha)
IndustryArchitecture
Engineering
Planning/Urbanism
Founded1900; 124 years ago (1900)
Headquarters
Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Tadao Kamei
(President and CEO)
Services
  • Architectural design
  • Interior design
  • Urban design and planning
  • Landscape design
  • Structural engineering
  • MEP engineering
  • Civil engineering
  • Computation design & BIM
  • Sustainability
  • Resilience
  • Consulting
Number of employees
2,685 (as of April 1, 2019)
Websitewww.nikken.co.jp/en
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Nikken Sekkei (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.[3]

Staff and Offices

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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 the Japanese branches are located in: Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sendai. The newest office opened in 2023 in Dubai, UAE.[2]

History

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Nikken Sekkei dates its origins back to 1900, as an offspring of Sumitomo Corporation.[4] 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 the Sumitomo Corporation in the 1950s under the name Nikken Sekkei Komu Co. Ltd.[5] As a private practice since 1970, Nikken Sekkei has maintained its In-house Shareholder Corporate System and is partly owned by its employees.[2]

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 the Nikken Group.

President and CEO

[edit]

Tadao Kamei has been CEO and President of Nikken Sekkei since 2015.

Selected projects

[edit]

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.[7] and in 2018, Sumitomo Forestry, in collaboration with Nikken Sekkei, announced the study of W350 Project, the future tallest timber tower (350 meters) and Japan tallest building.[8]

Group companies

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  • Nikken Sekkei Research Institute (NSRI): Focused on the environment, energy and city management fields. It conducts researches, making policy recommendations and surveys, project and planning support services.
  • Hokkaido Nikken Sekkei: Specialized in architectural design and programming; urban, regional, and environmental planning, and related investigation and consulting for extreme-cold weather condition regions.
  • Nikken Sekkei Civil Engineering (NSC): Specialized in urban development, urban infrastructure, manufacturing facilities, geotechnical and marine environment investigation, planning, design management and consulting services.
  • Nikken Housing System Ltd (NHS): Specialized multiple dwelling complex planning, design and administration together with the related surveying, research, and product development.
  • Nikken Space Design (NSD): Specialized in space design and administration services, focusing on architectural interiors, furniture and component design.
  • Nikken Sekkei Construction Management (NCM): Specialized in construction management incorporating advances technology services throughout every stage of a construction project.

References

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  1. ^ "Corporate Data". Nikken Sekkei. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Company Overview of Nikken Sekkei Ltd". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "The World's 20 Largest Architecture Firms". ArchDaily. May 8, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Buckley, Sandra (March 7, 2006). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture. Routledge. pp. 359–360. ISBN 978-1-134-76353-5.
  5. ^ Watanabe, Hiroshi (2001). The Architecture of Tokyo: An Architectural History in 571 Individual Presentations. Edition Axel Menges. p. 122. ISBN 978-3-930698-93-6.
  6. ^ Bloom, Jonathan; Blair, Sheila S.; Blair, Sheila (May 14, 2009). Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set. Vol. 2. OUP USA. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-19-530991-1.
  7. ^ Mafi, Nick (March 9, 2016). "FC Barcelona Taps Nikken Sekkei to Renovate Camp Nou Stadium". Architectural Digest. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Hunt, Elle (February 16, 2018). "Plyscraper city: Tokyo to build 350m tower made of wood". The Guardian. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
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