Nikken Group
Group companies
The Nikken Group is a collective of experts comprising three companies that cover a wide range of fields, including urban planning, architecture, and the environment. By working collaboratively as a group that shares a common philosophy, the companies pool their collective expertise to provide comprehensive services and solutions.
NIKKEN SEKKEI RESEARCH INSTITUTE
To help realize a sustainable society, we provide one-stop support covering everything from policy formulation to project planning and social implementation in the fields of urban planning, architecture, and the environment.
NIKKEN SEKKEI CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, INC.
We support the overall advancement of construction projects—from conceptualization and planning through design, procurement, construction, and operation and maintenance—from the client’s perspective.
Special subsidiary company
FRONTIER NIKKEN SEKKEI
This is a group of companies in which people with disabilities take the lead in performing certain tasks (such as light work) as part of Nikken Sekkei’s business operations, thereby contributing to society through Nikken Sekkei.
History
| 1900 (Meiji 33) | Sumitomo Head Office Temporary Construction Department Established |
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| 1933 (Showa 8) | Founded Hasebe & Takekoshi Architectural Office |
| 1950 (Showa 25) | Established Nikken Sekkei Construction (now Nikken Sekkei) as an independent company |
| 1956 (Showa 31) | Establishment of Nikken Sekkei Construction Hokkaido Office (later Hokkaido Nikken Sekkei) |
| 1970 (Showa 45) | The company name was changed to Nikken Sekkei Ltd. Hokkaido Nikken Sekkei Engineering Co., Ltd. was changed to Hokkaido Nikken Sekkei Ltd. Nikken Housing System Ltd was established. |
| 1994 (Heisei 6) | Nikken Space Design Ltd was established. |
| 1999 (Heisei 11) | Frontier Nikken Sekkei was established. |
| 2001 (Heisei 13) | Establishment of Nikken Sekkei Civil Engineering Ltd. Establishment of Nikken Sekkei Management Solution, inc. |
| 2002 (Heisei 14) | Building Performance Consulting Co., Ltd. established. |
| 2005 (Heisei 17) | Nikken Sekkei Construction Management, inc. established. |
| 2006 (Heisei 18) | Establishment of Nikken Sekkei Research Institute. Establishment of Nikken Sekkei (Shanghai) Consulting Services Co Ltd. Establishment of Nikken Sekkei (Dalian) Urban Planning and Design Consulting Services Co Ltd. |
| 2011 (Heisei 23) | Nikken Sekkei Research Institute absorbs Building Performance Consulting. |
| 2016 (Heisei 28) | Nikken Sekkei absorbs Nikken Sekkei Management Solutions through merger. |
| 2018 (Heisei 30) | Nikken Sekkei (Thailand) Ltd established. |
| 2019 (Heisei 31) | Established Nikken Sekkei (Chengdu) Urban Planning and Design Consulting Services Co Ltd. |
| 2022 (Reiwa 4) | Nikken Sekkei absorbs Hokkaido Nikken Sekkei and Nikken Sekkei Civil. Nikken Sekkei FZ-LLC (Nikken Dubai) established. |
| 2023 (Reiwa 5) | Nikken Sekkei Vietnam Co Ltd established. |
| 2024 (Reiwa 6) | Nikken Sekkei absorbs Nikken Space Design. |
| 2025 (Reiwa 7) | Nikken Sekkei absorbs Nikken Housing System. |