NBF Osaki Building (Formerly Sony City Osaki) Wins AIJ Prize (Architectural Design Division)
The NBF Osaki Building (formerly called Sony City Osaki) was selected for the Prize of the Architectural Institute of Japan in the Architectural Design Division. Nikken Sekkei is greatly honored by this recognition. Along with thanking all those who made this possible, we will continue to dedicate our efforts to design even more attractive structures.
The recipients of the award are as follows:
Kazuhiko Yamanashi, Tatsuya Hatori, Yoshito Ishihara, Norihisa Kawashima (former staff member)
The use of BIOSKIN* made this building a pioneering effort showing how architecture friendly to the urban environment should be, and new possibilities for sustainable architecture were demonstrated here. In addition, practical ingenuity unfettered by preconceived notions was applied for the comprehensive enhancement of the office building’s intellectual productivity, business continuity, and reduced environmental impact. All these points were very highly appraised.
The recipients of the award are as follows:
Kazuhiko Yamanashi, Tatsuya Hatori, Yoshito Ishihara, Norihisa Kawashima (former staff member)
The use of BIOSKIN* made this building a pioneering effort showing how architecture friendly to the urban environment should be, and new possibilities for sustainable architecture were demonstrated here. In addition, practical ingenuity unfettered by preconceived notions was applied for the comprehensive enhancement of the office building’s intellectual productivity, business continuity, and reduced environmental impact. All these points were very highly appraised.
One of the world’s largest architectural design firms with over 2,500 professional staff, Nikken Sekkei and its six Group companies offer comprehensive design, engineering, management, consulting and R&D services. Established in 1900, the company’s portfolio consists of over 25,000 projects in 50 countries. Its activities cover a wide spectrum of sustainable public and private endeavors including: new city design, high-density/mixed- use transit-oriented developments, super-high rise buildings, business parks, offices and facilities for commercial, cultural, educational and healthcare use. Nikken is headquartered in Tokyo and maintains branch offices in China, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Russia, Spain and the UAE.