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NEC Supertower

Headquarters of NEC · 7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8001

Tall pale tower with a large opening near its base, seen down a tree-lined plaza
The Supertower from the plaza · Asanagi / CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

In numbers

Architect
Nikken Sekkei
Builders
Obayashi Corporation, Kajima Corporation
Completed
January 1990
Floors
43 above ground, 4 below, 1 penthouse
Floor area
145,100 m² (≈ 1,561,842 sq ft)
Site
21,280 m² (≈ 229,056 sq ft), about 65% green
Structure
Steel, steel-reinforced concrete and reinforced concrete
Award
BCS Prize, 1991 (32nd)

Source: BCS Prize record, Japan Federation of Construction Contractors · NEC history page (green area, trees, design)

Questions

Where is NEC Supertower?

NEC Supertower is at 7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8001. It is the headquarters of NEC.

Who designed NEC Supertower?

Architect: Nikken Sekkei. Source: BCS Prize record, Japan Federation of Construction Contractors · NEC history page (green area, trees, design)

When did NEC come to NEC Supertower?

1990: The NEC Supertower. Planned from December 1983 for NEC's 90th anniversary and started in November 1986, the new head office was completed in January 1990 as an “intelligent building.” It was the first project under Tokyo's environmental impact assessment ordinance.

NEC Supertower in NEC’s history

  1. 1990
    The NEC Supertower

    Planned from December 1983 for NEC's 90th anniversary and started in November 1986, the new head office was completed in January 1990 as an “intelligent building.” It was the first project under Tokyo's environmental impact assessment ordinance.

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