CTBUH Silver Member

Nikken Sekkei Ltd

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 1991

Member Offices: Tokyo

At the turn of the 20th Century, as modernism was entering the realm of architectural thought, a small company of 29 visionary architects, designers and engineers was formed to construct a new library in Osaka. The wide critical acclaim the structure received resulted in continuance of the firm.

Now, with over 2,500 employees and projects in 50 countries, Nikken Sekkei enjoys the distinction of being among the largest — and to many, the most successful — architectural design firms in the world. By the 1930’s, they had instituted a prototype for a design review system, later evolving into their “Design Process Innovation” which aims to enhance collective creative thinking.

Their projects have had an immense impact on the urban skyline, especially in the Pacific Rim where their presence has been most strongly felt since the beginning of the 21st Century.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

Buildings

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
2	Tokyo Sky Tree	Tokyo	2012	634 m / 2,080 ft	N/A	Telecommunications / Observation
4	Ping An Finance Center Tower 1	Jinan	2023	360 m / 1,181 ft	62	Hotel / Office
6	SUNAC Center Tower 1	Wuhan	-	344 m / 1,127 ft	60	Office
7	Riyadh Tower	Riyadh	-	338 m / 1,109 ft	73	Residential / Hotel / Office / Retail
8	Tokyo Tower	Tokyo	1958	333 m / 1,092 ft	N/A	Telecommunications / Observation
9	One Za'abeel Tower 1	Dubai	2022	330 m / 1,083 ft	67	Office
10	Nihonbashi 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment	Tokyo	2026	284 m / 932 ft	52	Residential / Hotel / Office
11	Forte Tower 1	Dubai	2022	281 m / 923 ft	74	Residential
12	One Lujiazui	Shanghai	2008	269 m / 883 ft	47	Office
13	Ningbo Global Shipping Plaza	Ningbo	2015	262 m / 861 ft	52	Office

Associated companies

Subsidiary companies

Nikken Housing System

NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD

Nikken Sekkei Construction Management, Inc.

Nikken Space Design Ltd.

Subsidiary companies

Nikken Housing System

NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD

Nikken Sekkei Construction Management, Inc.

Nikken Space Design Ltd.

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Hanoi Broadcast Tower	Hanoi	-	636 m / 2,087 ft	N/A	Observation / Telecommunications
2	Tokyo Sky Tree	Tokyo	2012	634 m / 2,080 ft	N/A	Telecommunications / Observation
3	Metropoliya Tower 1	Moscow	-	364 m / 1,194 ft	70	N/A
4	Ping An Finance Center Tower 1	Jinan	2023	360 m / 1,181 ft	62	Hotel / Office
5	W350 Tower	Tokyo	2041	350 m / 1,148 ft	70	Residential / Hotel / Office / Retail
6	SUNAC Center Tower 1	Wuhan	-	344 m / 1,127 ft	60	Office
7	Riyadh Tower	Riyadh	-	338 m / 1,109 ft	73	Residential / Hotel / Office / Retail
8	Tokyo Tower	Tokyo	1958	333 m / 1,092 ft	N/A	Telecommunications / Observation
9	One Za'abeel Tower 1	Dubai	2022	330 m / 1,083 ft	67	Office
10	Nihonbashi 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment	Tokyo	2026	284 m / 932 ft	52	Residential / Hotel / Office
11	Forte Tower 1	Dubai	2022	281 m / 923 ft	74	Residential
12	One Lujiazui	Shanghai	2008	269 m / 883 ft	47	Office
13	Ningbo Global Shipping Plaza	Ningbo	2015	262 m / 861 ft	52	Office
14	Menara Astra	Jakarta	2017	262 m / 858 ft	47	Office
15	Cadre City Plaza West Tower	Guangzhou	2020	257 m / 843 ft	60	SOHO / Office / Hotel / Retail
16	Rinku Gate Tower	Izumisano	1996	256 m / 840 ft	56	Hotel / Office
16	Rinku Gate Tower 2	Izumisano	-	256 m / 840 ft	56	Office
18	Osaka World Trade Center	Osaka	1995	256 m / 840 ft	55	Office
19	Midtown Tower	Tokyo	2007	248 m / 813 ft	54	Hotel / Office
20	Midland Square	Nagoya	2007	247 m / 810 ft	48	Office
21	Beijing Television Center	Beijing	2006	239 m / 784 ft	42	Office
22	One Za'abeel Tower 2	Dubai	2022	235 m / 771 ft	57	Residential / Hotel
23	World Trade Center North	Tokyo	2027	235 m / 771 ft	46	Office
24	Fukuoka Tower	Fukuoka	1989	234 m / 768 ft	N/A	Observation
25	Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower	Tokyo	2016	231 m / 757 ft	43	Office
26	The Iconic Landmark Tower	Dubai	-	229 m / 751 ft	N/A	Hotel / Office
27	Taiping Finance Tower	Shenzhen	2014	228 m / 748 ft	48	Office
28	CITIC Plaza	Shanghai	2010	228 m / 748 ft	47	Office
29	Trade Tower	Seoul	1988	228 m / 748 ft	55	Office
30	Bank of China Tower	Shanghai	2000	226 m / 742 ft	53	Office
31	Yaesu 2 Chome Central District Category 1 Urban Redevelopment Project	Tokyo	2028	226 m / 741 ft	43	Serviced Apartments / Office / Education
32	St. Luke's Tower	Tokyo	1994	221 m / 724 ft	51	Office
33	Hebei Rijian Shijiazhuang Zhejiang Building	Shijiazhuang	2021	218 m / 715 ft	51	Office / Retail
34	The Suzhou Modern Media Plaza 1	Suzhou	2015	215 m / 705 ft	45	Office
35	Shinjuku Sumitomo Building	Tokyo	2020	211 m / 693 ft	52	Office
36	JR Gate Tower	Nagoya	2016	211 m / 693 ft	46	Office / Hotel / Retail
37	Pudong International Information Port	Shanghai	2001	211 m / 692 ft	41	Office
38	Taiping Financial Tower	Shanghai	2011	208 m / 682 ft	38	Office
39	GranTokyo North Tower	Tokyo	2007	205 m / 673 ft	43	Office
40	GranTokyo South Tower	Tokyo	2007	205 m / 673 ft	42	Office
41	Cadre City Plaza East Tower	Guangzhou	2020	202 m / 663 ft	43	SOHO / Retail
42	Izumi Garden Tower	Tokyo	2002	201 m / 659 ft	43	Hotel / Office
43	Tadawul Tower	Riyadh	2021	200 m / 656 ft	42	Office
44	Otemachi One Tower	Tokyo	2020	200 m / 656 ft	39	Hotel / Office
45	The Yomiuri Shimbun Building	Tokyo	2013	200 m / 656 ft	33	Office
46	Nakanoshima Festival Tower West	Osaka	2017	199 m / 654 ft	41	Hotel / Office
47	Nakanoshima Festival Tower	Osaka	2012	199 m / 653 ft	39	Office / Other
48	Tower 42	Dubai	2021	198 m / 650 ft	51	Residential
48	Tower 52	Dubai	2021	198 m / 650 ft	51	Residential
50	World Trade Center South Tower	Tokyo	2021	197 m / 647 ft	39	Office
51	One Dojima	Osaka	2024	195 m / 640 ft	49	Hotel / Residential
52	KEPCO Headquarters	Osaka	2004	195 m / 640 ft	41	Office
53	N6E Building	Tokyo	-	190 m / 623 ft	46	Multiple
54	Lujiazui Century Tower 1	Shanghai	2014	190 m / 623 ft	41	Office
55	Dalian Sightseeing Tower	Dalian	1987	190 m / 623 ft	N/A	Telecommunications / Observation
56	Umeda 3Chome Project	Osaka	2024	188 m / 617 ft	40	Hotel / Office
57	Umeda Hankyu Building	Osaka	2009	187 m / 614 ft	41	Office / Retail
58	Sisli Culture & Commercial Center 1	Istanbul	-	185 m / 607 ft	50	Office
58	Sisli Culture & Commercial Center 2	Istanbul	-	185 m / 607 ft	50	Office
60	Aurora Plaza, Pudong	Shanghai	2003	185 m / 607 ft	37	Office
61	Fuyu	Taguig City	2023	185 m / 607 ft	51	Residential
62	Shinjuku Oak Tower	Tokyo	2002	184 m / 603 ft	38	Office
63	Shibuya Hikarie	Tokyo	2012	183 m / 599 ft	34	Office / Exhibition / Retail
64	Tokyo Nihonbashi Tower	Tokyo	2015	182 m / 598 ft	35	Office
65	msb Tamachi Tamachi Station Tower N	Tokyo	2020	180 m / 591 ft	36	Office
66	NEC Supertower	Tokyo	1990	180 m / 591 ft	44	Office
67	Citigroup Tower	Shanghai	2004	180 m / 591 ft	41	Office
68	Toyosu Bayside Cross	Tokyo	2020	180 m / 591 ft	37	Hotel / Office
69	Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho - Kioi Tower	Tokyo	2016	180 m / 591 ft	36	Office / Retail
70	Peace Tower	Osaka	1970	180 m / 591 ft	8	Observation
71	Grand Front Osaka Tower A	Osaka	2013	179 m / 588 ft	39	Office / Retail
72	Sumitomo Fudosan Mita Twin Building West	Tokyo	2006	179 m / 588 ft	43	Hotel / Office
73	Aki	Taguig City	2023	177 m / 581 ft	47	Residential
74	Shin Kong Place T1	Chongqing	2017	176 m / 578 ft	37	Office
74	Shin Kong Place T2	Chongqing	2017	176 m / 578 ft	37	Office
76	Forte Tower 2	Dubai	2022	176 m / 577 ft	45	Residential
77	Grand Front Osaka Tower B	Osaka	2013	175 m / 575 ft	40	Office / Retail
78	Harumi Island Triton Square Tower Y	Tokyo	2000	175 m / 574 ft	40	Office
79	Cayan Cantara Branded Residences	Dubai	2022	175 m / 574 ft	42	Residential
80	JR Tower	Sapporo	2003	173 m / 568 ft	38	Hotel / Office
81	Queen's Tower A	Yokohama	1995	172 m / 564 ft	36	Office
82	City Towers Toyosu North Tower	Tokyo	2009	171 m / 562 ft	50	Residential
83	Kyobashi EDOGRAND	Tokyo	2016	170 m / 559 ft	32	Office / Retail
84	Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers	Nagoya	2008	170 m / 558 ft	38	Education
85	msb Tamachi Tamachi Station Tower S	Tokyo	2018	170 m / 558 ft	30	Office
86	Kansai Electric Power Kobe Building	Kobe	2000	170 m / 558 ft	18	Office
87	JT Building	Tokyo	1995	170 m / 557 ft	35	Office
88	Land Axis Tower	Saitama	2002	168 m / 552 ft	35	Office
89	Central Park La Tour Shinjuku	Tokyo	2010	168 m / 551 ft	46	Residential
90	City Towers Toyosu South Tower	Tokyo	2009	167 m / 548 ft	48	Residential
91	Toyosu Center Building	Tokyo	1992	165 m / 542 ft	37	Office
92	Naka-Meguro Atlas Tower	Tokyo	2009	165 m / 541 ft	45	Residential / Office
93	The SuzhouModern Media Plaza 2	Suzhou	2015	165 m / 541 ft	38	Hotel / Serviced Apartments
94	Shibuya Upper Project	Tokyo	2027	165 m / 541 ft	36	Residential / Hotel / Retail
95	Natsu	Taguig City	2023	164 m / 537 ft	43	Residential
96	Nihon Seimei Marunouchi Building	Tokyo	2004	160 m / 525 ft	28	Office
97	Sekaiboeki Center Building	Tokyo	1970	158 m / 518 ft	40	Office
98	Mitsui & Co. Building	Tokyo	2020	158 m / 518 ft	30	Office
99	Sumitomo Castle Tower	Osaka	1988	157 m / 515 ft	38	Office
99	Twin 21 MID Tower	Osaka	1986	157 m / 515 ft	38	Office
99	Twin 21 National Tower	Osaka	1986	157 m / 515 ft	38	Office
102	Sisli Culture & Commercial Center 3	Istanbul	-	156 m / 512 ft	43	Office
102	Sisli Culture & Commercial Center 4	Istanbul	-	156 m / 512 ft	43	Office
104	NEC Tamagawa Renaissance City Phase II	Kawasaki	2005	156 m / 512 ft	37	Office
105	Nissei Hamamatsucho Crea Tower	Tokyo	2018	156 m / 512 ft	29	Office
106	Yasuda Seimei Osaka Building	Osaka	2000	156 m / 511 ft	32	Office
107	Haru	Taguig City	2022	155 m / 509 ft	41	Residential
108	China World Trade Center I	Beijing	1989	155 m / 509 ft	38	Office
108	China World Trade Center II	Beijing	1999	155 m / 509 ft	38	Office
110	Harumi Island Triton Square Tower Z	Tokyo	2000	155 m / 509 ft	35	Office
111	Nikkei Building	Tokyo	2009	155 m / 509 ft	33	Office
112	Grand Front Osaka Intercontinental Hotel	Osaka	2013	154 m / 506 ft	35	Hotel / Office / Retail
113	Saitama-Shintoshin National Government Building Tower 1	Saitama	2000	154 m / 505 ft	31	Government
114	Garden Air Tower	Tokyo	2003	153 m / 501 ft	35	Office
115	Yokohama Mitsui Building	Yokohama	2012	152 m / 499 ft	31	Office
116	Odakyu Southern Tower	Tokyo	1998	151 m / 495 ft	36	Hotel / Office
117	Shiba-Koen First Building	Tokyo	2000	151 m / 495 ft	35	Residential / Office
118	Cayan Cantara Hotel Apartments	Dubai	2022	151 m / 494 ft	34	Hotel / Residential
119	Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation East Tower	Tokyo	2015	150 m / 492 ft	31	Office
120	NTT Cred Motomachi Building	Hiroshima	1993	150 m / 492 ft	35	Hotel
121	Iidabashi Grand Bloom	Tokyo	2014	150 m / 492 ft	30	Office
122	Pacific Century Plaza	Tokyo	2001	150 m / 491 ft	32	Hotel / Office
123	Sumitomo Realty Iidabashi First Tower	Tokyo	2010	150 m / 491 ft	34	Residential / Office
124	Museum Tower Kyobashi	Tokyo	2019	150 m / 491 ft	25	Office / Museum
125	Park Court Chiyoda Fujimi The Tower	Tokyo	2015	149 m / 489 ft	40	Residential
126	Namba Park Tower	Osaka	2003	149 m / 489 ft	30	Office
127	Shin-Daibiru Building	Osaka	2015	149 m / 487 ft	31	Office
128	Tohoku Denryoku Head Office Building	Sendai, Miyagi	2002	148 m / 486 ft	28	Office
129	Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building	Tokyo	2004	147 m / 484 ft	29	Office
130	Swissôtel Nankai	Osaka	1990	147 m / 482 ft	36	Hotel
131	Mizuno Crystal Building	Osaka	1992	147 m / 482 ft	31	Office
132	St. Luke's International Residences	Tokyo	1994	146 m / 479 ft	38	Residential / Hotel
133	Bunkyō Civic Center	Tokyo	1994	146 m / 478 ft	28	Office
134	Sumitomo Seimei Sendai Chou Building	Sendai, Miyagi	1989	143 m / 469 ft	31	Office
135	Iino Building	Tokyo	2014	143 m / 469 ft	29	Office
136	Nakanoshima Mitsui Building	Osaka	2002	140 m / 460 ft	31	Office
136	Yokohama Grand Inter-Continental Hotel	Yokohama	1991	140 m / 460 ft	31	Hotel
138	Sumitomo Seimei Nakanoshima Building	Osaka	2005	140 m / 459 ft	29	Office
139	The Tower Grandia	Tokyo	2004	139 m / 455 ft	38	Residential
140	Keio Plaza Hotel South Building	Tokyo	1980	139 m / 455 ft	35	Hotel
141	Royal Parks Tower Minami-Senju	Tokyo	2008	138 m / 453 ft	39	Residential
142	Queen's Tower B	Yokohama	1997	138 m / 452 ft	28	Office / Retail
143	Futakotamagawa Rise 2a	Tokyo	2015	137 m / 449 ft	30	Office / Hotel
144	Algrad Higashi-Shinsaibashi Mansion	Osaka	2009	136 m / 447 ft	37	Residential
145	Kobe Crystal Tower	Kobe	1993	135 m / 443 ft	32	Office
146	Shinjuku NS Building	Tokyo	1982	134 m / 439 ft	30	Office
147	Shiodome Building	Tokyo	2007	134 m / 438 ft	26	Office
148	NBF Osaki Building	Tokyo	2011	133 m / 436 ft	25	Office
149	Rihga Royal Hotel Kokura	Kitakyushu	1993	132 m / 433 ft	31	Hotel
150	Nissei Dowa Kasai Sompo Phoenix Tower	Osaka	1995	132 m / 433 ft	29	Office
151	Pias Tower	Osaka	1996	132 m / 433 ft	28	Office
152	Lujiazui Century Tower 2	Shanghai	2014	130 m / 427 ft	28	Office
152	Lujiazui Century Tower 3	Shanghai	2014	130 m / 427 ft	28	Office
154	Meiji Yasuda Seimei Shinjuku Building	Tokyo	2025	129 m / 423 ft	23	Office
155	Shiodome Sumitomo Building	Tokyo	2004	126 m / 415 ft	25	Hotel
156	Shinsei Bank Headquarters	Tokyo	1993	126 m / 413 ft	21	Office
157	Tokyo Square Garden	Tokyo	2013	124 m / 408 ft	26	Office / Retail
158	Toyosu IHI Building	Tokyo	2006	124 m / 408 ft	25	Office
159	Sapporo Sosei Square	Sapporo	2018	124 m / 407 ft	28	Office
160	Takeda Global Headquarters	Tokyo	-	124 m / 407 ft	24	Office
161	Shinome Housing	Tokyo	2011	122 m / 400 ft	36	Residential
162	Keidanren Kaikan	Tokyo	2009	122 m / 400 ft	23	Office
163	VNTA Tower	Hanoi	2019	121 m / 398 ft	27	Office
164	Kanda Square	Tokyo	2020	121 m / 396 ft	21	Office
165	Sumitomo Fudosan Shiodome Hamarikyu Building	Tokyo	2009	120 m / 394 ft	21	Office
166	Panasonic Electric Works Tokyo Headquarters Building	Tokyo	2004	120 m / 393 ft	25	Office
167	Asahi Seimei Otemachi Building	Tokyo	1971	120 m / 392 ft	29	Office
168	Liberty Tower	Tokyo	1998	119 m / 390 ft	23	Education
169	Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Head Office	Tokyo	2010	117 m / 384 ft	25	Office
170	Toranomon Kotohira Tower	Tokyo	2004	115 m / 378 ft	26	Office
171	Nippon Life Marunouchi Garden Tower	Tokyo	2014	115 m / 377 ft	23	Office
172	Tradepia Odaiba	Tokyo	2001	114 m / 374 ft	24	Office
173	Midtown East	Tokyo	2007	113 m / 372 ft	25	Office / Residential
174	Nishi-Shinjuku Mitsui Building	Tokyo	1999	112 m / 368 ft	27	Office
175	Kanda Neribei-cho district first type city redevelopment project	Tokyo	2019	112 m / 367 ft	21	Residential / Office
176	Sumitomo Fudosan Akihabara Ekimae Building	Tokyo	2019	112 m / 367 ft	21	Residential / Office
177	NEC Tamagawa Renaissance City Phase I	Kawasaki	2000	111 m / 365 ft	26	Office
178	Nittochi Nishi Shinjuku Building	Tokyo	2002	110 m / 361 ft	23	Office
179	Shinjuku Green Tower Building	Tokyo	1986	110 m / 360 ft	29	Office / Retail
180	Queen's Tower C	Yokohama	1997	109 m / 358 ft	21	Office / Retail
181	Nihonbashi Muromachi Nomura Building	Tokyo	2010	109 m / 356 ft	21	Office / Retail
182	Kobe Port Tower	Kobe	1963	108 m / 354 ft	N/A	Observation
183	Islamic Development Bank Headquarters	Jeddah	1993	107 m / 351 ft	22	Office
184	Apple Towers Sendai	Sendai, Miyagi	2008	107 m / 349 ft	30	Residential
185	Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu	Yokohama	1997	105 m / 345 ft	25	Hotel
186	Daido Seimei Kasumigaseki Building	Tokyo	2003	105 m / 344 ft	22	Office
187	Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Headquarters	Tokyo	1984	104 m / 341 ft	25	Office
188	Yaesu First Financial Building	Tokyo	2007	103 m / 339 ft	20	Office
189	Mitsui Bussan Building	Tokyo	1974	100 m / 328 ft	24	Office
190	Akasaka Centerville	Tokyo	2013	100 m / 327 ft	20	Residential
191	DaiyaGate Ikebukuro	Tokyo	2019	99 m / 325 ft	18	Office
192	Asahi Beer Azumabashi Building	Tokyo	1990	95 m / 312 ft	22	Office
193	Nakano Sunplaza	Tokyo	1973	92 m / 302 ft	20	Hotel / Retail
194	Dubai Chamber Of Commerce & Industry 1	Dubai	1995	91 m / 299 ft	18	Office
195	Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho - Kioi Residence	Tokyo	2016	90 m / 295 ft	21	Residential
196	Goertek Global R&D Headquarters	Qingdao	2020	90 m / 294 ft	17	Office
197	Hibiya Dai Building	Tokyo	1991	84 m / 276 ft	21	Office
198	Lujiazui Century Tower 5	Shanghai	2014	80 m / 262 ft	17	Office
198	Lujiazui Century Tower 6	Shanghai	2014	80 m / 262 ft	17	Office
200	Aomori Prefecture Kanko Bussankan ASPM	Aomori	1986	76 m / 249 ft	15	Office / Government / Retail
201	Park Wellstate Nishiazabu	Tokyo	2024	-	36	Residential
202	Waterfall Residences Tower 1	Gurgaon	-	-	35	Residential
202	Waterfall Residences Tower 2	Gurgaon	-	-	35	Residential

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Nikken Group

Inaugural Japan Symposium Rises to the Occasion in Tokyo

22 May 2015

CTBUH held its inaugural Japan Symposium at the Academy Hills lecture hall of the Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills, bringing together leading experts

Taiping Finance Tower Technical Tour Report

19 September 2014

The tour of the Taiping Finance Tower revealed the surprise of full-height glazing in the lift generator rooms, which offered an excellent view of the city.

International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Vol. 2 No. 3

01 September 2013

The International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, Volume 2: Number 3 includes 8 papers focusing on pure research content and investigations in tall building design.

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