For Creating Regenerative Cities and Societies
Nikken Sekkei Research Institute (NSRI) was born as a Nikken Sekkei group company in 2006 to pursue the integration of urban design and architectural environment engineering under the goal of building a sustainable society.
The situation surrounding urban environments, including environmental pollution, climate change, and the rising threat of natural disasters, is growing increasingly serious on a global scale. In addition, the advent of a shrinking population in Japan is making it difficult to sustain and renew social systems and infrastructure that were built against a backdrop of population growth and ongoing economic growth. There is a mountain of such issues that have yet to be solved as society transitions from growth to maturity.
In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic of the past few years has brought about a major change in awareness and behavior concerning what had been considered "normal" in our daily lives, and the advancement of digital technology can become an important urban OS and infrastructure for the creation of new value. Such trends are providing opportunities for a major review of the relationship between new lifestyles and urban spaces and infrastructure.
The era is truly shifting its course from sustainable to regenerative, and I am convinced that the role NSRI must play toward the goal of “integration of urban design and architectural environment engineering" is only becoming greater.
To meet the expectations of society and our clients, all of us at NSRI, regardless of our respective fields of expertise, are expanding activities beyond traditional boundaries to pool our diverse insights backed by proven technology as collective intelligence for providing richly creative visions and strategies, technological proposals, and timely information.
We highly appreciate your warm support and patronage.
The situation surrounding urban environments, including environmental pollution, climate change, and the rising threat of natural disasters, is growing increasingly serious on a global scale. In addition, the advent of a shrinking population in Japan is making it difficult to sustain and renew social systems and infrastructure that were built against a backdrop of population growth and ongoing economic growth. There is a mountain of such issues that have yet to be solved as society transitions from growth to maturity.
In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic of the past few years has brought about a major change in awareness and behavior concerning what had been considered "normal" in our daily lives, and the advancement of digital technology can become an important urban OS and infrastructure for the creation of new value. Such trends are providing opportunities for a major review of the relationship between new lifestyles and urban spaces and infrastructure.
The era is truly shifting its course from sustainable to regenerative, and I am convinced that the role NSRI must play toward the goal of “integration of urban design and architectural environment engineering" is only becoming greater.
To meet the expectations of society and our clients, all of us at NSRI, regardless of our respective fields of expertise, are expanding activities beyond traditional boundaries to pool our diverse insights backed by proven technology as collective intelligence for providing richly creative visions and strategies, technological proposals, and timely information.
We highly appreciate your warm support and patronage.
Takayuki Ishikawa
President and CEO