NIKKEN SEKKEI URBANISM

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It might be tempting to say that every city is unique, but there are three typical evolutionary states in a city’s socio-demographic-economic development. There are cities that have to cope with informal, rapid growth; cities which experience dynamic growth and there is the mature city that may experience stagnation or a declining and aging population. And there are future cities, which only exist in the mind or on drawing boards.Many Japanese cities have reached the status of mature cities, which leads to challenges of urban redevelopment. Over the past decades, Nikken Sekkei has collected extensive experience with complex redevelopment projects, many of which have brought new lifestyles to the city.No matter what evolutionary state a city has reached, a sustainable development can only be promoted when a high-level, widely-accepted vision exists. A development vision which is deeply rooted in the society and its culture helps to channel activities towards reform, innovation and progress.Nikken Sekkei has been involved in the process of long-term strategic vision making, often upon invitation by overseas regional governments. We gain from the experience of the evolution of Japanese cities, which encompass shifts from overconcentration to decentralization, from separation to mix of land uses, from automobile-oriented to transit and pedestrian-oriented, and from governmental to privately facilitated urban development. Our goal is to depict visionary, yet sustainable and feasible scenarios for cities around the world. Visions that people feel are worth striving for.Into a sustainable urban future.

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