Nanzan University Building Q received the 27th Aichi Machinami Architecture Award.A work that has been evaluated as having a high degree of social contribution as a work that drives Aichi's "townscape" and "architecture."

 The Aichi Machinami Architecture Award was established by Aichi Prefecture in 1993 and has been held every year since then.This is the 27th time, 55 works, to commend buildings and townscapes that are recognized as contributing to the formation of a good local environment, such as contributing to the formation of a good townscape and the creation of a moist town. Seven works were selected from among them.

 Building Q is a classroom building at Nanzan University in Showa-ku, Nagoya, and was designed and constructed by Nihon Sekkei and Obayashi Corporation.The Q building, which has an open courtyard, has a career support room and a learning commons, and is crowded with students.

 At the time of selection, the selection committee said, "It is a building that adapts to the terrain with height differences, and follows the historical design of the campus, such as the exposed concrete structure, precast concrete louvers, and reddish earth-colored outer walls." The design created by a human architect and the respect for the historical landscape accumulated over many years are fully expressed, and it is suitable for the Machinami Architecture Award. "

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As a co-educational university, it is the only Catholic mission school in western Japan, including the Chubu area, and is a comprehensive university with 8 faculties and 18 departments.We provide a high-quality education and research environment through cross-departmental learning on one campus.An international and vibrant urban campus with many foreign teachers and international students, rich […]

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