Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower | |
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モード学園コクーンタワー | |
General information | |
Type | Educational institution |
Architectural style | Structural expressionism |
Location | 1-7-3 Nishi-Shinjuku Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
Coordinates | 35°41′30″N 139°41′49″E / 35.69167°N 139.69694°E |
Construction started | 2006 |
Completed | 2008 |
Opening | October 2008 |
Height | |
Roof | 204 meters (669 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 50 above ground 3 below ground |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Tange Associates |
Structural engineer | Arup |
Main contractor | Shimizu Corporation |
Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (モード学園コクーンタワー, Mōdo gakuen kokūn tawā) is a 204 metres (669 feet), 50-story educational facility located in the Nishi-Shinjuku district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The building is home to three educational institutions: Tokyo Mode Gakuen (fashion vocational school), HAL Tokyo (special technology and design college), and Shuto Ikō (medical college). Completed in October 2008, the tower is the second-tallest educational building in the world and was the 17th-tallest building in Tokyo. It was awarded the 2008 Skyscraper of the Year by Emporis.