News&Notes Vol.2

	Vol. 2 Summer 1997
		Kajima Design Ranked Second in the World by World Architecture Magazine Kajima Design, which encompasses the Design Engineering head office as well as each branch office's architectural design department and local architectural design affiliates overseas, was ranked second out of 250 architectural firms worldwide by Britain's World Architecture magazine. Vice President Takashi Nakajima was chosen as one of eight representatives of the world's top architectural firms to appear on the cover. Moreover, Kajima Design was ranked number one among the top 30 firms in the category of industrial design. Kajima has achieved a proud record of performance in the area of industrial design in Japan as well as in Southeast Asia, Europe, and North America and has received high praise from manufacturers the world over. Recent overseas achievements include Seagate's plant in Singapore, Mazda/Ford (AAT)'s Thailand plant, the new Nippon Electric Glass U.K. Ltd. (NEG) plant in Wales, and the new Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., plant in North America.
		Building and Civil Engineering Divisions of Tokyo, Kanto, and Yokohama Offices Receive ISO 9001 Certification Kajima is proud to announce that three of its divisions have received the ISO 9001 series certification, an internationally recognized standard for quality control and quality assurance, for everything from design and construction to related services. On March 1, 1997, the building and civil engineering divisions of Kajima's Tokyo office received certification, followed by their counterparts at the Kanto and Yokohama offices and related departments at the head office, which received certification on March 31. Note: At the Yokohama Office, the Materials Department is separate from the related departments at the head office.
		Engineers of the Century Exhibition Last year, the Georges Pompidou Culture Centre, in Paris, invited Kajima to participate in its Engineers of the Century exhibition, and this has since been the topic of major discussions among relevant departments at Kajima. Considering the scale of the exhibition and its profound influence on the world of civil engineering and architecture, it is indeed a great honor to have been selected from among Japan's general contractors. Given the public relations possibilities, and considering the significance of the event, we are pleased to take part. The exhibition will be held from June 24 to September 29, 1997, and will feature a wide variety of works by some of the world's greatest structural technicians of the 19th and 20th centuries. The exhibits will include drawings, photographs, scale models, and videos.
		Eleven-Story Building Going Up the AMURAD Way Kajima has developed a fully automated building construction method, AMURAD, where the top floor of a building is constructed first, then raised so that the next floor can be constructed beneath it. This method is being used on the (tentatively named) Yokogawa Construction New Headquarters Project, scheduled for completion in September 1997. In January 1997, the 11th floor section, which is the top floor, was lifted up and secured into position. By using this new construction method, which is radically different from the conventional method of constructing buildings from the ground up, workers can construct each floor of a building at ground level. Since everything from the lifting of each completed floor to the transport and assembly of materials, such as steel casting, is done automatically, construction time can be reduced 30%, and the number of workers needed and waste materials produced can be reduced 50%. Note: AMURAD (Automatic up-rising construction by advanced technique)

	Vol. 2 Summer 1997	･Next-Generation Broadcasting Center Fuji Television Building Opens
		･KAJIMA Around the World
		･KAJIMA Creations