Roppongi Grips

Posted by Alfredo J. Martiz J. (Panama City, Panama) on 10 April 2008 in Architecture.

The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) is a graduate school and research institute. GRIPS is an international centre of excellence for the education of future leaders in the policy arena, for the advancement of policy research, and for the systematic collection and dissemination of policy-related information.

Location: Tokyo, Japan
Date: 1999-2005
Client: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Cost: 9,600,000,000 yen (approx)/£50.5 million
Site Area: 17,842 m²
Building Area: 31,925 m²
Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership
Structural & Services Engineers: Yamashita Sekkei/BDSP/Expedition
Co-Architect: Yamashita Sekkei
Landscape Designer: Equipe Espace