KOKUEIKAN PROJECT

 

Kokueikan was located in the center of the main street in Naha called Kokusai Street. It used to be a well-known cinema building for its beautiful exterior, though it has been closed for 4 years. RISA launched this new development project in cooperation with Kokuba-gumi. Mr. Taira Nishizawa was selected through a public contest for a new commercial facility.

Schedule
Application deadline: Sept. 29, 2006
First selection date: Oct. 6, 2006
Final selection date: Dec. 3, 2006

Judges
Kou Kitayama (Head of Judges, Architect, Professor of Yokohama National University)
Masaaki Furuya (Architect, Professor of Waseda Universit)
Astrid Klein (Architect)
Mark Dytham (Architect)
Atsushi Imuta (President, RISA Partners)
Koichi Kokuba (President, Kokuba-Gumi)

Awards
The highest award: JPY 1000,000
The excellent award: JPY 500,000
The honorable mentions: JPY 100,000 each