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'{{Short description|Architectural, civil engineering and general constructing firm in Japan}} {{Infobox company |name = Shimizu Corporation |native_name = 清水建設株式会社 |native_name_lang = ja |romanized_name = Shimizu Kensetsu kabushiki gaisha |logo = Shimizu company logo.svg |logo_size = 250px |image = Shimizu Corporation headquarters (2018-01-01) 1.jpg |image_size = 250px |image_caption = Headquarters in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |type = [[Public company|Public]] [[Kabushiki gaisha|KK]] |traded_as = {{Plainlist| *{{TYO|1803}} *{{NAG|1803}} *[[Nikkei 225]] component (TYO)}} |ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|JP3358800005}} |foundation = {{Start date and age|1804}})<br>[[Edo]] (present day Tokyo) |founder = Shimizu Kisuke I |industry = {{ubl|[[Construction|Heavy construction]]|[[Engineering]]|[[Project Management]]}} |products = {{ubl|[[Civil engineering]]|[[Construction]]|[[Design]]|[[Real estate]]}} |location = 2-16-1 [[Kyōbashi, Tokyo|Kyobashi]], [[Chūō, Tokyo|Chuo-ku]], [[Tokyo]] 104-8370, Japan |area_served = [[World]]wide |key_people = {{plainlist| * Kazuyuki Inoue {{small|([[Representative director (Japan)|Representative director]] and [[President (corporate title)|President]])}} * Motoaki Shimizu {{small|(director, current representative of Shimizu family)}}}} |num_employees = 17,229 (As of April 1, 2023) |homepage = {{url|http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/index.html|shimz.co.jp}} |owner = Shimizu family (12.46%)<br/>[[Mitsui Fudosan]] (1.08%)<br/>[[Nisshin Seifun Group]] (0.38%)<br/>[[Mitsubishi Estate]] (0.35%)<br/>[[Nippon Steel|Asahi Industries]] (0.01%)<br/>[[Toei Company]] (0.01%)<br/>[[Tobu Railway]] (0.01%)<br/>[[ANA Holdings]] (0.01%) |revenue = {{profit}} $ 15.043 billion [[US dollar|USD]] ([[Fiscal year|FY]] 2012) (¥ 1,416 billion [[Japanese yen|JPY]]) ([[Fiscal year|FY]] 2012) |net_income = {{profit}} $ 62.69 million [[US dollar|USD]] ([[Fiscal year|FY]] 2012) (¥ 5.901 billion [[Japanese yen|JPY]]) ([[Fiscal year|FY]] 2012) |footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/about/outline/index.html |title=Corporate Profile |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Companies/Shimizu-Corp |title=Company Profile |work=[[Nikkei Asian Review]] |publisher=[[Nikkei Inc.]] |access-date=August 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/ir/pdf/ar_2013.pdf |title=Annual Report 2013 |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> }} {{nihongo|'''Shimizu Corporation'''|清水建設株式会社|Shimizu Kensetsu kabushiki gaisha}} is an [[architecture|architectural]], [[civil engineering]] and [[General contractor|general contracting]] firm. It has annual sales of approximately US$15 billion and has been widely recognized as one of the top 5 contractors in [[Japan]] and among the top 20 in the world.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} It is a [[family business]] listed in the [[Tokyo Stock Exchange|Tokyo]] and [[Osaka Exchange|Osaka stock exchanges]] and a constituent of the [[Nikkei 225]] index. == History == === Architectures === <gallery> The_Front_Entrance_of_the_Tsukiji_Hotel_in_Tokyo.jpg|[[Tsukiji|Tskige]] Hotel was the first hotel for Westerners opened in 1868.<!--File:Toto Tsukiji Hotel Kan no Zu.jpg, File:Tukiji Hotel.jpg--> File:Higashidamari-no-Ma_of_Meiji_Palace.JPG|Second [[Meiji Palace]] rebuilt in 1888, after having burnt down in 1873. Dai-ichi_Mutual_Life_Insurance_Company_Building_in_the_Taisho_era.JPG|The first [[Dai-ichi Life]] building designed by [[Tatsuno Kingo]] in 1921. Daiichi-Life_Sogokan_1971.png|Daiichi-Life building (1971). </gallery> === List of the Presidents === # [[Shimizu Kisuke]] (1804 - 1859) - Founder # Shimizu Kisuke, Formerly Fujisawa Seishichi (1859 - 1891) - Step son of Kisuke # Shimizu Mitsunosuke (1881 - 1887) # Shimizu Mitsunosuke, formerly Shimizu Kisaburo (1887 - 1915) # Shimizu Teikichi (1915 - 1940) - Step brother of the father Mitsunosuke. # Shimizu Yasuo (1940 - 1966) - the son of Teikichi, the heir of Kisaburo # Yoshikawa Seiichi (1966 - 1972) # Noji Kiichi (1972 - 1981) # Yoshino Teruzo (1981年 - 1989) # Imamura Harusuke (1990 - 1999) # Nomura Tetsuya (1999 - 2007) # Miyamoto Yoichi (2007 - 2016) == About Shimizu == The company is named after its founder Kisuke Shimizu, who was born in Koba Village, [[Etchu Province|Etchu]] (now part of [[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama]]), and has nothing to do with the former city [[Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka|Shimizu]] in [[Shizuoka Prefecture]]. Kisuke Shimizu formed the company in Edo (now Tokyo) in 1804.<ref name="HiroshiShimizu">{{cite book |first=Hiroshi |last=Shimizu |title=Japanese Firms in Contemporary Singapore |year=2008 |publisher=[[NUS Press]] |isbn=978-9971-69-384-8 |page=154}}</ref> The company has been headquartered there ever since. Shimizu Corporation is an international general contractor, publicly listed on the [[Tokyo Stock Exchange|Tokyo]], [[Nagoya Stock Exchange]] and the [[Osaka Securities Exchange]] and is a constituent of the [[Nikkei 225]] [[stock index]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indexes.nikkei.co.jp/en/nkave/index/component?idx=nk225#41 |title=Components:Nikkei Stock Average |publisher=[[Nikkei Inc.]] |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> It has a network spanning Asia, Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa. ==Services offered== * Planning & Consulting * Development & Financing * Design * Construction * Facility Management * Maintenance * Renovation * Engineering & Technology * Research & Development<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/services/index.html |title=Services |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> ==Notable constructions== '''Japan''' * [[Yoyogi National Gymnasium]]<ref name="HiroshiShimizu"/> * [[Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line]] - Aqua-Line tunnel and Umihotaru (an artificial island used as a rest station on the Aqua-Line) * [[Hakata Station|JR Hakata City]] * [[Haneda Airport|Haneda Airport runway D]] * [[Fukuoka Airport]] Cargo Terminal<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shimz.co.jp/en/works/jp_har_201801_fukuokaairport.html|title=Fukuoka Airport Cargo Terminal &#124; Projects &#124; Shimizu Corporation}}</ref> * [[Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/tw/works/index.html |title=Projects |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> '''Asia''' * [[Bãi Cháy Bridge]] * [[Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3]] * [[Malaysia–Singapore Second Link]] * [[Bính Bridge]] * [[Luzhou Line (Taipei Metro)]] * [[THSR Tainan Station]] ==Dream Megaproject Concepts== *Lunar Solar Power Generation - [[Luna Ring]] (generation of electricity using a belt of solar cells around the lunar equator)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sservi.nasa.gov/articles/the-luna-ring-concept/ |title=The Luna Ring concept |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Luna">{{cite web |url=http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/lunaring.html |title=Lunar Solar Power Generation -LUNA RING- |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> *TRY2025 The Environmental Island - Green Float (botanical city concept) *[[Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid]] (a massive pyramid over Tokyo Bay) *Inter Cell City (a sustainable, environmentally conscious city) *Space Hotel (space tourism) *Lunar Bases *Urban Geo-Grid Plan (coordination of facilities above ground and underground for increased efficiency) *Desert Aqua-Net Plan (desert canals) *Ocean Spiral (underwater city)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shimz.co.jp/theme/dream/oceanspiral.html |title=Ocean Spiral |access-date=November 21, 2014|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/11244758/City-of-the-future-sinks-into-the-ocean.html |title=City of the future sinks into the ocean |publisher=[[Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=November 21, 2014}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Space-based solar power]]<ref name="Luna"/> * [[Desert greening]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/desert.html |title=Desert Aqua-Net Plan |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> * [[Seasteading]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/greenfloat.html |title=The Environmental Island -GREEN FLOAT- |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> {{Portal bar|Japan|Architecture|Tokyo|Companies}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Shimizu Corporation}} * [http://www.tedxtokyo.com/en/tedxtokyo-2011/program/masaki-takeuchi/ Shimizu Corporation’s Project Green Float] {{Nikkei 225}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Shimizu Corporation| ]] [[Category:Science and technology in Japan]] [[Category:Engineering companies of Japan]] [[Category:Construction and civil engineering companies based in Tokyo]] [[Category:Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange]] [[Category:Companies listed on the Osaka Exchange]] [[Category:Companies listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange]] [[Category:Companies in the Nikkei 225]] [[Category:Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1804]] [[Category:Japanese companies established in 1804]] [[Category:Japanese brands]]'