Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
Also known as Cocoon Tower
building in Tokyo, Japan
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Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower is a distinctive educational building in Tokyo that houses fashion, design, and technology schools. The tower is notable for its unique cocoon-shaped architecture and serves as a landmark representing Japan's commitment to creative education and training in the fashion and design industries.
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- Official website
- www.mode.ac.jp/tokyo/facilities
- Image
- 2024 Cocoon Tower 02.jpg
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Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (モード学園コクーンタワー, Mōdo gakuen kokūn tawā) is a 204-metre-tall (669-foot), 50-story educational facility located in the Nishi-Shinjuku district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
The building was designed by a team led by Paul Noritaka Tange, the son of Kenzo Tange. 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.