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Life Science Code , Hakuten Corporation | International Design Awards Winners

Life Science Code

CompanyHakuten Corporation

Lead DesignersTakumi Takahashi

Design TeamNaoki Iwama, Iwama Design Kenichi Ochiai, Ochiai Seisakusho Chikako Kadoi, Hidakuma Kohei Kumazaki, HAKUTEN Masako Takahama, HAKUTEN

Project LocationKanagawa, Japan

ClientCHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.

CreditsPhoto by :Nacasa ＆ Partners Inc. | Akira Arai

Prize(s)Silver in Landscape Architecture / Memorials / Landmarks

Entry Description

Life science has been reading DNA and creating medicines. This monument expresses the memory of Life Science based on the genome sequence of DNA, the foundation of Life Science. Genome is the memory of life from its origins to the present, and the monument incorporates natural objects that have nurtured people, craftsmanship passed down through the ages in Japan, and items collected from Chugai's former research laboratories as traces of life. Touching upon the origins that people and Chugai have accumulated, the monument embodies the mysteries of life science revealed through human memories.