Tokyo Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower

Tange Associates, opened October 2008

1-7-3 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo

A striking 204m-tall tower in the Nishi-Shinjuku skyscraper district with a lattice exterior of aluminium and glass reminscent of a cocoon. The building houses three educational institutions, Tokyo Mode Gakuen, HAL Tokyo, and Shuto Ikō. The “cocoon” symbolises the nurturing of the students.