The space elevator is planned to be built by the year 2050  Obayashi pursues the potential for the future of the space elevator from a construction standpoint, and describes a newly-designed, whole-space elevator system, including its construction process, which we designed on the basis of work by construction engineers who completed the world's tallest free-standing tower, TOKYO SKYTREE®, in 2012. In the following animation, a space elevator which climbs from th...

Obayashi built the number one tower in the world!  TOKYO SKYTREE® has appeared in the Narihirabashi/Oshiage area of Sumida Ward, Tokyo in 2012. Boasting a height of 634 m, the tower is one of the world's tallest. The construction posed a substantial technical challenge, and Obayashi was utilizing a number of proprietary technologies in the construction of this new global landmark. Project outline Name TOKYO SKYTREE Location 1-chome Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo Site area ...