Nikken Sekkei and GRAPHISOFT announce strategic partnership

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY: GRAPHISOFT, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, and Nikken Sekkei, one of the world's largest architectural design firms, announced their strategic partnership agreement to establish a jointly-funded BIM Competence and Research Center for advancing BIM in Japan and South-East Asia.

The multi-year strategic partnership agreement was signed by Keiichi Okamoto, President and CEO of Nikken Sekkei, and Viktor Varkonyi, CEO of GRAPHISOFT, at a special signature ceremony held in the JETRO Business Development Center in Tokyo, in the presence of Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary.

Both companies agreed to build a joint team of BIM specialists and BIM software developers dedicated to developing both software solutions and implementation know-how. This collaboration is not only for improving BIM capabilities, but also driving further BIM implementation in Japan and South-East Asia.

Tomohiko Yamanashi, executive officer and principal at Nikken Sekkei, said: "Working closely with GRAPHISOFT opens up new possibilities for Nikken Sekkei to strengthen its leadership in AEC innovation. Utilizing BIM data helps us make better design decisions much earlier in the design process. We hope to increase the scope of our mutually beneficial cooperation within the framework of our strategic agreement."