History of Kuniken
1960 昭和35年
Design of Nishihara Sugar Plant and Start of Design Office
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- Founded Kuniken Architectural Design Office (Sogenji, Naha City)
- Registered as a First-Class Architect Office
- Moved to Matsuo, Naha City
- 1963 昭和38年
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- Relocated office to Miebashi, Naha City
- Reorganized into Kuniken Sekkei Komu Co, Ltd.
- 1965 昭和40年
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- Relocated office to Ryukyu Shimpo Building (Izumizaki, Naha City)
- 1967 昭和42年
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- Opened Tokyo Office
- 1970 昭和45年
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- Completed company building in Kumoji, Naha City, and relocated office
- Established Civil Engineering Design Department
- 1971 昭和46年
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- Established Development Department
- 1972 昭和47年
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- Okinawa's reversion to Japan
- 1983 昭和58年
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- Moved headquarters to the OTV-Kokuwa Plaza Building (designed by the company)
- 1984 昭和59年
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- Renamed company to Kuniken Ltd.
- 1986 昭和61年
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- Established Systems Department
- 1987 昭和62年
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- Introduced CAD system
- 1991 平成3年
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- Spun off Systems Department as Kuniken System Co., Ltd.
- 1999 平成11年
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- Renamed Development Department to Regional Planning Department
- 2001 平成13年
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- Obtained ISO 9001 certification (Tokyo Office excluded)
- 2003 平成15年
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- Spun off parts of the Soil Investigation Department and Surveying Department to establish Geotechno Okinawa Co., Ltd. (now Geotechno Kuniken Co., Ltd.)
- 2004 平成16年
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- Obtained ISO 14001 certification (Human Resources & General Affairs Department and Environment Department)
- Split part of the Facility Design Department and merged with Kankyo Sekkei Kuniken
- 2005 平成17年
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- Relocated Tokyo Office to Higashi-Kanda, Chiyoda Ward
- 2006 平成18年
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- Obtained ISO 14001 certification (Okinawa Head Office)
- 2010 平成22年
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- Renamed Urban Planning Office to Community Planning Department
- Celebrated 50th anniversary of founding
- 2014 平成26年
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- Closed Tokyo Office
- 2021 令和3年
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- Merged the Regional Planning Department and Community Planning Department into the Community & Island Design Department
- Obtained ISO 27001 certification (Community & Island Design Department)
- 2022 令和4年
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- Renamed Civil Engineering Design Department to Civil Design Department
2023
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