NOMURA Co.,Ltd. SCENESsustainability

Kubota AgriFront is a unique agricultural learning facility where children can learn about current issues in food and agriculture and come up with multiple solutions together. Despite the theme that tends to be rather serious, the children who participated all seemed to enjoy themselves. Even children who don't know each other quickly become friendly and engrossed in the program. How did this facility come about? We followed the facility from concept creation to operation.

There are over 20 large hotels in the area surrounding Tokyo Disney Resort. Urayasu City has approximately 12,000 guest rooms. It is the number one theme park town in Japan, and also one of the largest concentrations of hotels in the country. One of these large hotels has undergone a revolutionary renovation with a new perspective and ideas, following a change in management company. A convenient and comfortable hotel designed with the customer in mind has been born.

Fumito Matsuda, CEO of Heralbony, who launched a company that deals with art by people with disabilities, and Akane Yamaguchi, a designer at NOMURA Co.,Ltd., who has been exploring spatial concept design that generate various forms of communication. What new value are they trying to create through the collaboration between the two companies? We spoke to the two of them.

Introduction Hello. I'm in charge of recruiting new graduates at NOMURA Co.,Ltd. We hold various events for students throughout the year to communicate the appeal of NOMURA Co.,Ltd., which "brings Delight and Passion to people through space creation." This one-day sales internship will involve working on the front lines of spatial creation to drive projects...

"Inclusive concept design"—is there a way to turn the vague images and concepts that arise from this term into something concrete, to share it, and to turn it into better spatial functions and concept design? With this in mind, members of the Future Creation Research Institute's R&D "Inclusion & Art" team were constantly searching for solutions, and they came across...

The HERALBONY Art Prize 2025 is an international art award established by HERALBONY, a creative company whose mission is to "Unleash your unique style." The award will be held on January 31, 2024, "Isai Day," with the aim of enabling people with disabilities to be recognized for their talent as artists and pave the way for further success.