engineering

NEC Supertower

NEC Supertower is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand NEC Supertower rather than just read about it. In short: The NEC Super Tower (NECスーパータワー, NEC Sūpātawā), often known as "NEC Supertower, SuperTower or simply Supertower", headquarters of NEC Corporation, is a 180-metre (590 foot) tall skyscraper in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was completed in 1990 and was designed by Nikken Sekkei.

Key takeaways

NEC Supertower belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect NEC Supertower to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of NEC Supertower from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The NEC Super Tower (NECスーパータワー, NEC Sūpātawā), often known as "NEC Supertower, SuperTower or simply Supertower", headquarters of NEC Corporation, is a 180-metre (590 foot) tall skyscraper in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was completed in 1990 and was designed by Nikken Sekkei. Its primary use is as a commercial office space. Forty-three stories high and five underground, it was constructed at a cost of some ¥60 billion (1999) (equivalent to ¥110 billion or US$700 million in 2024), according to Nikkei Business, January 5, 2007 edition.

References

External links Detail :: Portfolio Map :: PORTFOLIO :: TOP REIT, Inc., owner's website. "NEC Supertower". SkyscraperPage.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with NEC Supertower

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what NEC Supertower claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to NEC Supertower before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about NEC Supertower ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of NEC Supertower

In research: NEC Supertower appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses NEC Supertower in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: NEC Supertower is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1990 establishments in Japan, Buildings and structures completed in 1990, Japanese building and structure stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for NEC Supertower outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study NEC Supertower in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what NEC Supertower means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain NEC Supertower out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is NEC Supertower in simple terms?

Why does NEC Supertower matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study NEC Supertower?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on NEC Supertower.