New Skyscraper Requires Green

Tokyo has built its largest skyscraper, part of a mixed-use development in midtown. By ordinance, 40 percent of the 25-acre site is now green space.

The new 53-story Midtown Tower in Tokyo is now the city?EUR??,,????'?????<

The 140 existing trees removed during construction have been replanted, according to specifications by landscape architect EDAW. ?EUR??,,????'?????<

Mixed-use development has steadily gained acceptance in Japan over the past 10 years. The complex includes three office buildings, several residential units, a Ritz Carlton Hotel, the city?EUR??,,????'?????<