fontshop international is an international manufacturer of digital typefaces ( fonts ) , based in berlin .

it is one of the largest digital type foundries .

the fontfont library of fonts contains designs by 160 type designers , among them renowned designers such as peter biľak , evert bloemsma , erik van blokland , neville brody , martin majoor , albert-jan pool , hans reichel , just van rossum , fred smeijers , and erik spiekermann .

the aim of fontfont is to offer typefaces by designers for designers .

fontshop international was acquired by monotype imaging on july 14 , 2014 .

the deal came as part of monotype 's takeover of many of the other large digital type retailers , including linotype , monotype , itc , and bitstream .

fontshop international

majoor , martin ( 2007 ) fontfont focus nexus . berlin : fontshop international .
fontbook by fontshop international ,
the most complete digital type reference in the world .
without permission . this has resulted in an agreement between fsi fontshop international and futurebrand to avoid litigation .
6 . who are fontshop’s customers ? fontshop’s customers are primarily creative professionals working in a variety of industries worldwide .
published by fsi fontshop international in 2000 , i wrote about the genesis of ff scala and ff scala sans .
the font is ©1995 - 2010 erik van blokland and fontshop international . ff kosmik ( though not in this version just yet ) can be licensed at fontshop . scripted with jquery .
fontbook by jurgen siebert , erik spiekermann , ed cleary : fontshop international berlin , berlin 9783930023004 paperback , 1st printing . - westgate bookshop
fontbook : digital typeface compendium eds . mai - linh thi truong , jürgen siebert and erik spiekermann berlin : fsi fontshop international , 2006
sneak peek at a proposal for a lowercase ' k ' for a latin counterpart to the arabic typeface i designed in berlin at fontshop international .
fontbook is a typeface compendium in hardback published by fsi fontshop international and edited by erik spiekermann , jürgen siebert , and mai - linh thi truong .
3 . what are the components of the acquisition ? monotype has acquired berlin - based fontshop international gmbh , which includes its wholly owned subsidiary , fontshop international inc . , based in san francisco . in addition , the transaction comprises three other components : fontshop’s fontfont library , fontshop ag of berlin ( the largest distributor of the library ) , and 13 typeface families principally designed by erik spiekermann – 12 of which are from the fontfont library and one from the fontshop ag collection . a wide range of brands and publications across the globe have used spiekermann’s fontfont designs including infiniti and mozilla , among others .
type specimen book from fontshop international gmbh , berlin , 1993 ( vol . 1 , isbn 393002300 - 8 ) and 1995 ( vol . 2 , isbn 393002301 - 6 )
see faqs and further reading at the fontshop blog , plus tutorials and background at the fontfeed .
, who were then husband and wife . fontshop is the original font reseller in digital type history . there are 6 independent fontshops ( licensors of the fontshop concept ) in europe , australia , and the
1 . what is fontshop ? fontshop is a leading provider of typefaces based in berlin , germany , with an office in san francisco . formed in 1990 as a place where “type was made for designers by designers , ” fontshop has earned a reputation as a respected authority on type and design . fontshop is the brand behind the fontfont® collection , home to some of the world’s most widely used branding typefaces , including the ff® meta® , ff din® and ff scala® designs . fontshop is also the founding brand of the international typo events , recognized for their high - quality discussions on typography , design and visual communication .
ff yokkmokk and ff yakkmakk used for my noncompetitive entry ( since i work for fsi fontshop international ) , my version of the cover for one of my favourite bands infected mushroom ( converting vegetarians ) .
klingspor link . fontshop link . eurostile next review . linotype link . monotype link . myfonts interview in 2017 .
ups has service worldwide , including israel ' s ben gurion international airport ( pictured above ) .
the first edition of fuse was produced by fontshop international in 1991 . it is now exclusively produced by research publishing , a sister company of research studios . plans for a retrospective book and future conferences are underway .
the ﬁrst printed type specimen of ff scala sans was published by fontshop international in 1993 , shortly after its release . it was the ﬁrst time i wrote about my philosophy of deriving a sans from a seriffed type .
majoor ' s third serious typeface , ff seria and ff seria sans , was released in 2000 by fontshop international in berlin . it was awarded two type design prizes , one in london and another one in moscow .
8 . what will happen to the fontshop and fontfont brands ? although the fontshop corporate brand will be retired , monotype expects to continue to operate the fontshop - and fontfont - branded e - commerce sites . the fontfont typeface collection will become part of the monotype® libraries , which already include the monotype , linotype® , itc® , bitstream® and ascender™ typeface collections .
the company intends to integrate programs such as fontshop’s ongoing typo events – programs that reflect fontshop’s unique value and contribution to creative communities . these events serve as a foundation of creativity and are complementary to monotype’s overarching focus on typefaces , technology and expertise .
the fontbook ios app is a typographic reference tool that documents the libraries of over 130 international type foundries .
woburn , mass . - - ( business wire ) - - monotype imaging holdings inc . ( nasdaq : type ) , a leading provider of typefaces , technology and expertise for creative applications and consumer devices , today announced it has acquired fontshop international gmbh of berlin , germany , and its u . s . subsidiary , fontshop international inc . , based in san francisco . the transaction also includes the fontfont® typeface library , fontshop ag of berlin , the largest distributor of the library , and 13 typeface families principally designed by renowned typeface designer and co - founder of fontshop , erik spiekermann . many of spiekermann’s designs , such as the ff® meta® typeface family , are used extensively by brands and publications across the globe .
ivo gabrowitsch is an ecommerce marketing director at monotype and is responsible for fontshop , linotype , and urltoken . he also directed marketing activities for fontfont and fontshop before fontshop international was acquired . after having worked for several years as a media designer on different print and non - print projects , he attended the beuth university of applied sciences in berlin , where he was awarded a graduate degree in print and media engineering . in 2006 , he founded “typostammtisch” , the regular typography meet - up in berlin .
in 1989 , he and his then - wife , joan spiekermann started fontshop , the first mail - order distributor for digital fonts . fontshop international followed and now publishes the fontfont range of typefaces . metadesign combined clean , teutonic - looking information design and complex corporate design systems for clients like bvg ( berlin transit ) , düsseldorf airport , audi , volkswagen and heidelberg printing , amongst others .
crewdson , andy ( 2002 ) seria’s motives : how martin majoor developed his literary typeface . druk # 13 - 14 , fontshop benelux .
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) , and the 5th morisawa international typeface competition ( in which he received an honourable mention for his typeface socia oldstyle ) .
he often attends international meetings , and has been giving a substantial contribution in several fields , such as app development and city plan .
he is board member of the german design council and past president of the istd international society of typographic designers , as well as the iiid international institute for informationdesign . in 2001 he left metadesign and now runs edenspiekermann with offices in berlin , amsterdam , london , stuttgart & san francisco .
hasan abu afash has also developed complex opentype layout features for numerous arabic fonts such as the arajhi family for the alrajhi bank of saudi arabia , the jumeirah arabic font designed by pascal zoghbi and huda abifares for jumeirah international / uae , the seria arabic font family designed by pascal zoghbi for fontshop international , alinma thesans fonts designed by luc ( as ) de groot and mouneer elshaarani for al inma bank and chams arabic font family designed by al mohtaraf assaudi .
the former sada font designed and developed by pascasl zoghbi and martin majoor within the framework of the khatt foundation ' s typographic matchmaking v1 . 0 , has been recently released by fontshop international under the name seria ( which the sada arabic font was originally designed to match ) as the first arabic typeface in the fontfont library .
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when ff balance and ff scala sans were released in 1993 , we both wanted them to be supported by a serious type specimen . fontshop international gave us ‘carte blanche’ as long as we would take care of the production ourselves . evert and i decided to print the two specimens on one large sheet of paper , using two colors .
like most of our projects , we are international . we span the globe with six offices , staying close to our clients and their most important markets .
it think it is embarrassing that fontshop and fontshop international first profiled as a home for independent typeface designers and foundries and then left them with a company which the opposite of these ideals . it does not make sense to keep complaining about that though . we should rather look at how we can learn from this . read contracts before you sign them and stop playing the artist when it comes to money . everything is subject to change , don’t put all your efforts on one card , take care to have a plan b .
launched in late 2004 , the traveling exhibit fiffteen : 15 years of type for independent minds has been a multiyear celebration of fontshop international’s offshoot fontfont , a collection of original , sometimes experimental , digital fonts . now the fêting is complete with this lively companion book , rich with musings , essays , interviews and thousands of illustrations and type specimens .
there is a book called “rookledge’s classic international typefinder” that features large sections comparing individual letters from many fonts . it is designed as a tool for identifying typefaces .
akira is a frequent speaker at type conferences and workshops in europe , americas and asia , and has served as a judge in prestigious international type design competitions .
2 . why did monotype acquire fontshop ? monotype is a leading , global provider of typefaces , technology and expertise for creative applications and consumer devices . the addition of fontshop provides monotype with the opportunity to grow its customer base , expand its ip and provide additional value to creative professionals , particularly in germany , one of the world’s strongest regions in design . monotype believes that its global reach , financial strength and passion for type , combined with fontshop’s complementary typeface expertise , well established industry relationships , and premier typeface collection , will position monotype to better serve its markets .
frank grießhammer is a type designer and font developer working in the adobe type team . he graduated from the type and media masters program at the royal academy of the hague ( kabk ) in 2010 , and has worked for fontshop international before and after . prior to that , he studied graphic design at hbksaar in saarbrücken , germany ; . . .
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rookledge’s international handbook of type designers : a biographical dictionary ron eason and sarah rookledge eds . phil baines and gordon rookledge london : sarema press ( publishers ) ltd . , 1991
this ex libris sticker was issued with fontbook 4 . photo ( and copywriting ) by stephen coles . the first two editions of fontbook , 1993 and 1995 . photo by henning krause . fontbook vol . 1 and vol . 2 after several years of daily use in the fontshop germany office . photo courtesy urltoken . fontbook 1998 , the 3rd edition . photo by henning krause . grant hutchinson ’s collection of fontbook editions and fontshop catalogs .
from 1999 until 2010 majoor was the graphic designer for the warsaw autumn festival , the largest international polish festival of contemporary music . the programme books were set in majoor’s own typeface seria .
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11 . how will erik spiekermann work with monotype ? erik spiekermann , co - founder of fontshop international and principal designer of 13 typeface families that are part of the acquisition , is a respected authority on type and design , as well as one of the most well known personalities in the industry . spiekermann is expected to assume a consultative role for monotype to help promote various type - and design - related opportunities .
this is the international edition of the design magazine brazil , it features news throughout the world of design ; events , exhibitions , new products , new designs , interviews , competitions and more .
the book has been a best - seller world - wide , described as ' a luscious volume ' by the independent , ' sumptuous ' by the new statesman , been the subject of a case study by fontshop international and hailed as exemplary by huda smitshuijzen abifarès of the khatt foundation , for my approach to harmonising the english and arabic editions of the book - set to feature in an upcoming interview / blog post .
his nexus family ( 2004 ) is his latest super family , consisting of serif , sans serif and slab serif versions , which are all ' connected ' . there are also typewriter versions and two sets of elegantly drawn swash capitals . nexus was released in 2004 by fsi fontshop international as one of its first opentype fonts . in 2006 the nexus family was the winner in the creative review type design awards in the catagory text families .
in 1991 he was asked by erik spiekermann of fontshop international in berlin to release ff scala as its first serious text face in the fontfont library . in 1993 ff scala was augmented with a sans - serif version , ff scala sans . the sans and the serif versions complement each other , they follow the same principle of form but are two distinct designs . both ff scala and ff scala sans have become successful throughout the world .
“after 25 years of fruitful cooperation and partnership , i am really looking forward to the collective expertise that we’ll be able to deliver to the market as fontshop becomes a part of monotype , ” said petra weitz , general manager of monotype berlin and former ceo of fontshop . “we know each other’s strengths and together we can better serve the type and design community in ways that we weren’t able to do as single , standalone organizations . i am excited about the possibilities moving forward .
stephen is author of the book the anatomy of type ( the geometry of type in the uk ) , and serves on the board of the letterform archive . he was formerly a creative director at fontshop and a member of the fontfont typeboard .
spread from my book
pitupatu
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exhibition as a part of the international print triennial , krakow , poland . used typeface : ff pitu by łukasz dziedzic .
spread from my book
machloye
featured on
lettra – sign and letter
exhibition as a part of the international print triennial , krakow , poland . used typeface : ff mach by łukasz dziedzic .
as the world moves forward towards a more international ( design ) society , the need for fonts that can support multi - scripts becomes imperative . technology is now capable of supporting many scripts on . . .
ups offers 27 different services for their u . s . , international , and freight divisions . services include : next day air , second day air , three day select , ground , standard , and more .
1 . history lowercase 2 . regular 3 . fontstruct history lowercase 4 . history lowercase regular 5 . version 1 . 0 6 . history - lowercase 7 . fontstruct is a trademark of fsi fontshop international gmbh 8 . urltoken 9 . daniel lyons 10 . “history lowercase” was built with fontstruct 11 . urltoken 12 . urltoken / fontstructions / show / 1174236 13 . fontstruct non - commercial license 19 . five big quacking zephyrs jolt my wax bed 256 . awgpcvtnwa = =
with the acquisition of fontshop , monotype expects to grow its customer base , expand its typeface ip and provide additional value to creative markets , particularly in germany , which is widely recognized as one of the world’s strongest regions in design . monotype’s global reach , financial strength and passion for type , combined with fontshop’s complementary typeface expertise , industry relationships and premier typeface collection , is expected to strengthen monotype’s ability to serve global markets and deliver high - quality , branded experiences across every screen , platform or media property .
“as a company dedicated to type , we’re excited about the addition of fontshop , another company with design and type in their dna , ” said doug shaw , president and ceo of monotype . “fontshop’s strong relationships with typeface designers , acute knowledge of the creative professional community , high - quality ip , strong e - commerce business and highly regarded typo events , will add immediate value to our business and help us continue on our mission of being the first place to turn for typefaces , technology and expertise . ”
with more than 2 , 500 typefaces , fontshop’s fontfont library has a reputation of being one of the most prestigious type collections in the world , representing contemporary design that is viewed by the industry as original and on trend , promoting creativity , playfulness , ease - of - use and high quality . fontshop’s annual typo conferences are held in europe and the u . s . , and bring together industry luminaries and professionals who present and share insights on typography , design and visual communication . monotype intends to continue the typo events .
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in 2001 the ff seria family was awarded a certificate of excellence from the istd international typographic awards 2001 in london and a certificate of excellence in type design from the atypi type design competition ‘bukva : raz ! ’ in moscow .
erik spiekermann , typeface designer and co - founder of fontshop said , “as a typeface designer who cares deeply about the industry in which i work , i have watched monotype not merely survive , but grow and prosper . they have become respected experts in the business and the technology of type . having my typefaces become part of the monotype foundry will make sure that they , as well as the other fontfonts , will benefit from monotype’s strengths . the industry - at - large will be stronger once fontshop adds its creative prowess to monotype’s business . ”
for the dvd art project loud & clear he worked together with artists such as marlene dumas and candice breitz . kessels writes regular editorials for numerous international magazines . he lectured at the d & ad presidents lecture and at several international design conferences such as in singapore , goa , ny , toronto and bangkok . he has taught at the gerrit rietveld academy ( amsterdam ) , écal ( lausanne ) and at the amsterdam academy of architecture where he curated a celebration of amateurism .
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or economically formulated : fontshop sponsors fontblog , for no blogs can survive long term without a business model .
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9 . how will fontshop be integrated into monotype ? fontshop brings to monotype some of the world’s most experienced and talented type professionals . the team is expected to positively impact monotype in a number of ways , adding strength and breadth in areas such as typeface design , language extension , font technology , e - commerce , marketing , sales , customer support and designer relations . fontshop’s fontfont collection , with more than 2 , 500 designs , will be integrated as part of the monotype libraries , available through monotype’s sales teams and the company’s e - commerce sites , which include myfonts , fonts . com , linotype . com , and now urltoken and fontfont . com . moving forward , monotype expects to add new fonts to the fontfont collection , enhance and extend existing designs , add new licensing options and bring more flexibility for use in a variety of publishing , web and display environments .
( 2009 , with adrian frutiger ) has twice as many weights as the orifinal frutiger family . later in 2009 , the extensive din next pro , co - designed with sandra winter , saw the light . i assume that this was mainly done so as to meet the competition of fontshop ' s
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monotype , helvetica , frutiger and ascender are trademarks of monotype imaging inc . registered in the u . s . patent and trademark office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions . linotype and univers are trademarks of monotype gmbh registered in the u . s . patent and trademark office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions . itc is a trademark of monotype itc inc . registered in the u . s . patent and trademark office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions . bitstream a trademark of myfonts inc . registered in the u . s . patent and trademark office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions . ascender is a trademark of monotype imaging inc . fontshop , fontfont , ff , meta , ff din and ff scala are registered trademarks of fontshop international gmbh . all other trademarks are the property of their respective owners . © 2014 monotype imaging inc . all rights reserved .
the company has had a long - standing relationship with fontshop and recognizes the value of its contributions to the typographic and design communities . monotype believes the acquisition will enable it to move forward in a way that will allow the fontfont library to continue to grow and thrive – and benefit the type and design communities .
fontfont is a leading independent font foundry that has the world’s largest library of original contemporary typefaces . part of the fontshop international family , fontfont is based in berlin on the über - trendy bergmannstrasse . at the heart of what we do is a heady mix of intuition , passion , a sprinkling of serendipity , an eye for detail , and a dash of attitude . from the first ever random font ff beowolf to the release of our web fontfonts , we place creativity at the forefront and pride ourselves on producing the highest quality typefaces that are technically robust and that continually innovate .
newer package cars in north america have either a freightliner trucks or navistar international chassis ; automatic transmissions and power steering are slowly appearing in package cars . ups also operates mercedes - benz sprinter box vans ( occasionally with dodge badges ) as well as dodge grand caravan minivans .
7 . how are customers expected to benefit from the acquisition ? with the addition of fontshop’s offerings and expertise , monotype believes that its customers will ultimately benefit with more and better choices . for example , new typefaces are expected to be added to the fontfont library , and the company intends to expand existing typeface families and extend availability and licensing options for a wide range of environments from screen to print . the company aims to integrate fontfont offerings in a way that enables brands to better ensure brand expression across today’s digital landscape . monotype also intends to preserve and extend the designer and customer - oriented focus that’s been a hallmark of fontshop’s business .
was the topic / subject of the project a new one for you ?
the topic was not new for us , because fontshop previously published the printed typeface encyclopedia , fontbook , for 20 years . but , for the first time , we brought it to a mobile device with an interface totally different than a book .
scoring criteria imprint roger black ( danilo black , inc . , usa ) stephen coles ( typographica , usa ) jan middendorp ( publizist , berlin ) veronika elsner ( elsner + flake , berlin ) bertram schmidt - friderichs ( tdc , mainz ) ralf herrmann ( typoforum , weimar ) claudia guminski ( fontshop , marketing , berlin )
spiekermann currently holds a professorship at the academy of arts in bremen , is vice president of the german design council , president of the international institute of information design , president of the international society of typographic designers and a board member of atypi . his book , stop stealing sheep , first published in 1993 , has sold over 150 , 000 copies and is currently in its second edition . he withdrew from the management of metadesign in 2000 to work on a new project : the united designers network , a collaboration of many designers he has worked with over the years .
the backlash from a ' design for feeling ' to a ' design for reading ' in slovakia after the mid - nineties generated an increased interest in the most traditional graphic design discipline - type design . this discipline did not have much of a tradition in slovakia . the key figure was andrej krátky who , in the beginning of the nineties , was a student of jan solpera , a representative of the strong czech school of type design in prague . a dynamic linear lettering ( called bradlo ) designed by andrej krátky in 1995 won international recognition . the renowned fontshop company provided its distribution . during his stint at the academy of fine arts and design in bratislava , krátky supervised other young type designers - such as peter bil ' ak , whose eureka lettering won the laurels on the international scene . the same is true for the jigsaw lettering designed by johanna bil ' ak - balušíková , bil ' ak ' s wife .
martin majoor has been designing type since the mid - 1980s . after a student placement at urw in hamburg , he started in 1986 as a typographic designer in the research & development department at océ - netherlands . in 1988 he started working as a graphic designer for the vredenburg music centre in utrecht , for whom he designed the typeface scala for use in their printed matter . two years later fsi fontshop international published ff scala as the first serious text face in the then - new fontfont - library . in 1993 ff scala was augmented with a sans - serif version , ff scala sans . in the eyes of the . . .
if typography were a religion , this would be the bible . fontbook is the world’s most comprehensive typographic reference tool , documenting the libraries of over 130 international type foundries who publish the works of more than 1 , 660 type designers . fontbook app covers nearly 37 , 000 typefaces from 8 , 000 + font families .
transaction details the deal is structured as three transactions with an aggregate cash purchase price of approximately $ 13 million . monotype will acquire fontshop’s annualized revenue stream of approximately $ 9 million , which should generate approximately $ 1 . 5 million in annualized net adjusted ebitda . transaction and integration costs of $ 3 million are expected to be incurred in the first year subsequent to the transaction date .
with the aim of creating an international font family , monotype ' s type director akira kobayashi teamed up with sony ' s chief art director hiroshige fukuhara to design the neutral sans sst® . what started out as an exclusive corporate typeface is now available to everyone : a modern sans serif with clean structures and an organic legibility .
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10 . what will happen with the typo conferences ? fontshop’s typo conferences ( held in berlin , london and san francisco ) have served as a platform for industry professionals to present and share knowledge on typography , design and visual communication . these events have also inspired students , emerging designers and future influencers of the typographic and design communities . moving forward , monotype intends to continue with typo conferences .
he was founder ( 1979 ) of metadesign , germany’s largest design firm with offices in berlin , london and san francisco . he is responsible for corporate design programs for audi , skoda , volkswagen , lexus , heidelberg printing , bosch and way - finding projects like berlin transit , düsseldorf airport and many others . in 1988 he started fontshop , a company for production and distribution of electronic fonts .
in this second half of the article , originally published in typo magazine , author zdeno kolesár looks at slovak design from the mid - 1990s to the present . during this time , younger generations have transitioned between traditional methods and more radical approaches , confronting typography and layout in ways that often received both international recognition and criticism from older generations .
akira kobayashi studied at musashino art university in tokyo , then took a calligraphy course at the london college of printing . he took best of category and best of show for clifford in the 1998 u & lc magazine type design competition . kobayashi was awarded first prize , text category , for conrad in linotype library’s third international digital type . . .
4 . what were the financial terms of the transaction ? the deal is structured as three transactions with an aggregate cash purchase price of approximately $ 13 million . monotype will acquire fontshop’s annualized revenue stream of approximately $ 9 million , which should generate approximately $ 1 . 5 million in annualized net adjusted ebitda . transaction and integration costs of $ 3 million are expected to be incurred the first year subsequent to the transaction date .
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born in 1966 , lives and works in amsterdam . erik kessels is a dutch artist , designer and curator with great interest in photography . erik kessels is since 1996 creative director of communications agency kesselskramer in amsterdam and works for national and international clients such as nike , diesel , j & b whisky , oxfam , ben , vitra , citizen m and the hans brinker budget hotel .
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( a classic squarish kufi face ) were upgraded to the decotype font format for use in winsoft tasmeem which is now bundled with indesign cs4 - - - thanks to a cooperation with mirjam somers . still with somers , he upgraded the basim marah display typeface ( 2008 ) for tasmeem . basim marah was drawn by basim salem al mahdi from iraq and then digitized by hasan himself . the same year , hasan developed an opentype project for alinma thesans fonts which are based on themix arabic ( designed by luc ( as ) de groot and mouneer elshaarani for al inma bank , saudi arabia ) . later he developed the opentype features for jumeirah arabic which was designed by pascal zoghbi ( 29letters ) and huda abifares ( khatt ) for jumeirah international , uae . he developed the opentype layout features needed for the arabic script system in the seria arabic fonts family which was designed by pascal zoghbi for fontshop international , as well as the chams fonts family which was designed by al mohtaraf assaudi for the redesign of the shams newspaper in saudi arabia and the arajhi fonts for alrajhi bank . since 2002 hasan has worked and collaborated with mamoun sakkal in several projects , such as the burj dubai shilia project , sakkal baseet and the microsoft project which included the updating of the opentype instructions for fonts such as
after college , spiekermann spent several years as a freelance graphic designer in london . he returned to berlin in 1979 , where , together with two partners , he founded metadesign , germany’s largest design firm , with offices in berlin , london and san francisco . the firm’s projects included work for audi , skoda , volkswagen , lexus , heidelberg printing , berlin transit , düsseldorf airport and many other clients . in 1988 , spiekermann started fontshop , a digital typeface foundry and distributor of fonts .
couture troopers is an online magazine website where nothing is truly impossible . so here we are , a team of writers who celebrate the sheer notion of creativity , innovation , enticement and excitement ; channeling our vibe for good style in a totally unique and spontaneous perspective for the fashion - savvy and anyone who enjoys a good read and discerning coverage from fashion to arts , both in the local and international scene .
stylepark is a leading international platform for architecture and design . as professional curators , service providers , consultants and commentators , the frankfurt - based company mediates between manufacturers , architects , planners and those with an interest in design . since its foundation back in 2000 , stylepark ag has continually optimized and expanded its business areas . reflecting the complexity and diversity of spheres of activity in the realm of architecture and design .
kali nikitas is principal of graphic design for love ( + $ ) based in los angeles . she is chair of the communication arts department and founding chair of the mfa graphic design program at otis college of art and design . she has been recognized by type director’s club , acd , aiga , graphis ; published internationally ; curated and co - curated international symposia ; lectured and given workshops throughout the united states and in europe .
desainer is the italian portal about design for all those who have a passion for style , taste and elegance and they want to read , discuss , advise , criticize , share and deepen their knowledge of the world of italian and international design . urltoken is a media presented at the major industry events with over 150 , 000 readers per month and 500 , 000 page views that makes urltoken one of the most popular websites in italy .
if you want to have your finger on the pulse of home furnishing and pampered with unique housing reports from around the world decorated with personality and soul , then rum magazine for you . it presents the latest international trends and good ideas on how to use them in your own home , and where to find the products for the house . along with exciting news about design , interiors , art , books and plenty of shopping sites .
marian bantjes has been variously described as a typographer , designer , artist , and writer . she works from her base on a small island off the west coast of canada , and her personal , obsessive , and sometimes strange graphic work has brought her international recognition . following her interests in complexity and structure , marian is known for her custom typography , detailed and lovingly precise vector art , obsessive hand work , and patterning and ornament .
. what started out as an exclusive corporate typeface is now available to everyone : a modern sans serif with clean structures and an organic legibility . the superfamily supports almost 100 languages with numerous font systems and in addition to latin also offers greek , cyrillic , arabic , vietnamese , japanese and thai characters and symbols . this means sst will be your ideal partner for major international corporate projects and can convince both in print and on screen .
, author zdeno kolesár looks at slovak design from the mid - 1990s to the present . during this time , younger generations have transitioned between traditional methods and more radical approaches , confronting typography and layout in ways that often received both international recognition and criticism from older generations . towards the new millennium , previous limitations on the profession were dispelled as design moved away from its
traditional utilitarian limits ,
and became recognised a core component of society .
is it possible that the physical character of the landscape forms characteristics of graphic design ? for the answer to this question we go back to the beginning of the century . while most of europe accepted art nouveau as the last international - spread art movement that influenced architecture , craft , and fine arts , the dutch rejected art nouveau as frivolous . dutch artists considered themselves pragmatic and realistic . thus , they rather turned themselves towards conventional realism that later evolved into abstraction .
erik spiekermann is information architect , type designer and author . two of his typefaces , ff meta and itc officina , are considered to be modern classics . he founded metadesign ( 1979 ) and fontshop ( 1988 ) . he is behind the design of well - know brands such as audi , bosch , vw , german railways and heidelberg printing , among others ; information systems for berlin transit and düsseldorf airport and for publications like the economist . he designed exclusive typefaces for corporations like deutsche bahn , bosch , zdf ( german tv ) , cisco , mozilla and many others .
arhitext , boasting a more than 20 - year old tradition on the market of specialized architecture publications , is an elite cultural magazine and the most important trend - setting magazine in this field . its emergence on the market of romanian cultural publications meant the recovery of a less approached or known area , dealing with the current achievements in the field of architecture , urban planning , architectural and urban design , thus becoming a magazine of great interest on a national , as well as international scale .
founded in 1994 by jean françois porchez , typofonderie is an independent digital type foundry in france , designing , manufacturing and distributing a selection of high quality typefaces for adventurous digital typographers . this is the first place in the world to buy our digital fonts . based in clamart ( france ) from the end of 2008 , typofonderie as foundry , is dedicated to the distribution of a selection of high quality typeface designs , when zecraft focus on the bespoke typefaces and lettering projects . many of the typofonderie typefaces have won prizes in international competitions .
after training as a graphic designer jean françois porchez ( born 1964 ) worked as a type director . by 1994 , he had created the new typeface for le monde newspapers . founder of typofonderie , his expertise enables him to propose bespoke typefaces as well as distributing his fonts via his urltoken website . he is honorary president of the association typographique internationale , taught type design in various schools and conducts regularly type design workshops all over the world . he also contributes regularly to conferences and international publications . he founded the french community . . .
it is very unlikely that the countryside ( even though it is so remarkable in its flatness ) is the only determinant of art development in the netherlands , although it is undoubtedly a source of inspiration for dutch artists . holland has always been an unusually tolerant place . it is the place with many political parties , many different views and opinions . individuality here is a very important element . it seems that with the world - wide availability of graphic software , the national characteristics of graphic design and typography would disappear . how is it possible that there is such a phenomenon as dutch design in todays international style ? and , what are the characteristics of dutch design ? reading the art history books , i can say that realism , sobriety , outspokenness , clarity , moral integrity , and social responsibility were frequently marked as typical dutch virtues . but these characteristics do not in themselves define style . and even if they did , the same qualities are related to modernism ( international style ) , another movement that didnt influence holland very much . the dutch found their own interpretation of modernism .
based in the trendy district of kreuzberg in berlin , germany , fontfont was established in 1990 when fontshop founder erik spiekermann and fellow type designer neville brody wanted to build a foundry where type was made for designers , by designers ; a place where type designers were given a fair and friendly offer and where true type magic was made . “from the very beginning , ” representatives of the foundry say , “we wanted to bend the rules and test typographic boundaries , to build a library with a collection like no other ; a range of typefaces that had different styles , different purposes , that was contemporary , experimental , unorthodox , and radical . ”
simone wolf was born and grew up in germany . her studio , type * s , is in italy , where she has lived and worked since 2005 . wolf has been working as a marketing expert , consultant and pr agent since 1999 and organizes seminars , conferences and special events . in 2007 , she accepted a post at europe’s oldest university , in bologna , where she was charged with developing a curriculum in cultural marketing and graphic design . simone lectures on marketing , event management and intercultural communications at various international universities in milan and florence .
major competitors in the united states include united states postal service ( usps ) and fedex , as well as regional us carriers such as ontrac , eastern connection , and lso , formerly known as lonestar overnight . in addition to these domestic carriers , ups competes with a variety of international operators , including canada post , purolator , transforce , dhl express , deutsche post ( and its subsidiary dhl ) , royal mail , japan post , india post and many other regional carriers , national postal services and air cargo handlers ( see package delivery and mail pages ) .
the upgraded quartely international design magazine tlmag , with its new bilingual formula ( french / english ) , is focusing on creation and craft intelligence connecting the handmade in all its facets to low and high tech processes . transversal , intelligent and culture - oriented , the reader should find his way on these creative and experimental territories opened to the everyday aesthetics and a new kind of lifestyle attitudes . tlmag brings out talents and know - how . facing the world in perpetual change , tlmag promotes contemporary values and highlights cross - overs between design , fashion , architecture , beauty and luxury .
ludovic balland specializes in typography , typesetting and conceiving book projects . he studied visual communication at the university of art and design in basel and trained at dalton & maag in london . in 2002 he founded the studio the remingtons in basel , focusing on typography and typesetting techniques . in 2006 he founded his own studio , typography cabinet , where he focuses on book design , visual identities for international brands and cultural institutions , and investigations in typography . ludovic teaches graduate and undergraduate typography at ecal / university of art and design in lausanne . he’s also given several typography workshops and lectures .
the book begins with an excellent overview of fontfont by middendorp . erik spiekermann and neville brody , who had already established fontshop , a distribution company for digital fonts from the major foundries , started fontfont in 1990 as a means to distribute some of the new , creative type designs being made by graphic designers , many of whom were just getting their feet wet with early font - creation software . fontfont grew rapidly , thanks in part to the reputation of spiekermann’s very successful studio metadesign and brody’s fame as the innovative typographer / designer of the face in the 1980s . they began with several typefaces of their own : display fonts like typeface four , six and seven from brody and the now classic meta from spiekermann .
the netherlands is a small country with some 15 million inhabitants . it is flat , and has no geographical particularities . it is situated on the western border of germany , the north of france and belgium , and the east of england across the north sea . as a comparatively small country , the dutch people have always felt the influence of surrounding countries . if they attempted to be a part of international styles , they risked dissolving the national characteristics of the small nation . on the other hand , if they tried to stay untouched by foreign influence and keep to themselves , they could easily fall into provincialism . however , they have succeeded in creating one of the most remarkable and outstanding cultures .
upon graduating from musashino art university in tokyo , akira kobayashi began his career as a type designer at sha - ken co . , ltd . in 1983 . after working for six years at sha - ken , he went to london in 1989 to study calligraphy and typography . on his return to japan in 1990 , he entered jiyu - kobo , ltd . and engaged in designing and digitizing the japanese fonts hiragino mincho and hiragino gothic until 1993 . from 1993 to 1997 he worked for typebank co . , ltd . , where he designed latin typefaces to accompany the foundry’s digital japanese fonts . from 1997 to 2001 he worked as a freelance designer and won numerous international awards for his typefaces .
in the international context of graphic design in the mid - nineties , a shift towards modern neoclassicism began to be implemented . this can be seen in the development of fonts by a star of californian
new wave ,
zuzana ličko ( born in bratislava , incidentally ) . obviously , this was not a turn toward classic modernism . we can simply speak of a hybrid and paradoxical postmodern modernism , or modern postmodernism . a taming of rampant emotion and over - inﬂated decor took place , but the postmodern emphasis on the humanisation of cultural production stayed in full force . we might mention that , in contrast to architecture or three - dimensional design , graphic design used the most modern technological tool , the computer , to obtain radical post - modern results . thus , first syntheses of modern and postmodern principles appeared in graphic design earlier than in other art disciplines .


hazama ando corporation ( 安藤ハザマ株式会社 andō hazama kabushiki-gaisha ) , is one of the 10 biggest construction companies in japan .

it was launched in 2013 by the merger of the hazama corporation and ando corporation .

it has overseas networks in asia , especially in the south asian countries like nepal , as well as in the united states , mexico , central and south america .

hazama ando

ando and hazama jointly win contracts , make purchases , and engage in other projects .
ando has dispatched one vice president and representative director and one part - time auditor to hazama . ( the above two personnel have been transferred to hazama )
data as of jul 09 2018 . currency figures normalised to hazama ando corp ' s reporting currency : japanese yen jpy
based on the capital and business tie - up agreement , ando holds 10 , 000 , 000 shares in hazama’s common stock , 250 , 000 shares in hazama’s class iv preferred stock , and 125 units of the second issue of hazama share options .
further , if the merger is approved at ando’s general shareholders’ meeting and hazama’s extraordinary shareholders’ meeting and class meeting , then ando shares will be delisted from the tokyo stock exchange on march 27 , 2013 .
no particular conflict of interest arises between ando and hazama with regard to the merger and as such no particular measures have been taken .
neither abeam m & a consulting , the independent calculation agent advising ando , nor frontier management , the independent calculation agent advising hazama , falls under the category of a related party of ando or hazama or has any particular interests to be declared with regard to the merger .
the award was jointly conferred to the mopit , along with japanese consultant company , nippon koei corporation and japanese construction company , hazama ando corporation .
with the exception of the above , there are no particular capital relationships between personnel and companies related to ando and personnel and companies related to hazama .
with the exception of the above , there are no particular personnel relationships between personnel and companies related to ando and personnel and companies related to hazama .
with the exception of the above , there are no particular transactional relationships between personnel and companies related to ando and personnel and companies related to hazama .
reorganizes the general partnership company organization to establish ando - gumi as a business corporation .
the merger will take the form of an absorption - type merger in which hazama will be the surviving company and ando will be the company to be absorbed .
0 . 53 shares of hazama’s common stock will be allotted and delivered for each share of ando’s common stock . however , for its current holding of 2 , 781 , 948 shares of treasury stock , ando will not receive any allotment of shares in the merger .
ando corporation ( “ando” ) and hazama corporation ( “hazama” ) hereby announce that it was resolved at the meetings of their respective boards of directors held today to carry out the merger of their companies ( the “merger” ) on april 1 , 2013 ( tentative ) and in the spirit of equal footing basis , entered into a merger agreement . the details are described below .
reorganizes as
ando - gumi ,
a general partnership company with capital of 1 million yen .
takema hazama receives a contract from the kyushu railway company to build the new moji locomotive engine and passenger carriage depot , and founds hazama - gumi in moji ( fukuoka prefecture ) .
ando holds 10 , 000 , 000 shares of hazama common stock , 250 , 000 shares of hazama class iv preferred stock , and 125 units of the second issue of hazama share options . when examining the merger , both companies therefore had their respective independent calculation agents calculate the merger ratio and report the results in order to ensure fairness . based on the results of the merger ratio calculation , both companies entered into negotiations and discussions which resulted in an agreement to carry out the merger using an agreed merger ratio . ando and hazama requested abeam m & a consulting and frontier management , their respective independent calculation agents , to calculate the merger ratio and received calculation reports from them . note that neither ando nor hazama has received a fairness opinion from their respective independent calculation agents .
shotaro ando founds a civil engineering contracting business called
ando - kata
in matsueda - cho , kanda ward , tokyo . the company begins with brick construction , which was an advanced building method at the time .
this is a system for hazama to purchase shares constituting less than one unit held by shareholders .
established as hazama - gumi , a joint stock company ( capital of 500 , 000 yen ) .
hazama ando corporation , formerly hazama corporation , is mainly engaged in the construction business . the company operates through three business segments . the civil engineering segment is in the provision of general civil work both domestic and overseas . the construction segment is in the provision of general construction work and architectural project both domestic and overseas . the group segmen
after the delisting of ando stock , shareholders receiving an allotment of 100 shares ( one unit ) or more of hazama common stock as a result of the merger will be able to trade hazama common stock in excess of one unit on the tokyo stock exchange , and the companies therefore believe that the liquidity of common stock will be able to be maintained .
the predecessors of the current company , hazama and ando , were established in 1889 and 1873 respectively . the two companies originally formed a capital and business tie - up in 2003 , and were collaborating over order receipts and materials procurement before the merger . [ 3 ]
in connection with the merger , hazama will issue 43 , 834 , 207 shares ( tentative ) of its common stock . ( note that none of the treasury stock held by hazama will be used for the allotment of shares in the merger . )
after delisting , it will no longer be possible to trade ando common stock on the tokyo stock exchange , but holders of ando common stock will receive an allotment of common stock in the surviving company in accordance with the descriptions in “2 . ( 3 ) details of allotment in the merger . ”
to ensure that the merger ratio used in the merger is calculated in a fair and appropriate manner , ando and hazama selected as independent calculation agents abeam m & a consulting ltd . ( “abeam m & a consulting” ) and frontier management inc . ( “frontier management” ) , respectively .
note that the completion of the merger is subject to the satisfaction of various conditions , such as approval of the merger at ando’s general shareholders’ meeting and hazama’s extraordinary shareholders’ meeting and class meeting , the approval of the japan fair trade commission , and the absence of any material grounds that may hamper the merger .
note 1 : hazama also plans to hold a general shareholders’ meeting on june 28 , 2012 ( record date of march 31 , 2012 ) .
year on year hazama ando corp ' s revenues fell - 7 . 59 % from 407 . 99bn to 377 . 02bn . this along with an increase in selling , general and administrative costs has contributed to a reduction in net income from 26 . 28bn to 23 . 86bn , a - 9 . 20 % decrease .
receives order for da nhim no . 1 power station ( vietnam ) , which was hazama ' s first major overseas construction project of the post - war era .
note that the future profitability projections for ando which serve as the basis of the dcf method calculations by abeam m & a consulting and frontier management do not predict major increases or decreases in profit .
this is a system for shareholders with shares constituting less than one unit to purchase hazama shares to increase their holdings up to one unit ( 100 shares ) . as hazama does not currently have such a system , the company intends to create one for the benefit of shareholders who , as a result of the merger , will hold shares constituting less than one unit . hazama plans to submit a proposal to the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting scheduled for july 20 , 2012 that would make changes to the company’s articles of incorporation including the creation of such a system . the change would take place from april 1 , 2013 .
after concluding a capital and business tie - up agreement in 2003 , ando and hazama have built a long - term relationship of trust and cooperation . both companies have now agreed that the best way for them to achieve sustainable growth is to go beyond this relationship by merging their business operations to expand their scope of business , streamline operations , boost efficiency , and thereby enhance profitability . as such , both companies today signed a merger agreement .
frontier management calculated the merger ratio for the common stock of both companies using the market price average method , on the grounds that the common stock of both companies has a market price , and also conducted a valuation using the dcf method for both companies . the valuation range for the merger ratio calculated using each method , which is given as numbers of shares of hazama common stock to be allotted for one share of ando common stock , is shown in the table below .
completes replacement of uji bridge , ise grand shrine ( the third time since 1969 that hazama corporation has been entrusted with this work , which is part of the regular dismantling and rebuilding of the shrine that takes place every 20 years ) .
the effective date for the merger is april 1 , 2013 , and therefore , in accordance with the delisting standards of the tokyo stock exchange , ando common stock is scheduled to be delisted on march 27 , 2013 ( final day of trading scheduled for march 26 , 2013 ) .
shareholders who , as a result of the merger , will hold hazama shares constituting less than one unit will not be able to trade such shares on the tokyo stock exchange . these shareholders will instead be able to use either of the following systems :
shareholders who , as a result of the merger , will receive a fractional share less than one hazama share will receive a monetary payment that corresponds to their fractional share in accordance with article 234 of the companies act and other related laws and regulations .
as described above , ando and hazama requested their respective independent calculation agents to calculate the merger ratio for the merger and received from the respective agents merger ratio calculation reports . both companies , after comprehensive consideration of the both companies’ financial and asset situations , business and performance outlook , historical and current stock price performance and other factors , entered into detailed discussions and negotiations with reference to the results shown in the calculation reports and reached agreement that the merger ratio as shown under “2 . ( 3 ) details of allotment in the merger” is appropriate .
through the merger , ando and hazama will complement each other by harnessing their prior track records of achievement and as a result generate synergistic effects through their technological strength , marketing power , and cost competitiveness and strengthen their business operations and improve their efficiency . at the same time , the new company will aim for further expansion overseas and the development of foundations for new business initiatives . through these measures , the new company will strive to enhance its profitability , financial soundness , and corporate value and to build a stronger business base that supports further development and growth .
with respect to the accounting treatment of the merger , the plan is to adopt the accounting standards for business combinations ( asbj statement no . 21 ) and the implementation guidance on accounting standards for business combinations and business divestitures ( asbj guidance no . 10 ) , and use the purchasing method making hazama the acquiring company .
further , the future profitability projections for hazama which serve as the basis of the dcf method calculations by abeam m & a consulting and frontier management include a fiscal year in which a major increase in profit is predicted . specifically , in the fiscal year ending march 2012 , there was an increase in tax expenses as a result of a partial impairment of assets the company recognized and the enactment of a law concerning a reduction in the corporate income tax rate in japan . however , projections for the fiscal year ending march 31 , 2013 show a major increase in net income over the preceding fiscal year , as at the current time the company is no longer expecting such impact from the increase in tax expenses on its revenue plans in and after the fiscal year ending march 2013 .
abeam m & a consulting conducted valuations for the common stock of both companies using the market price method , on the grounds that the common stock of both companies has a market price , and also conducted calculations using the discounted cash flow method ( “dcf method” ) to reflect in the valuation the future state of their businesses . the market price method used may 23 , 2012 as the reference date and calculations took into account the closing price on the reference date , and the average closing price and volume - weighted average price for the one - month , three - month , and six month periods prior to the reference date . the valuation range calculated using each method , assuming the value of one share of hazama common stock to be 1 , is shown in the table below .
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executes a portion of the tokyo ginza - dori
brick town
construction project .
executes a portion of the asakusa nakamise - dori
brick town
construction project .
becomes a business associate with government ministries in charge of the army , railroads , and communications .
receives a package order to construct an army artillery arsenal ( brick construction ) in koishikawa , tokyo , around the time of the sino - japanese war , which broke out the following year . this built the company ' s foundation as a construction business .
executes brick repair work for the tokyo post and telegraph office , which was japan ' s first general telephone office .
completes construction of the aikoku life insurance ( currently nippon life insurance ) building . this was the company ' s first private - sector construction project .
moves to a newly constructed company building in tsukiji , kyobashi ward , tokyo . completes work on a coastal landfill project in isogo , yokohama city , kanagawa prefecture ( 370 , 000 m 2 ) .
following world war ii , takes on repair work for facilities used by the allied occupation forces ( military police headquarters , the sanno hotel , etc . ) , and pours efforts into post - war reconstruction by restoring damaged areas and rebuilding urgently needed facilities in various regions , such as government and public buildings , schools , and hospitals .
completes construction of imperial hotel new annex no . 1 in 1956 and imperial hotel new annex no . 2 .
builds and moves to new headquarters in yaesu , chuo ward , tokyo , and establishes a test facility in shibaura for experiments with precast and prestressed concrete products .
leads the industry in developing a prefabrication method using large concrete plates , and establishes its first prefabrication plant , in kawagoe city , saitama prefecture .
enters into a technical partnership with coignet of france and introduces prefabrication technology from overseas .
adds design and supervision , and the manufacture , processing , and sales of construction materials , to its business objectives in its articles of incorporation .
establishes an equipment center in tokyo to streamline administration of materials and equipment in the kanto region .
completes construction of the frank lloyd wright suite ( imperial hotel , tokyo ) .
completes construction of the okoba - hitoyoshi section of the kagoshima line , which was japan ' s first loop - line project .
completes construction of the yalu river bridge ( connecting present - day china and north korea ) , which was japan ' s first caisson construction project .
enters the electric power business and receives an order for the onagohata hydroelectric plant .
engages in foundation works using japan ' s first caisson construction method as part of the construction of eitai bridge ( designated as an important cultural property , and chosen by the japan society of civil engineers as one of its first civil engineering heritage sites ) .
enters the subway construction business and receives an order for construction of the nihombashi - kyobashi section of the tokyo subway .
completes the first phase of construction of supung power station ( currently north korea ) as part of what was asia ' s largest dam construction project at the time .
completes construction of the shimonoseki section of the kanmon tunnel , which was japan ' s first undersea tunnel .
completes construction of sakuma dam , japan ' s first major mechanized construction project of the post - war era .
completes construction of miboro dam , which was japan ' s first rock - fill dam .
completes construction of kurobe dam , which was one of the century ' s largest projects .
becomes listed in the first sections of the tokyo , osaka , and nagoya stock exchanges .
opens a technical research institute in yono city , saitama prefecture ( currently saitama city ) .
begins support of takigi noh ( nighttime noh performances illuminated by firelight ) at meiji jingu shrine ( still held each year ) .
completes construction of the honda aoyama building , which was japan ' s first full - scale
intelligent building ,
and completes digging the main bore for the yoshioka section of the seikan tunnel .
completes construction of the shirashima oil storage base , which was the world ' s first oil storage base built on the sea , and hoshigaura hospital , japan ' s first hospital built with seismic isolation technology .
completes construction of petronas twin towers ( malaysia ) , which was the world ' s tallest building at the time .
completes restoration work on the castle tower of ozu castle , which is the tallest restored wooden castle tower in japan .
receives order for the ohashi connecting road for the shinagawa route of the chuo kanjo ring road of the metropolitan expressway .
receives orders for the tsugaru dam and restoration work for the honmaru palace of nagoya castle .
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the overseas construction association of japan , inc . ( ocaji ) － members working overseas
the overseas construction association of japan , inc . ( ocaji ) is a representative body aiming to promote overseas activities of japan ' s construction industry and assist it in contributing to the international community through construction .
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visiting japan international cooperation agency ( jica ) , president , dr . shinichi kitaoka , paid a courtesy call on deputy prime minister and minister of physical infrastructure and transport , mr . bijaya kumar gachhedar , on 21st december 2015 . during the meeting , dr . kitaoka handed over the prestigious jica president award , * which was conferred to the ministry of physical infrastructure and transport ( mopit ) , to the honorable minister bijaya kumar gachhedar .
dr . shinichi kitaoka conferring jica president award to honorable minister of physical infrastructure and transport bijaya kumar gachhedar .
jica has selected the project for construction of the sindhuli road as recipient of the 11th jica president award this year because of its great contribution to nepal ' s social development .
around 160 kilometers of the sindhuli road , also known as b . p . highway , named after the former prime minister , mr . bishweshar prasad koirala , was constructed at the cost of 25 billion japanese yen or about 22 billion nepali rupees , and is one of the largest japanese grant aid projects . on 3rd july 2015 , japan handed over the road to the government of nepal . it took two decades to complete the construction of the road , which connects dhulikhel on the arniko highway to bardibas on the east - west highway . the government of japan adopted environment , topography and eco - friendly technology while constructing this road .
after completion of the sindhuli road , the materialization of this project has not only provided easy access for people residing in villages alongside the road corridor to public services , such as schools and hospitals , but also has promoted many kinds of industries such as agriculture , construction , tourism and so on , and has ensured an overall benefit to the people of nepal . this project may be taken as a milestone as it has virtually changed the socio - economic development of the entire region and its neighboring districts .
* the jica president award is given either to an individual or an organization that is associated with jica and whose contribution in the field of development is recognized to be of immense significance in development of society and raising the value of international cooperation of japan .
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this document has been translated from part of the japanese original for reference purposes only . in the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the japanese original , the original shall prevail . the company assumes no responsibility for this translation or for direct , indirect or any other forms of damage arising from the translation .
in japan , as a growing number of repair and reconstruction projects are under way in areas affected by the great east japan earthquake , it is expected that government investment in construction will increase and private - sector investment in construction will recover gradually . despite this , the business environment for the construction industry is still difficult , as construction investment has remained at low levels since the financial crisis of 2008 .
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