Obayashi Corporation

For the film director, see Nobuhiko Obayashi

Osaka Obayashi Building, registered headquarters of Obayashi Corp. in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan

Obayashi Corporation (株式会社大林組, Kabushiki-gaisha Ōbayashi Gumi) (TYO: 1802) is one of five major Japanese construction companies along with Shimizu Corporation, Takenaka Corporation, Kajima Corporation, and Taisei Corporation. It is one of the Nikkei 225 corporations. Headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo.

Established in 1892 in Osaka, Obayashi operates in Japan and other countries, especially Southeast Asia and Australia, as well as the United States and Europe. Major landmarks in Japan include the Kyoto Station Building and Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) Center in Tokyo, as well as the Tokyo Sky Tree.

In February 2012 it announced plans to build a space elevator by 2050.

Corporate timeline

1890s
1892: Obayashi, a Building Construction and Civil Engineering Construction Contractor founded by Yoshigoro Obayashi in Osaka
1930s
1936: Obayashi Corporation (OC) established

1960s
1969: Surfrider Hotel, HI completed
1970s
1970: Princess Kaiulani Hotel, HI completed
1972: Obayashi America Corporation (OAC) established in Los Angeles
1975: Hotel Kyoto Inn San Francisco, CA completed
1978: James E. Roberts - Obayashi Corporation (RO) joins the Obayashi Group
1980s 1981: Obayashi Corporation San Francisco Office established (Civil Engineering Construction)
1982: Obayashi Corporation opens office in New York
1988: Toyota Manufacturing Facility, KY completed
1989: E.W. Howell Co., Inc. (EWH) joins the Obayashi Group
1990s
1991: NEC Roseville Semiconductor Plant Mega-Line, CA completed
1991: Delta Center/Utah Jazz Arena, UT completed
1993: OC America Construction Inc. (OCAC) established in Los Angeles
1994: OC Real Estate Management, LLC (OCREM) organized in Los Angeles
1997: Sumitomo Sitix of Phoenix, AZ completed
Matsushita Semiconductor (MASCA), WA completed
1998: Komatsu Silicon America, OR completed
1998: San Bernardino (Arrowhead) Medical Center, CA completed
2000s
2001: Applied Materials (AMAT), CA completed
2002: Obayashi USA, LLC (OUSA) established in Los Angeles
2002: Obayashi Construction, Inc. (OCI) established in Los Angeles
2003: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Central Plant, CA completed
2003: Interstate Distributors, CA completed
2005: John S. Clark Company, LLC (JSC) joins the Obayashi Group
2007: Webcor, LP joins the Obayashi Group

Notable constructions

• Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, also known as the Hoover Dam Bypass
• Koshien Stadium
• Kyoto Station
• TBS redevelopment
• Osaka Dome
• Namba Parks
• Osaka WTC Building
• Shinjuku Takashimaya Times Square
• Marunouchi Building
• Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
• Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge
• Tokyo Sky Tree

External links

• Obayashi Corporation
• Obayashi United States Operations