Improvement of Facilities (University Hall)
The current University Hall（Honkan） building originally housed the Mitaka Research Institute of the Nakajima Aircraft Company before the war. A fourth floor was added to the original structure in 1953, and the outer walls were refurbished in 2003. Since then, the building has served as the centerpiece of ICU’s campus, and has been loved by students, faculty, and alumni for well over 70 years.
However, the many decades of use has become increasingly apparent in the state of the building. Through this year’s renovations, the building will become a safer and more comfortable space for students as older equipment and facilities are replaced with newer ones and seismic retrofitting is undertaken. Simultaneously, all efforts will be taken to retain the building’s historic value and significance to the community.
We ask for your understanding and contribution of ICU. (Planned construction period: from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025)
Outline of “Improvement of Facilities (University Hall)
- Purpose of Donation
- To utilize as part of the cost of renovation work for University Hall
- Total Target
- JPY 150 million or more
- Term of Donation
- Until December 31, 2025
- Tax Exemption for Donation
- For a resident in Japan, donations to ICU will be tax-deductible.
For donors living in the USA, please contact JICUF (Japan ICU Foundation) in New York. - Donor Recognition
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ICU will engrave the names of the donors who contribute 10,000 yen or more during the donation period on an honorable recognition plaque to be installed in the University Hall after the donation period ends. Your contribution will be a part of ICU's history for many years to come.
ICU will honor all donors by publishing their names in the university newsletter, “The ICU,” and other media (except those who wish to remain anonymous). For donors whose cumulative donations exceed a certain amount, ICU will present a commemorative gift to them. - Special Commemorative Gift
- In this donation, those individuals who donated 10,000 yen or more will be presented a special commemorative gift made of a board from the “Honkan Message boxes” engraved with an original design. Those individuals who donated 100,000 yen or more will be presented a special commemorative gift made from glass panes used in the Diffendorfer Memorial Hall. Please refer to“Special Commemorative Gift” section in this page.
Special Commemorative Gift for the “Improvement of Facilities (University Hall)”
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Commemorative Gift 1 : a board from the “Honkan Message boxes” engraved (not for sale)
All boards used to be used as dividing boards of Message boxes until 2017. - Hand crafted by : original design by an ICU student and engraved by ICU student group "Monodukuri"
- Design : OGURI, CHIYUKI College of Liberal Arts
"Monodukuri"
"Monodukuri"は、2023年にモノづくりが好きな学生と教職員が立ち上げました。
刺繍をしたり、木工をしたり、ときにはアイスクリームをつくったりと、さまざまな"Monodukuri"に挑戦しています。
現在は、トロイヤー記念アーツ・サイエンス館（T館）一階の「モノづくりラボ」を拠点に活動しています。
今回ご寄付の返礼品として、かつてメッセージボックスとして使用していた板に、本館をデザインしたレーザー彫刻を施しました。
私たちモノづくりメンバーが一つ一つ手作りした一点ものです。
Comment from a Student who Designed the Commemorative Gift
快晴の日に本館を見たときの、雄大な姿と雲一つない空を思い出しながら、見上げるような構図で本館をデザインしました。
※ The photo is a sample. It may differ from the item to be presented.
※ Please note that the number of commemorative gifts is limited to the first 100 people.
- Commemorative Gift 2: Glass Sun-catcher (not for sale) made of the sash glasses of Diffendorfer Memorial Hall
- Design : W. M. Vories ＆ Company Architects Ichiryusha
※ The photo is a sample. It may differ from the item to be presented.
※ We are going to ship University Hall motif to you. However, it could be other motives due to our stock condition. We are afraid that the designs of commemorative gifts cannot be specified.
※ Please note that the number of commemorative gifts is limited. If the number of donations exceeds the number of commemorative gifts, the ICU original goods will be presented.
Honor board images
University Hall Renovation Plan
The renovation process involves the installation of new air conditioning units, new light fixtures (LED), automatic doors at the main and west entrances, and thermal insulation in the exterior walls; replacement of the window curtains and glass to improve thermal insulation; and replacement of outward-opening classroom doors to inward-opening (with the exception of some which will be sliding).
In the first floor lobby, the sash that used to hang between the stairwells at the time of the university’s opening in 1953 will be restored, and the ceiling from when Nakajima Aircraft Company owned the building will also be restored to bring back memories of the building’s early years.
- ICU Honkan Tour
