Nicolas G. Hayek Center
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The Nicolas G. Hayek Center is a flagship commercial building in Tokyo’s Ginza district, known for its innovative transparent façade and movable glass-walled showrooms designed by architect Shigeru Ban for the Swatch Group.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nicolas G. Hayek Center canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10705850 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicolas G. Hayek Center Context triple: [Shigeru Ban, notableWork, Nicolas G. Hayek Center]
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A.
Austrian Economics Center
The Austrian Economics Center is a research and advocacy organization that promotes free-market principles and the ideas of the Austrian School of economics through publications, events, and policy analysis.
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American Enterprise Institute
The American Enterprise Institute is a conservative public policy think tank based in Washington, D.C., known for its influence on U.S. economic, foreign, and social policy debates.
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C.
Mises Institute
The Mises Institute is a libertarian research and educational organization that promotes Austrian School economics and classical liberal ideas through publications, teaching, and public outreach.
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D.
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a prominent nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C., known for its influential research and policy analysis on economics, governance, and international affairs.
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E.
Berggruen Institute
The Berggruen Institute is a think tank and research organization focused on developing and promoting ideas for reshaping political, economic, and social institutions in an era of rapid technological and cultural change.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicolas G. Hayek Center Target entity description: The Nicolas G. Hayek Center is a flagship commercial building in Tokyo’s Ginza district, known for its innovative transparent façade and movable glass-walled showrooms designed by architect Shigeru Ban for the Swatch Group.
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A.
Austrian Economics Center
The Austrian Economics Center is a research and advocacy organization that promotes free-market principles and the ideas of the Austrian School of economics through publications, events, and policy analysis.
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B.
American Enterprise Institute
The American Enterprise Institute is a conservative public policy think tank based in Washington, D.C., known for its influence on U.S. economic, foreign, and social policy debates.
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C.
Mises Institute
The Mises Institute is a libertarian research and educational organization that promotes Austrian School economics and classical liberal ideas through publications, teaching, and public outreach.
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D.
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a prominent nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C., known for its influential research and policy analysis on economics, governance, and international affairs.
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E.
Berggruen Institute
The Berggruen Institute is a think tank and research organization focused on developing and promoting ideas for reshaping political, economic, and social institutions in an era of rapid technological and cultural change.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
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flagship store complex ⓘ |
| architect | Shigeru Ban ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| associatedBrand |
Blancpain
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Breguet ⓘ
linked to:
Breguet (manufacture in L’Abbaye)
Longines ⓘ Omega ⓘ Swatch ⓘ Tissot ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Swiss watch industry
ⓘ
luxury retail ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Chūō, Tokyo
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Retail buildings in Japan ⓘ Swatch Group ⓘ
linked to:
The Swatch Group
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| client |
Swatch Group
ⓘ
linked to:
The Swatch Group
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| developer |
Swatch Group
ⓘ
linked to:
The Swatch Group
|
| feature |
atrium
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glass elevators ⓘ green terraces ⓘ movable glass-walled showrooms ⓘ multi-level boutiques ⓘ transparent façade ⓘ |
| function | flagship building for Swatch Group brands in Japan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūō, Tokyo
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Ginza ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| locationCity | Tokyo ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| locationDistrict | Ginza ⓘ |
| locationWard |
Chūō
ⓘ
linked to:
Chūō, Tokyo
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| name | Nicolas G. Hayek Center ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicolas G. Hayek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative transparent façade
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integration of multiple luxury watch boutiques ⓘ movable glass-walled showrooms ⓘ |
| owner |
Swatch Group
ⓘ
linked to:
The Swatch Group
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| primaryUse |
office
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retail ⓘ |
| tenant |
Blancpain
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Breguet ⓘ
linked to:
Breguet (manufacture in L’Abbaye)
Longines ⓘ Omega ⓘ Other Swatch Group brands ⓘ Swatch ⓘ Tissot ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nicolas G. Hayek Center Description of subject: The Nicolas G. Hayek Center is a flagship commercial building in Tokyo’s Ginza district, known for its innovative transparent façade and movable glass-walled showrooms designed by architect Shigeru Ban for the Swatch Group.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.