The building of the Faculty of Business Administration, Josai University has received the 2008 Merit Award from the New York branch of the AIA (American Institute of Architects), the authoritative architects’ organization in the United States. The AIA has established for the first time this year a division concerning educational structures (limited to structures completed since January 1, 2001) as the target of selection. The building of the Faculty of Business Administration at Josai University, which was designed by architects Sunil Bald and Yolande Daniels and executed by Obayashi Corporation was thus the first to receive this prestigious Merit Award among many applicants in the new category.