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Singapore’s “Hotel in Nature” Named CTBUH Best Tall Building

[…] developed by UOL Group Ltd., Pan Pacific Orchard joins an illustrious group of past winners, including Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney in 2023 (also an ELEVATOR WORLD Project of the Year winner in the Elevators, Modernization category for Schindler), The David Rubenstein Forum in Chicago in 2022 (where Syska Hennessy provided vertical-transportation consulting and TK Elevator the […]

Space Needle Begins Four-Year Modernization Project

[…] by Otis. The company installed the original elevators in the early 1960s and has maintained the units ever since. The elevator modernization is part of the Century Project, an ongoing, privately funded preservation and renovation effort. Otis will provide custom-designed cabs and updated technology such as Compass 360™ destination dispatch. Installation of the first […]

2022 Building Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2022 Building Awards were named on November 1 and included some of the biggest names in the U.K. construction industry: Core Five, ISG, Sir Robert McAlpine and Mace. The ceremony was held at the Grosvenor House hotel in London’s Mayfair and was attended by more than 1,100 people. ISG won the […]

ATIS Welcomes Industry Veterans Robertson and Tragash

[…] including design, manufacturing, sales, installation, maintenance and modernization. With 10 years of consulting experience, Robertson specializes in working with architects and engineers on new-construction and building renovation projects. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and has worked on high-profile projects including One Light Street in Baltimore and Mid-Town […]

Metro Announces Modernization Project

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, commonly referred to as Metro, announced the beginning of a new modernization project on February 10, reports DC News Now. The project will take place over the next four years and will include the modernization of 27 elevators across more than a dozen Washington, D.C. stations to improve reliability. […]

Agreement To Support US$10-Billion Midtown Bus Terminal in Manhattan Announced

[…] (PILOT) agreement to support the US$10-billion replacement and expansion of the 73-year-old Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. “Recognizing the importance and catalytic potential of the project,” the city has committed 40 years of tax revenue — expected to help the Port Authority raise US$2 billion, 20% of the project cost from three […]

Entries Open for Building Design’s Architect of the Year Awards

[…] year, including the Gold Award for “the best of the best,” which is chosen from the winners of all of the categories. The criteria for the small project category has been amended to allow architects to enter one project only. A new category, Industry Partner of the Year recognizes the contribution that third parties, […]

New Project Team Appointed for 24-Story Camden Tower

[…] to build a 24-story block of flats in Camden in London, U.K., Building reports. The 100 Avenue Road site was purchased by residential developer Regal earlier this year. The project was originally approved nine years ago but was subsequently beset by an array of planning and construction delays. Turkington Martin is now the landscape architect, Caneparo […]

Voted World’s Best Airport, Singapore Changi Airport Opens T2

[…] handling capacity to 95 million passengers annually. Connecting all four of Changi Airport’s terminals, the 135,700-m2 Changi Jewel multipurpose area is outfitted with a Schindler vertical-transportation system that includes 68 escalators and moving walks. Featuring the world’s tallest indoor waterfall, Changi Jewel was ELEVATOR WORLD’s Project of the Year winner in the Escalators, New Construction category in 2020.