Big Plans in Australian Cities Developer Beulah International selected Green Spine, a “twisting garden” by UNStudio and Cox Architecture, as the winner of an international design competition that will include Australia’s tallest building at 356 m, or approximately 107 stories, various news outlets, including CNN, reported. The two-tower, mixed-use development is set to break ground…
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Hyundai in China, South Korea and Malaysia, and JV in Vietnam 65 Units in Harbin, China, Metro Extension In one of several announcements in the summer Hyundai Elevator Newsletter, the company said it won a contract for 65 elevators and escalators to be installed in the Harbin Metro Line 1 extension in Harbin, China. The…
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The 61-story, 742-ft.-tall Hotel and Private Residences on Dalton Street, also known as One Dalton (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2013), topped out in August on Boston’s Back Bay, Curbed Boston reported. Containing 215 hotel rooms and 160 condominiums, the development is the tallest new tower to open in Boston since 200 Clarendon in 1976. The source…
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Sipala Named President of Master Elevator Components Michael Sipala has been named president of Master Elevator Components, Inc., headquartered in Long Island City (LIC), New York, and will assume an ownership position soon, the board of directors announced. Sipala brings many years of experience in the elevator-parts business, having held positions at Adams Elevator, New…
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The City Council in Knoxville, Tennessee, unanimously approved US$2.5 million in funding to upgrade the 266-ft.-tall Sunsphere, with most of the funds going toward repair of the structure’s elevators, Knox News reported. The Sunsphere, a steel-trussed structure topped with a gold-colored glass sphere, was built for the 1982 World’s Fair, and today houses offices and…
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US$23.4-Million Elevator Project at Brooklyn MTA Station A US$23.4-million Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) project that includes installation of three handicapped- accessible elevators at Greenpoint Avenue station in Brooklyn was expected to start in September, with an anticipated completion in the third quarter of 2020, New York YIMBY reported. There will be one elevator between the…
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Accolades and milestones from around the country EW Wins Top Award in International TABPI Competition ELEVATOR WORLD, headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, took the top, Gold award in the Trade Association Business Publication International (TABPI) 2018 Tabbie Awards in the Regular Column category for a pair of On Camera submissions. Gold-winning entries were “3 World Trade…
Read More In August, construction employment totaled 7,259,000, reaching a 10-year high and growing by 297,000 this year alone. But 80% of contractors still report widespread difficulty finding qualified workers for hourly craft positions. Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has presented a plan to the federal government calling for doubled funding for career and technical- education…
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A rare Otis Construction Handbook sheds light on the story of a unique, newly restored elevator in London’s Faraday Museum. London is filled with architectural, cultural, historical and technological treasures. One such treasure is in the Mayfair neighborhood at 21 Albemarle Street. There, visitors will find the Royal Institution of Great Britain, more commonly known…
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Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest mall aims to stand out in a growing market. The growth of shopping malls in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is gaining momentum, with the city now hosting the biggest retail complex in Sub-Saharan Africa since the Two Rivers Mall (TRM) was commissioned in early 2017. This increased opportunities for vertical- transportation (VT) companies,…
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