VT for Major Chinese Transportation Projects KONE has won orders to provide the vertical transportation (VT) for two major infrastructure projects in China, one in Zhengzhou in central China and the other in Qingdao on the east coast. Composed of underground highways, a civic/cultural center and an extension of the city’s Metro Line 5, the…
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Construction work on Lakhta Center, already Europe’s tallest building, is now focused on its crown and spire, Skyrise Cities reported in January. Glass panels were also being installed on the lower levels of the St. Petersburg, Russia, building. The 462-m-tall, 87-story skyscraper is to be headquarters of Russian natural gas company Gazprom, which has been…
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Developer Plans Mixed-Use Tower Developer QuadReal hopes to build a 64-story mixed-use tower. The structure, which would include office and retail space, would be 298 m tall and cover a gross floor area of 180,259 m2. It would be built on the existing Commerce Court site and require the demolition of the Commerce Court South…
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Officials in Brisbane, Australia, have approved a plan for a 274-m, 81-story residential tower in the city’s central business district, ArchitectureAU reported. The tower, dubbed No. 1 Brisbane by architects Blight Rayner, will house 534 residential units, including two five-bedroom apartments. The slender tower will have a series of protrusions, complemented by greenery, that break…
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Kübler Invests in Germany, India; Taps Leaders The Kübler Group in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, established an Engineering Solution Center (ESC) in Berlin, increased its presence in India and named a new regional sales director. Bernard Hiller, an engineering manager with more than 20 years’ experience in the encoder industry, will lead the ESC, which adds to…
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A slate of planned high-rise developments is set to transform the Charlotte, North Carolina, skyline, the Charlotte Observer reports. The list of projects encompasses office towers, luxury hotels and residential buildings. Included are: A 33-story office building already under construction in a new development called Legacy Union. The building is being developed by Lincoln Harris…
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43-Story Apartment Tower Tops Out in Miami Worldcenter CAOBA, a 43-story apartment tower developed by CIM Group and Falcone Group, has topped out in Miami Worldcenter in downtown Miami, marking a major step forward for what is “one of the largest urban development projects underway” in the U.S., Florida Construction News reported. It is the…
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Financing Secured for 45-Story Chelsea Hotel New York YIMBY reports progress in financing toward a high-rise hotel in the New York City (NYC) Chelsea neighborhood. Developer Eastern Consolidated has secured a US$121.35-million debt-and-equity package for the construction of a 45-story, 526-room hotel at 140 West 28th Street. The 419-ft.-tall tower holding 178,000 sq. ft. of…
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Elevator U has issued a call for papers to be presented at its upcoming annual conference, which will be on June 18-21 at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Those wishing to propose a topic for presentation should go to elevatoru.org/eu-call-for-paperspresentations. Proposals should not be sales pitches, but should include at least three specific learning…
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Elevators, Escalators, Moving Walks Part of LAX Expansion Elevators, escalators and moving walks linking a new, US$2.7-billion automated people mover (APM) to various floors of expanded terminals at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) are part of a US$336-million contract awarded by Los Angeles World Airports to Austin Commercial Inc. of Dallas to build the seven…
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