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Towers in Various Stages of Development in Sydney
Among mixed-use towers on the drawing board in Sydney, Australia, are a 24-story structure in the red-hot Chatswood area and a potential 58-story building on Pitt Street in the CBD,...
Bengaluru Lift Accident Leaves One Dead, Four Injured
One person has died and four more were injured when an elevator collapsed from the fourth floor of a commercial building in the Peenya Industrial Area 4th Phase in Bengaluru,...
U.K.’s Sheridan Lifts Announces Hotel Chain Maintenance Contract
Manchester, U.K.-headquartered Sheridan Lifts recently announced a contract to maintain more than 70 lifts across the U.K. for Village Hotels. Sheridan Sales Operations Director Chris Chadwick said the company had...
Lerch Bates Announces Management Moves and More
Lerch Bates (LB), a rapidly growing consultancy based in Englewood, Colorado, recently announced management moves, new hires and expanded offices. In NYC, LB named 13-year industry veteran Andrew Yawger as...
“15-Minute City” Master Plan Approved in NYC Borough
The NYC Council recently approved architecture firm ODA’s masterplan for a “15-minute city” called Innovation QNS in Queens’ Astoria neighborhood, dezeen reports. Formulated by scientist Carlos Moreno, the 15-minute city...
CTBUH Research Seed Funding Proposal Deadline Approaching
The submission deadline for the 2022 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) International Research Seed Funding initiative is January 15. The initiative is sponsored by AECOM and offers...
Aquarium With Panoramic Elevator Bursts in Berlin
The giant aquarium in the lobby of the Radisson Collection Hotel in Berlin, containing 1 million liters of water and 1500 tropical fish, burst for an unknown reason on December...
Investment Fund Calls for Shareholder Meeting for Fujitec
Japanese elevator maker Fujitec will hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting in February after a Hong Kong investment fund called for a vote to replace all of the company's outside directors,...
Frightening Hospital Elevator Mishap Captured on Video
A video posted on December 26 that has gone viral shows a hospital elevator descending with its doors open just as a man on a stretcher was wheeled inside, various...
Lifts, Escalators Part of Plan for New Indian Rail Stations
As construction continues approximately 20 m underground to prepare for tunnel boring machines (TBM) to clear a path for a new metro rail corridor in Patna, India, lifts and escalators...
