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Winning Design for Proposed Seoul Tower Opens and Expands Public Realm

NYC-headquartered architecture firm ODA recently won the Creative Innovation Architecture Design Pilot Project for a proposed mixed-use tower in Seoul’s Gangnam District inspired by the concept that “porosity leads to...

Otis China Contracts Highlighted During 3Q Earnings Call

Two major contracts in China were among those highlighted by Otis President and CEO Judy Marks during a 3rd Quarter 2023 earnings call on October 25. In the Hong Kong...

KONE Elevators India Inaugurates Test Tower and Labs Near Chennai

KONE Elevators India inaugurated an elevator test tower and labs at its location in Sriperumbudur near Chennai on October 31, with KONE President and CEO Henrik Ehrnrooth and KONE India...

Mumbai Rail Station To Receive New VT Equipment

The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corp. (MRVC) has proposed six foot overbridges (FOBs),14 escalators and four elevators for Ghatkopar station, Mumbai Live is among outlets to report. The new vertical-transportation (VT)...

Schindler India Joins With OOH on In-lift Advertising Initiative

Schindler Group subsidiary Schindler India announced on October 25 it has joined forces with Times Innovative Media Ltd. (Times OOH), a leading Indian outdoor advertising company, to "redefine in-lift advertising."...

KONE Reports Boost in Q3 Orders from China

KONE reported better than expected new orders for the third quarter, boosted by strong momentum in Chinese orders, Reuters reports. The company, which makes around a third of its sales...

Inovance India Opens New Office in Hyderabad

Inovance Technology India, the Indian arm of global industrial automation company Inovance, announced the opening of a new, 900-ft2 office in Hyderabad. Increasing the company's reach in India and providing...

255 Otis VT Units for Two Prestigious India Metro Projects

Otis India announced on October 25 it has been contracted to provide 255 vertical-transportation (VT) units for the prestigious Bhopal and Indore Metro projects, the first metro lines in the...

KONE President and CEO Role To Transition From Ehrnrooth to Delorme

Finland-based KONE announced on October 25 the president and CEO role will transition on January 1, 2024, from Henrik Ehrnrooth to Philippe Delorme. Ehrnrooth will continue as an executive advisor...

Hyundai Elevator Wins Japan Good Design Award 2023

Hyundai Elevator announced that its smart floor indicator PI-DD has won Japan’s Good Design Award 2023, one of the four major international design awards, The Korea Herald reports. Launched last...

Rendering of the outdoor elevator; image via The Japan News

Japan Castle To Get Outdoor Elevator

Inside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport; photo by Robert Polidori for SOM

Lack of Adequate VT Sparks Concern in Mumbai, India

The Alpha Matar team; image courtesy of Alpha Matar

Alpha Matar Signs Cooperation Protocol With Sunrise Hotels Group

Images courtesy of KONE

KONE Celebrates 115th Anniversary

SDSU PARKING ELEVATORS OPERATING WITH EXPIRED PERMITS

SDSU Parking Elevators Operating With Expired Permits