Asia

69-Story Hyatt Hotel Tower Planned in Ho Chi Minh City

Global hotel brand Hyatt has partnered with Xuan Mai Sai Gon Construction Investment Joint Stock Co. to build a 69-story hotel tower in the center of the 34-acre Eco Green...

Vietnam and the Philippines see investments in tall buildings

Vietnam and the Philippines see investments in tall buildings, while Mitsubishi Electric gears up for more work in Manila, Cebu and Iloilo. 44-Story Apartment Tower and More Planned in Hanoi...

Large order in Tianjin headlines tall-building news across the country.

KONE Lands 74-Unit Deal for Project in Tianjin KONE has won a contract to supply 74 total units to Tianjin Pingan Teda IFC, a luxury mixed-use development planned in Tianjin,...

Promise abounds in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

Hitachi Growing in, Bullish on Cambodia Hitachi Elevator Cambodia Co. (ELEVATOR WORLD, May 2017) — a joint venture of Japan’s Hitachi, Thailand’s Siam- Hitachi Elevator Co. and Cambodia’s CMED Group...

Major contracts let, a record broken and plans for further growth

KPF Creates Innovative Design for Chinese UNESCO Site KPF worked with its Urban Interface research and design group to create an innovative design for the multitower West Lake 66, on...

Records set to break as landmark hotel reopens to fanfare.

Tallest Building in Japan Planned for Tokyo Mori Building Co. has unveiled plans for a redevelopment project in central Tokyo that includes what would become the tallest building in Japan,...

Major contracts let in Kuwait, Azerbaijan, the U.A.E. and India.

Otis to Supply 190 Units for Kuwait Airport’s New Terminal Otis Kuwait has been awarded a contract to supply 190 elevators for the new Passenger Terminal 2 at Kuwait International...

Plans, investment and more take place around the country.

Escalators Figure Big in Innovative Shenzhen Facility Design Escalators figure big in the design of the Yuehai Community and Sports Center that the architect URBANUS conceived for the Public Works...

Important developments in Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam and Thailand

KONE Wins Order for Singapore’s Central Boulevard Towers KONE has won an order to deliver 47 elevators and escalators to Central Boulevard Towers, a mixed-use development in Singapore, the company...

Contracts and initiatives abound in region on the rebound.

More Than 500 Elevators for Azerbaijan Capital The Lift Repair Production Association in Azerbaijan, a Middle Eastern country that borders Armenia, signed a contract with German company Wittur Holding GmbH...

U.A.E.’S NATIONAL ELEVATOR APPROACHES 40TH ANNIVERSARY

U.A.E.’s National Elevator Approaches 40th Anniversary

The tradeshow floor at the 2023 edition of GEE Milano; image courtesy of Fiera Milano S.p.A.

GEE Milano to Focus on Modernization, Software and More

Chmielewski

In Memoriam: Ed Chmielewski

The building is being completely gutted and historical elements carefully preserved; photo by Brock Glenn.

G-Tech Elevator Rises to Challenge at Flatiron Building

TREVOR RODRICKS PASSES AWAY

Otis Veteran Trevor Rodricks Passes Away