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Another Tall Tower Rising in Tokyo’s Toranomon District
Construction has started on a 38-story, 180-m-tall office tower on a former hospital site in the red-hot Toranomon Redevelopment District of Tokyo, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat...
Towers, “Green District” Central to Seoul Valley Plan
In November 2020, Copenhagen-based architecture firm Henning Larsen released the design for Seoul Valley, a 360,600-m2 mixed-use development planned for the center of Seoul. With an aim to create a...
Hitachi and KONE bring hundreds of units to Xiong’an New Area, Beijing and Shenzhen.
Hitachi (China) Delivers First of 361 Elevators for Project Hitachi Elevator (China) took part in a ceremony in December 2020 to mark delivery of the first of 361 elevators it...
A new association and pandemic-response technology for Chennai metro and Hyderabad airport join metro work.
Industry Association EECMAI Launches The Elevator & Escalator Component Manufacturers Association of India (EECMAI) registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on September 10, 2020. Members met virtually on September...
Strong Hitachi and KONE presence manifests in large contracts.
Hitachi VT Bids to Provide 250 Elevators for Nine Projects Won Hitachi Elevator (China) has won bids to provide 250 elevators and related services for nine projects with the Shum...
KONE and Hitachi help lead the industry with contracts, event
KONE Wins 95-Unit Order for Mixed-Use Project in Xi’an KONE has won a contract to supply 95 elevators and escalators for Nanfeihong Plaza, a mixed-use development in Xi’an, the capital...
Big orders for Hitachi, KONE, Mitsubishi Elevator in Singapore, Laos
Singapore Hitachi to Supply 300 Elevators to HDB Hitachi Elevator Asia has won a contract to supply 300 elevators for residential buildings in Singapore, the company announced in September. The...
Large metro orders join completions of factory and tower.
Metro Jobs for KONE Jinan Metro Line R2: 107 Escalators KONE will deliver 107 escalators to the first phase of the Metro Line R2 in Jinan, the company announced in...
Singapore Towers to Be World’s Tallest Modular Buildings
A two-tower residential project planned for a site on the western edge of Singapore’s urban core will be notable as the world’s tallest modular-constructed buildings, Architectural Digest reported in July....
Pair of Towers to Add to Lively Tokyo Scene
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government approved a US$1.15-billion project that aims to bring a pair of 54-story residential towers to the Kachidoki and Toyomicho district on Tokyo Bay, Japan Property Central...
