Asia
280-m-Tall TST Hotel Tower in Taipei Inspired by Bamboo
Curved edges, an angled tip and a grooved green façade distinguish Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel’s (ACPV) design for the 280-m-tall Taipei Sky Tower (TST) planned by local developer Riant Capital...
Smart Singaporean Skyscraper a “Tropical Green Oasis”
A 51-story, 280-m-tall mixed-use skyscraper under construction in Singapore’s Raffles Place has a striking design designboom describes as a “tropical green oasis.” Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Carlo Ratti Associates...
India Investing Big in Rail Station Vertical Transportation
With the aim of providing better amenities, the Indian Railway Ministry will make a budget provision of INR34 billion (US$532.4 million) to install about 3,000 escalators and 1,000 elevators at...
OEM’s strength continues in world’s largest elevator market.
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...
Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Australia yield big orders.
PT. Berca Schindler Wins 474-Unit Order in Indonesia PT. Berca Schindler Lifts, a joint venture between Central Cipta Murdaya Group and Jardine Schindler Group, has been awarded a contract to...
Middle East, Asia and Southern Europe present opportunities.
Hitachi Establishes Unit in South Korea Hitachi Ltd. has opened an elevator unit in South Korea, Pulse reports. The company officially launched Hitachi Elevator Korea during a ceremony at Lotte...
Big projects let, spiraling towers completed.
thyssenkrupp’s Role in Iconic New Chinese Bridge By this month, thyssenkrupp plans to have completed installation of 76 escalators and 26 moving walks at the iconic new Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge,...
Indonesia Expo Announced
The third Indonesia Lift & Escalator Expo has been scheduled for July 11-13 at the Jakarta International Expo in Jakarta, Indonesia. More than 10,000 visitors and more than 300 exhibitors...
Israel Reaches for the Sky with Record-Breaking Towers
Ramat Gan and Tel Aviv, Israel, have record-breaking towers in the works, including a 111-floor, 444-m-tall office building in Ramat Gan near the Diamond Exchange that will be the tallest...
Schindler invests, rail-station work and license issues
Schindler to Ramp Up Manufacturing, R&D in Pune Schindler India plans to invest approximately US$26.5 million to expand its vertical-transportation (VT) manufacturing facilities and improve R&D in the Chakan Industrial...
