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Otis Modernizing VT for EMEA Icons Burj Khalifa and Eiffel Tower

Otis will be modernizing vertical-transportation (VT) equipment at two iconic structures in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region: the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Eiffel Tower...

U.K. Architect Wins Award for Space Elevator Design

London-based architect Jordan William Hughes has won the Jacques Roguerie International Competition’s “Architecture and Innovation for Space” Grand Prix Award for his conceptual design of a space elevator linking the...

CTBUH 2024 Awards Program Portal Now Open for Submissions

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 Awards Program portal is now open for project submissions, and the submission deadline is February 9, 2024. Judged by an...

Call for Abstracts for CTBUH 2024 International Conference

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Development (CTBUH) has issued a call for abstracts for the CTBUH 2024 International Conference to be held in London and Paris on September...

CTBUH UK Chapter To Host End-of-Year Celebration and Conference Launch

The U.K. chapter of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) plans to host an end-of-year celebration and launch of the 2024 “New or Renew” conference on the...

Paris Bans Towers Taller Than 12 Stories After Tour Triangle Controversy

Following controversy over the 180-m-tall, 42-story Tour Triangle — the first skyscraper to be built in Paris since Tour Montparnasse more than 50 years ago — the city of Paris...

Paris Receives Award for Accessibility, Sustainability and Inclusion

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) and the Sustainable Transport Award Committee recently named Paris, France, as the winner of the 2023 Sustainable Transport Award (STA). This honor...

Soon to be Completed Paris Tower Gets Colorful Exterior

The 48-story, 220-m HEKLA Tower will be the tallest building in Paris’s La Défense business district, as well as the second tallest building in all of France when completed this...

WORKER DIES IN ELEVATOR SHAFT INCIDENT IN NEWARK

Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Incident in Newark

The One under construction in 2024; photo by Sikander Iqbal for Wikipedia

Ontario Superior Court Approves Tridel’s Takeover of The One

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Texas Bill Requiring Landlords to Maintain Elevators Progresses

DELTRON ACQUIRES THREE COMPANIES

Deltron Acquires Three Companies

SAVARIA ACQUIRES WESTERN ELEVATOR

Savaria Acquires Western Elevator