Netherlands
Out-of-Order Lifts at Dutch Train Stations Leave Wheelchair Users Stranded
Out-of-order elevators at train stations across the Netherlands are leaving wheelchair users stranded on a platform or causing them to miss their trains, the NL Times reports on RTL Nieuws’s interview with 22-year-old...
Vertical Building Extension Method Launches in the U.K.
U.K. cities could soon be sprouting upward with new “timber canopies” following the launch of Optoppen – a viability tool intended to spread the practice of extending existing buildings vertically, Architects’...
MVRDV Wins China Software Park Design Competition
Rotterdam, Netherland-based architecture and urban design practice MVRDV has won the competition to design two structures within the Tianfu Software Park in Chengdu, China, ArchDaily reports. One of the structures...
Construction Begins on Baan Tower in the Netherlands
Construction has begun on Baan Tower in the remodeled Baan Quarter neighborhood of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Arch Daily reports. Seven years after the original draft, the project has recently...
Smart City Expo Doha to Focus on Data, Connectivity and Sustainability
Under the motto “A World of Data: Connecting People, Elevating Lives,” the third iteration of Smart City Expo (SCE) Doha 2023 on November 29-30 at the International Horticulture Exhibition of...
Hydroware, Vlaswinkel Liftmodernising Launch Supply & Fit To Serve Benelux Region
Sweden's Hydroware AB and Vlaswinkel Liftmodernising B.V. of the Netherlands launched Supply & Fit — a turnkey lift modernization solution — in July to serve the Benelux region in western...
Liftinstituut Welcomes Back Molema as Function Safety Certification Expert
Netherlands-headquartered Liftinstituut, one of Europe's leading certification organizations for lifts, escalator systems, sub-systems and components, welcomed Tijmen Molema back as a functional safety certification expert after a nearly five-year absence....
Upcoming Liftinstituut Trainings Focus on Security and Safety
Liftinstituut and LiftAcademy will offer live training courses on cybersecurity and functional safety June 5-9 at the Dutch Design Hotel Artemis in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Addressing these hot topics within...
Opulent Lifts’ Carbon Fiber Lift at International Marine Show
A custom carbon fiber lift from Opulent Lifts, manufactured in the U.K. by a company of the same name, was showcased at the 34th edition of the METSTRADE marine equipment...
28-Story “Green” Tower in Amsterdam to Start Construction
The 28-story, mixed-use Brink Tower in north Amsterdam is set to start construction this month, with city officials giving the Meccanoo-designed plan formal approval, Archinect reports. Named for the Dutch...
