Europe
Increased Power Outages Cause Elevator Issues in Ukraine
Nearly 10 months into the war in Ukraine, Russia’s large-scale missile barrages, along with smaller localized attacks targeting substations, transformers and electrical nodes across Ukraine have been crippling, resulting in...
Plans Submitted for 32-Story Tower Near Historic London Market
An application has been submitted to the City of London outlining plans to build a 32-story mixed-use office tower beside historic Leadenhall Market, Building reports. Proposals for 85 Gracechurch Street,...
Save the Date: LiftEx 2023 in Liverpool
The 2023 installment of LiftEx, the annual event hosted by LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association), will be held at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool, U.K., on November 21-22. The event website is...
Revised London Mixed-Use Redevelopment Plans Submitted
Simpson Haugh’s plans for a mixed-use redevelopment of a historic listed warehouse building in the center of Manchester were recently submitted to the city council — four years after an...
Design for Three-Tower Development in London Released
Squire & Partners has designed striking commercial towers in Southbank, London, that will be part of the new Triptych Bankside development, World Architecture News reports. Forming a new part of...
AR Emerging Award Winners Named
The Architectural Review recently announced Instituto Balear de la Vivienda (IBAVI) of Spain as the winner of the AR Emerging awards 2022, along with Sher Maker of Thailand, which won...
Austria’s Ascendor Lifttechnik Reports Record Year
Ascendor Lifttechnik, headquartered in Niederwaldkirchin in Upper Austria, expects a new sales record of EUR12 million (US$12.4 million) for the 2022 financial year thanks to a successful new product and...
Plans Revealed for Belgium Tower Transformation
Architect Daniel Libeskind has revealed plans to transform the Boerentoren tower, located in the center of Antwerp, Belgium, into a new public cultural center, Arch Daily reports. The Art Deco...
Three-Tower London Scheme Approved at Appeal
Tottenham Hotspur FC (Football Club) and F3 Architects have had their proposals for an 867-home development on land near the FC’s north London stadium approved at appeal after Haringey Council...
Construction Begins on Belgium 25-Story Tower
Shigeru Ban has just launched the office’s most recent project in Nieuw Zuid in Antwerp, Belgium, Arch Daily reports. Named Ban, after its creator, the complex puts in place a...
