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21-Story U.K. Migration Museum Building Gets Green Light

3XN, a Copenhagen-based studio centered around cultural architecture, has received the green light from the planning committee for its design of the new Migration Museum, Arch Daily reports. The 21-story...

Plans for London Towers Originally Refused Now Revised

Squire & Partners is facing a backlash from Westminster Council after substantially increasing the height of a three-tower housing scheme in west London, which was previously refused for being too...

Pierce Joins U.K.’s LES as Head of Sales

Lisa Pierce has transitioned from strategic account manager at Otis to head of sales at Lift & Engineering Services Ltd. (LES), with locations in West Midlands, East Midlands and London,...

Knowsley Starts New Year with Lift Project at London’s “Old Vic”

Knowsley Lift Services Ltd., headquartered in Liverpool, U.K., began the new year with a lift replacement at the historic Old Victoria Theatre in London. The scope of work includes removing...

Seven-Building Design Providing 1,300 Homes Approved in London

Plans by HTA Design to transform the former Britannia Works factory site in east London have been given the go-ahead by the London borough of Redbridge, Architects’ Journal reports. The...

London Tower Plans Updated for Sustainability

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has unveiled plans to overhaul its design for a 260-m tall London skyscraper to boost its sustainability credentials amid growing demand from occupiers for low-carbon...

KPF Reveals Plan for 37-Story East London Office Tower

Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) has revealed its plan for a 160-m, 37-story office tower at the site of a 10-story, 1980s office block by the Old Street roundabout in East...

Plans Submitted for Europe’s Largest Life Sciences Building

Canary Wharf Group and Dutch investor Kadans Science Partner have submitted plans for a 23-story tower in London’s Canary Wharf that the pair say is Europe’s largest life sciences building,...

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...

BOY DIES IN “OLD AND POORLY MAINTAINED” ELEVATOR IN INDIA

Boy Dies in “Old and Poorly Maintained” Elevator in India

Cho Jae-cheon, CEO of Hyundai Elevator, left, and Yoon Jeong-il, head of Hyundai E&C's purchasing division, sign an MoU at Hyundai E&C's headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul; image courtesy of Hyundai Elevator

Hyundai Elevator Signs Modular Elevator Commercialization MoU

The circa-1985 elevators on SkyTrain’s Expo Line are being replaced with new KONE units; image courtesy of TransLink via X.

40-Year-Old SkyTrain Elevators Being Replaced in Canada

TKE OWNERS SELECT FINANCIAL ADVISORS FOR PLANNED IPO

TKE Owners Select Financial Advisors for Planned IPO

CIA TO SHOWCASE CANOPEN LIFT AT INTERLIFT

CIA To Showcase CANopen Lift at Interlift