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London Build Speaker and Agenda Announced

London Build will once again be held at Olympia London on November 16-17 with more than 500 industry leaders taking the stage this year and 350-plus exhibitors. London Build 2022...

East London Council Expected to Greenlight Tower Plans

Councillors in east London are being advised to approve demolition of their current headquarters to make way for two SimpsonHaugh-designed residential towers, Building Design reports. Tower Hamlets Council’s strategic development...

Plans to Add to King Power Stadium Approved

KSS Architects’ plan to increase the capacity of the famous King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, officially received the green light in September, according to a report from the London...

Plans for 22-Story Tower Near London Bridge Approved

Foster + Partners’ plans to build a 22-storey office on stilts at the southern end of London Bridge have been given the green light by Southwark Council, Building reports. The...

Two Elizabeth Line Stations Feature KONE Inclined Elevators

London’s new subway line partially opened earlier this year, offering commuters the chance to ride on glass elevators that travel at an incline (rather than vertically) alongside an escalator, Business...

LIFT 109 Glass Elevator Experience Now Open for Pre Sale

The LIFT 109 experience at Battersea Power Station in London is now taking pre-sale bookings. LIFT 109, which gets its name from the fact that the glass elevator — built...

Trio of Brick-Clad Towers Proposed on London’s Blackfriars Site

A trio of brick-clad towers designed by Foster + Partners has been proposed for 18 Blackfriars Road on London's South Bank, with the plan now set to go out for...

New London 11-Story Mixed-Use Site is 5 M Wide

DSDHA has won Camden Council’s backing to redevelop a five-story townhouse in Fitzrovia, London, U.K. into an 11-storey mixed-use scheme – on a site that is only 5-m wide, Building...

Plans for 58-Story Tower in London Get Public Airing

Plans for a new 58-story tower at 55 Bishopsgate in the City of London have been given their first public airing, Building reports. The project is being masterminded by funder...

20-Story Residential Tower in West London Approved

Housing minister Stuart Andrew has upheld a planning inspector’s decision to grant approval to Henley Halebrown’s 20-story residential tower, the 133-home Edith Summerskill House development in Hammersmith & Fulham in...

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Canada Post Workers Return as Negotiations Continue

A worker polishes the handrail inside one of the new elevators; image courtesy of MTA

Modern Elevator Provides Two New Elevators at Queensboro Plaza Station

Egypt Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir; image by channel1eg for Wikipedia

VT Among 23 High-Profile Industries Egypt Aims to Localize

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Schindler MetaCore: Possible Solution to Office Vacancies

222 Broadway; photo © John W. Cahill for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

TEI Group Repositions Elevators for Major NYC Conversion