U.K.
Plans for high rises in London and Toronto
Tower to Address London’s Affordable- Housing Shortage Centro, a 40-story, 129-m-tall tower and a shorter tower, aims to address the affordable-housing shortage in London, a city just north of Lake...
An important completion, work underway and hotly debated plans for more tall construction
Final Tower of Principal Place Completed Construction of the 50-story Principal Tower, the final piece of the Principal Place project that borders the City of London, has completed, the Council...
Manchester and London are targeted for new high rises and tall redevelopments.
Tower Trio With 1,500 Homes Envisioned in Manchester Developer Renaker envisions a trio of towers up to 50 stories tall that could deliver more than 1,500 homes to the Greater...
Acquisition and tall plans for London and Greater Manchester announced.
Vantage to Acquire TVC From Dewhurst UK Vantage Elevator Solutions, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of elevator components and systems and a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital of San...
Ireland’s tallest planned; updates on tall buildings for Birmingham and London.
Planned Hotel Would Be Ireland’s Tallest Building Custom House Quay, a 34-story hotel planned as part of the redevelopment of the Cork City Custom House, would be the tallest building...
Tall-building completion and other important skyline-changing updates
Twentytwo Office Tower Tops Out PLP Architecture’s Twentytwo, the latest high rise in the city, became the district’s tallest building when it recently topped out, the Council on Tall Buildings...
London, Birmingham see tall construction and more.
“World’s Tallest” Vertical Lift Bridge for London The Architects’ Journal reported on details of a proposal to construct the world’s tallest vertical lift bridge in southeast London. It mentions Transport...
Big contracts and plans announced for locales around the country.
Otis UK Wins Maintenance for 340 Units at Gatwick Airport Gatwick in West Sussex has appointed Otis UK the service provider for 340 elevators, escalators and moving walks in the...
Possible impacts of Brexit, personnel changes for thyssenkrupp and SVM Associates
Brexit May Pose Difficulties for Manufacturers Many types of products may only be marketed within the European Economic Area (EEA) if they are provided with a CE mark, but with...
Unorthodox architecture faces opposition, and new housing is coming online.
The Tulip Cultural Attraction Proposed in London Faces Hurdles The owner of 30 St Mary Axe (also known as the Gherkin) (ELEVATOR WORLD, February 2016) in downtown London is working...
