Latin America

Six Residential Towers Nestled in Greenery Planned in Ecuador

In its first project in South America, architect MVRDV has conceived a plan that consists of six residential towers up to 470 ft tall atop a mixed-use plinth on the...

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Elevator World is constantly working to provide the latest news and information about the vertical-transportation industry. It is important for the industry to understand the key factors currently affecting North...

Winning Student Teams for Otis’ Made to Move Communities Challenge

Otis Worldwide Corp. announced the winning student teams for its second annual Made to Move CommunitiesTM challenge, in which Otis volunteers mentored students to use their science, technology, engineering and...

Monterrey First Latin American City With Otis eCall Plus App

Otis has connected its eCall Plus™ app in Monterrey, Mexico, making it the first Latin American city that gives passengers a contactless, intelligent solution to remotely call elevators, the company announces....

Woman Dies In Mexico Elevator Shaft Fall

A mother in Mexico plunged to her death when an elevator door opened on an empty shaft, Latin Post reports. The woman reportedly attempted to take the elevator at a...

Sky-High Condo Tower, Sky- High Prices a First in Tijuana

The first residents are set to start moving in in June at the 34-story, 404-ft-tall Sayan Campestre tower, the tallest in Tijuana, Mexico, with prices rarely seen in the local...

Ritz-Carlton to Occupy Striking Buenos Aires Structure

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. plans to open a hotel and residences in a striking 43-story structure planned by developer NorthBaires on the Puerto Madero waterfront in Buenos Aires, Argentina, La...

Developments in Australia, Asia, South America warrant notice.

Big Plans in Australian Cities Developer Beulah International selected Green Spine, a “twisting garden” by UNStudio and Cox Architecture, as the winner of an international design competition that will include...

Tallest Hotel in Cuba Planned Despite Criticism

A real-estate subsidiary of GAESA, the military consortium in Cuba, could break ground in September on a 154-m-tall, 42-story hotel in Havana that would be Cuba’s tallest hotel, the Council...

Mexico City Looks to Get Another Tallest Building

Mexican development company Abilia plans to resume work on Reforma 432, an office building set to have 57 floors, the same as the city’s current tallest building, Torre Reforma (ELEVATOR...

Çankaya station of the İzmir Metro; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in İzmir

The golf outing will take place at Hunter’s Green Country Club; image courtesy of Hunter’s Green Country Club.

EW Presents Inaugural Golf Outing in Tampa

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In Memoriam: Thomas Lawrence Aveni

TAISEI SQUARE HANOI; image © Taisei Square Hanoi

Fujitec Delivers Vietnam’s First 240 M/Min Elevators

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Toromont Industries Proposes Massive 17-Building Project in Vaughan