Latin America

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...

Sobha Central; image courtesy of Sobha Realty

Sobha Realty Launches Major New Dubai Development

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Bill Requiring Elevator Repairs Dies in Texas Legislature

TÜRKIYE’S AYSAD HOLDS 54TH ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Türkiye’s AYSAD Holds 54th Ordinary General Assembly

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ESI Acquires Oklahoma-Based American Elevator

Proposed supertall development; image courtesy of Henriquez Partners Architects

Vancouver Developer Unveils Supertall Proposal