Australia

Towers for Southport, Melbourne and Adelaide

Southern Hemisphere’s Tallest Planned A 108-story mixed-use tower, which would be the tallest in the Southern Hemisphere, is part of the Imperial Square development planned in Southport by Azzura Corp.,...

90-Story Residential Tower in Surfers Paradise, Australia

Meriton hopes to break ground in June on a 90-story residential tower on the site of the 1960s-era International Beach Resort in Surfers Paradise, Australia, brisbanedevelopment.com reported. Designed by SJB...

Continent’s tall-building activity on upswing.

Multiple Residential Towers Planned in South Melbourne Salvo Property Group has acquired the land and permits to build 46-, 43-, 27- and 21-story residential towers at 60-82 Johnston Street in...

Two high rises each are intended for Perth, Brisbane.

Trade Center Would Include Perth’s Tallest Skyscraper Private developers backed by the Australian government plan to build a World Trade Center that includes towers of 75 and 36 stories in...

Melbourne, Sydney see tower plans, topping out.

Linked 70-Story Towers for Melbourne’s CBD SP Setia hopes to build a pair of 70-story, 254-m-tall towers linked by a curving skybridge at 308 Exhibition Street in the central business...

Surfers Paradise, Melbourne receive towers full of residential space.

“Unique, Attractive” Addition for Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise on Australia’s Gold Coast is set to get an 89-story, 304-m-tall addition described by the Gold Coast city architect as “unique and...

Trio of Towers Greenlighted in Melbourne

Officials in Melbourne, Australia, have approved a trio of towers that will include nearly 1,700 residences in the heart of the city’s central business district, World Architecture News reported. The...

Training firm’s launch, large Melbourne projects headline Down Under.

LML Directors Launch New Business in Australia Richie Lobert and Dean Morgan, directors at LML Lift Consultants of Melbourne, Australia, have launched a new business, Vertical Ambition. The new endeavor...

OEMs Tap New Leaders

Global, regional changes put in place. Changes at the Top at Schindler Alfred N. Schindler, great-grandson of the cofounder of Schindler, Robert Schindler, announced that he plans to step down...

NAESA, EHC Global make major appointments.

Shepherd Appointed NAESA Executive Director Robert D. “Bob” Shepherd has been appointed NAESA International executive director. He retired from Otis in 2015 as manager of Codes and Product Safety for...

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Huasheng Fujitec Elevator Wins NY Product Design Award

The City of Toronto is undertaking an office space needs study; image image by jplenio for Pixabay.

Ontario Office-to-Residential Conversion Act Voted Down

ATIS EXPANDS FOOTPRINT IN VERMONT THROUGH ACQUISITION

Atis Expands Footprint in Vermont Through Acquisition

Montresor

Schindler Lifts Australia Promotes Montresor to MD

Escalators serving Network Rail; image courtesy of Stannah

Stannah Wins Network Rail Lift and Escalator Service Contract