Oceania

Planned Skyscraper in Sydney Suburb OK’d by Board

A 69-story, mixed-use skyscraper planned for the western Sydney suburb of Parramatta, Australia, came a step closer to reality when the Parramatta Local Planning Panel approved a plan for a...

Major contract for Schindler in Melbourne;183-m-tall builiding for Sydney

Schindler to Supply 176 Units for Melbourne Metro Schindler has won a contract to supply 103 escalators and 73 elevators for the Metro Tunnel Project in Melbourne, largest-ever public transportation...

Four-Tower Project Given Go-Ahead in Gold Coast, Australia

The Gold Coast, Australia, City Council has approved a four-tower project for the Southport area, The Urban Developer reported in March. The project, by Sydney-based developer Aland, will bring 1,019...

Perth, Melbourne and Sydney see major projects.

Country’s First thyssenkrupp iwalks Installed at Airports Australia’s first thyssenkrupp iwalks, including two of the longest ever produced at 92 m, are being installed at the Perth and Melbourne airports,...

Optimum Performance

With strict requirements, Schindler provided escalator units to fit the needs of a new sports complex in Western Australia. Optus Stadium is a multipurpose entertainment facility east of the Perth...

The Riverside Centre

Attention to detail resulted in a modernization that has become a local industry benchmark. When the Riverside Centre opened in 1986, it was referred to as Brisbane’s first intelligent building...

Contracts are awarded in Melbourne’s CBD, and a Gold Coast distributor wins an award.

KONE to Modernize VT System in Office Tower KONE has been selected to modernize the vertical- transportation (VT) system at 385 Bourke in the central business district (CBD) of Melbourne....

Orbitz Becomes First Hitachi Distributor in Australia

Orbitz Elevators, a fast-growing elevator company on Australia’s Gold Coast, signed a deal with Hitachi to become the Japanese OEM’s first Australian distributor. Orbitz founder and Managing Director Jonathan Dwayre...

thyssenkrupp Tapped for “Unprecedented” Sydney Metro Project

thyssenkrupp has been selected for what a New South Wales government official is calling an unprecedented accessibility project that involves designing, suppling, installing and maintaining 70 elevators and 130 escalators...

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...

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations

The station is served by Schindler escalators; photo by Marc A. Hermann for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

NYC LIRR Among “Most Beautiful for Interior Design”

At the Royal Palace of Naples, an interactive virtual elevator transports you through four centuries of life in the palace; image via Finestre sull’ Arte.

Royal Palace of Naples Introduces Interactive Virtual Elevator Exhibit

DLF The Arbour; image courtesy of DLF

65 Otis Elevators for Luxury Residential Development in Gurugram, India