International News
Study: Needs Should Determine VT Distribution at South Korea Subway Stations
A study of equitable distribution of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment — elevators, wheelchair lifts and escalators — at subway stations in South Korea concluded that the type and amount of VT...
Winning Design for Tencent’s New Global HQ in China
Büro Ole Scheeren has won an international competition for the design of Tencent’s new global headquarters (HQ) in Shenzhen, China, Arch Daily reports. The new structure, occupying a 14-ha site,...
CEDES CTO Role Transitions From Freedman to Frömming
Switzerland-headquartered sensor specialist CEDES AG welcomes Sascha Frömming as chief technology officer (CTO), as Steven Freedman steps down as CTO to take on the new roles of chief revenue officer...
TK Elevator India Head Hopeful About Upcoming 2024-25 India Budget
TK Elevator India Managing Director and CEO Manish Mehan is hopeful the upcoming 2024-25 national budget for India will “incorporate transformative measures to invigorate the Indian real estate sector,” which...
Design Unveiled for Tirana, Albania, Tower
Portuguese architecture studio OODA recently unveiled its design for Hora Vertikale, a stacked tower with a clustered façade, “set to redefine” Tirana, Albania’s skyline, designboom reports. The first phase of...
15th Symposium on Lift & Escalators Technologies Issues Second Call for Papers
Organizers of the 15th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies in Kettering, U.K., have issued a second call for papers. Abstracts of up to 300 words may be submitted by...
24-Story Tower Approved in London
Fletcher Priest has been given the green light for a 24-story tower that will be partially cantilevered over a listed Victorian bath house in London, U.K., Building Design reports. The...
Fashionable “Beach House in the Sky” Planned in Gold Coast, Australia
A 22-story, 20-unit residential tower described by George Kouzoukas, co-founder of luxury fashion house Sabo and Zaco, as a “beach house in the sky” is planned in Broadbeach, Gold Coast,...
15th Competition Congress Was Held With the Theme “Sectors of the Second Century”
At the congress, held for the 15th time this year by the Federation of Sectoral Associations (SEDEFED) with the main theme of “Sectors of the Second Century,” the sectors of...
TASFED Mersin Meeting on the Industry and Regional Problems
The Turkish Elevator Industrialists Federation (TASFED) met in Mersin on November 3-4, 2023, to discuss the industry and regional problems. The TASFED Ordinary Board of Directors meeting started with an...
