International News
Vancouver Officials OK Downtown Tower
The Vancouver City Council has approved a downtown zoning change, giving the green light to a 29-story, Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)-designed commercial tower, The Architect’s Newspaper reported in June. The...
Ascen.tec Rescheduled
Ascen.tec, which held its first edition in 2019, has rescheduled its second iteration for May 28-30, 2021. Again to be held at the Mediterranean Exhibition Center in Paiania, Greece, the...
Singapore Towers to Be World’s Tallest Modular Buildings
A two-tower residential project planned for a site on the western edge of Singapore’s urban core will be notable as the world’s tallest modular-constructed buildings, Architectural Digest reported in July....
Tall building news from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne
Sydney Building Failures Prompt New Regulations on Developers In the wake of high-profile failures at two multistory residential buildings in Sydney, regulators in New South Wales (NSW) have been granted...
Multiple Towers Planned in Manchester, U.K.
A construction plan to bring more than 1,300 new homes to the Salford Quays area of Manchester, U.K., would include a 41-story tower, the Manchester Evening News reported in June....
Pair of Towers to Add to Lively Tokyo Scene
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government approved a US$1.15-billion project that aims to bring a pair of 54-story residential towers to the Kachidoki and Toyomicho district on Tokyo Bay, Japan Property Central...
Contracts let for New Delhi, Hyderabad.
96 thyssenkrupp Units for India’s Largest Convention Center Fifty-three elevators, 39 escalators and four moving walks will be provided by thyssenkrupp Elevator India to the India International Convention & Expo...
Contracts and tall plans for Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai
Hitachi Supplying 300-Plus Units for Metros Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd. won bids to supply more than 300 units of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment for two metro expansions, the company announced...
Acquisitions, moves, contracts, pandemic responses and more
Prysmian Group to Acquire EHC Global Prysmian Group announced on July 22 it will acquire 100% of EHC Global, “a complementary add-on to Prysmian’s Draka` Elevator business.” Draka offers more...
Pedestrian Transportation Problem has Been Solved With an Interchange Equipped With an Escalator
Çağın Asansör, which combines its experience in elevator manufacturing with new and original designs, will attract attention with its new fully panoramic cab, designed and manufactured by the company. The...
