International News
If Built, Mixed-Use Tower Would Be Tallest in Moscow
If built, a 108-story, 405-m-tall mixed-use tower in the Moscow International Business Center, also known as Moscow City, would be Moscow’s tallest, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat...
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...
KONE Academy opens in Petaling Jaya; striking architecture in George Town.
KONE Inaugurates Training Center KONE inaugurated KONE Academy in Petaling Jaya in March, describing it as the latest KONE training center to open exclusively for the Malaysian market. KONE CEO...
Denmark, Sweden to get high rises
Amenities Featured in Planned Stockholm Tower Architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron has designed its first building in Sweden, a 90-m-tall residential structure in Stockholm that World Architecture News said...
More jobs for London; licensing; and a new tower for Greater Manchester
Alimak Hoists at London Residential High-Rise Project Six Alimak Hek construction hoists are at work on two of the three South Quay Plaza buildings, a 200-m-tall residential development just south...
Big projects focus on Shenzhen; Otis to supply Wuxi Metro.
Construction Underway on Country’s Future Tallest Construction is underway on the Shimao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Centre, a 668-m-tall tower for Shenzhen. The height would exceed China’s current tallest building, the...
German OEM opens factory in Turkey, launches website dedicated to volunteering.
Turkey Positioned as Export Hub With Plant Opening thyssenkrupp has opened its first escalator production plant in Turkey, located in the Dilovasi Organized Industrial Zone in the northern Marmara province...
Triangular Residential Tower Planned in Rotterdam
A Rotterdam-based architectural firm has released a design for a 110-m-tall, triangular residential tower for the Netherlands city’s rapidly transforming Maritiem District, ArchDaily reported in April. CasaNova, as the tower...
New Gold “Landmark” for Jakarta Skyline
Jakarta, Indonesia, has a striking new addition to its skyline: headquarters for telecommunications company Telkom featuring a 48-story, 219-m-tall gold tower designed by Woods Bagot, SkyRise Cities reported. In addition...
Tall buildings set for metropolises around the country.
Southeast Asia Entertainment Hub in Surfers Paradise A project billed as a new “entertainment hub for Southeast Asia” featuring 56- and 72-story towers with 700 apartments and 400 hotel suites...
