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U.K. Architect Wins Award for Space Elevator Design
London-based architect Jordan William Hughes has won the Jacques Roguerie International Competition’s “Architecture and Innovation for Space” Grand Prix Award for his conceptual design of a space elevator linking the...
Otis Market Group Lead U.K. & Nordics and MD U.K. Bierer Transitions to VP, Global Business Development
After four years with Otis in the U.K., the last two overseeing the U.K. and Nordics markets, Andy Bierer has taken on a new role within Otis Elevator Co.: vice...
Worker Trapped Under Elevator in Florida
A worker is recovering in the hospital after an elevator accident in a parking garage in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida, on January 4, WPTV is among outlets to report....
Tennessee Stadium To Get Elevator Modernization
The Board for the Stadium Corp., the operating entity of Finley Stadium Davenport Field in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has approved several major projects set to complete in 2024, including an elevator...
ATIS Announces Executive Leadership Changes
ATIS Ascenda Partners, LLC has announced two executive leadership changes. Charlie Slater has been promoted from chief operations officer (COO) — U.S. Inspections to executive vice president (VP), with a...
Minnesota Congresswoman and Colleagues Visit Marine Innovations
Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach, along with State Senator Paul Utke and State Representative Krista Knudsen, visited Marine Innovations, Inc., in Frazee, Minnesota on January 4. Fischbach met with...
Ellington Properties and DMCC Launch Pair of Residential Towers in Uptown Dubai
Ellington Properties, a leading developer in Dubai, and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) have launched Mercer House, consisting of two, 34-story residential towers rising above four podiums in Uptown...
The Skyscraper Museum Presents Free Webinar on Residential High-Rises in NYC
The Skyscraper Museum, a nonprofit educational entity devoted to studying the past, present and future of high-rise buildings, plans to resume its “semester” series on The Modern Concrete Skyscraper on...
Google Provides Preview of Thompson Center Redesign in Chicago
Google announced plans to purchase the iconic, 17-story postmodern James R. Thompson Center in Chicago’s downtown Loop in 2022. On December 13, the company provided a “first look” on its...
Escalators To Ease Accessibility at Temple in Northern India
The Ropeway and Rapid Transport System Development Corp. plans to welcome a pair of escalators at the Jakhu Temple in Shimla, in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, in...
