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Work Completes On Australia 108 In Melbourne
Australia 108, a 100-story supertall apartment tower adjacent to Melbourne’s CBD in Southbank, has achieved final completion with the conclusion of interior construction, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reported...
CECA Members Urged to Attend Virtual AGM on June 2
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) will hold a virtual AGM at 1 p.m. EST on June 2, with all members urged to register and download the event’s agenda, said Executive...
Germany’s Kubler Group Achieves Record Turnover
Elevators are among industries "feeling a revival," according to Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany-based Kübler Group Managing Director of Sales and Marketing Martin Huth. This revival helped usher in a successful first quarter...
SF Officials Support Residential Plan
Developers have completed and submitted a preliminary project assessment (PPA) letter for the US$2-billion Freedom West project at 710 McAllister Street in San Francisco, SF YIMBY reported on May 10. In reply, San Francisco’s...
World’s Tallest Modular Residential Building Complete
Ten Degrees, HTA Design's modular tower at 100a George Street in Croydon, South London, is now the world's tallest modular residential building, reaching a height of 135 m, Architects’ Journal reported on...
Hong Kong Lifts, Escalators Short of Safety Standard
Two-thirds of Hong Kong lifts and escalators "do not meet the latest safety guidelines," the officer of the ombudsman reveals, triggering a call for more no-notice inspections, the South China Morning...
Observatory With Glass Elevator to Debut in Manhattan
Summit One Vanderbilt, an observatory in the crown of the new 1,401-ft-tall One Vanderbilt office supertall in Midtown Manhattan, is set to open on October 21, developer SL Green announced...
Elevators Ban Electric Bikes After Fire Injures Five
Communities across China tightened bans on electric bicycles in elevators this week after a rider’s battery exploded, injuring five people at a residential building in Shanghai, including a woman holding...
One Excellence Development in Shenzhen Complete
The One Excellence development in the new Qianhai district of Shenzhen, China, is now complete, World Architecture News reported in March. Farrells won the design competition for One Excellence in late 2013...
Macy’s Advances Plan for Tower Above Herald Square Store
On May 10, Macy’s advanced its plan to build a giant office tower atop its NYC Herald Square flagship store by announcing it would spend US$235 million to upgrade transit...
