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10 Design Wins Vietnam’s Landmark 55 Competition
The site Landmark 55 has won a competition for two towers constructed to optimize views of West Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, and provide street addresses that both the office and...
Honda Dealership in Burnaby to be Redeveloped into Homes
OpenRoad Auto Group Canada plans to redevelop its Honda dealership at 6948 Kingsway in Burnaby, B.C.’s Edmonds Town Centre into a high-density, mixed-use development, Vancouver Urbanized reported on April 22. The 1970s-built...
Façade Work Progresses on Parcel G in Hunters Point South
Façade work is progressing on the topped-out superstructure of “Parcel G,” a 34-story tower in Hunters Point South, Queens, NYC, New York YIMBY reported on April 24. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Gotham Organization,...
City of London’s Skyscraper Appetite Remains “Fierce”
A growing amount of empty office space and a push toward carbon neutrality have thus far failed to quell the City of London's "fierce" appetite for tall-building construction, with six...
Risks of Rescue Operations from Elevators
Evacuation of passengers trapped in elevators is an issue emphasized by the standards. The passengers should be rescued from a cabin that stops between the floors for any reason. For...
New York YIMBY reports on Manhattan towers, and TEI Group shares personnel news
New Renderings of Supertall in Penn District Redevelopment Penn 15 New renderings of the 1,270-ft-tall, 61-story Penn 15, part of Vornado Realty Trust’s ambitious Penn District redevelopment plan (ELEVATOR WORLD,...
Metroplast Manufactures Gearless Machine
Metroplast Asansör, as a result of its long R&D studies and tests, has begun mass production and sales of a gearless machine group, introduced at 2019 Eurosia Elevator. Metroplast Asansör,...
Aybey Elektronik Puts New AE-SMART on the Market
Aybey Elektronik, a manufacturer of elevator control systems, recently completed its R&D studies and has now put its monobloc lift control unit, AE-SMART, on the market. AE-SMART, designed for electric...
In Memoriam: Ünsal Solmazoğlu
Solmazoğlu, born in 1952, graduated from Ege University Mechanical Engineering Department in 1979. After graduation, he started working in the elevator industry in almost every level, from project drawing, equipment...
A Brief Background of the Turkish Elevator Industry
We again share ‘A Brief Background of the Turkish Elevator Industry’ with you, the article written by Ersan Barlas and published in ‘Master’s Column’ in the 100th issue (March-April) of...
