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Hyundai Elevator invests in emerging technology, and Hitachi Elevator wins prestigious award in China.
Hyundai Elevator Going Big on AI, IoT, Robotics With a memorandum of understanding with South Korea telecom giant KT Corp. signed in November 2019, the country’s Hyundai Elevator will adopt...
Large projects are on the horizon for Niagara Falls, Montreal, Toronto, Barrie and Surrey.
One of Country’s Tallest Approved in Niagara Falls A 72-story tower containing a hotel and condominiums was approved in late 2019 in Niagara Falls, sparking optimism among city leaders that...
69-Story Hyatt Hotel Tower Planned in Ho Chi Minh City
Global hotel brand Hyatt has partnered with Xuan Mai Sai Gon Construction Investment Joint Stock Co. to build a 69-story hotel tower in the center of the 34-acre Eco Green...
Developments in codes, VT contracts and tall building news across the continent
Slovakia’s First Skyscraper on Drawing Boards A 168-m-tall tower with 46 above-ground stories is planned by J&T Real Estate on the Danube River in Bratislava, Slovakia, The Slovak Spectator reported....
VSA Announces Intern Appointment from Prestigious High School
In December 2019, NYC-based elevator and escalator consulting firm Vertical Systems Analysis (VSA) announced the appointment of its first intern from the prestigious High Technology High School in New Jersey,...
Test tower façade is reimagined, and towers are planned near a MARTA station.
thyssenkrupp Test Tower Design Revised Updated renderings of the thyssenkrupp Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC), which includes the tallest elevator test tower in the Western Hemisphere (ELEVATOR WORLD, November 2019,...
Boston Developments Set to Transform Neighborhoods
News outlets including the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and the Boston Herald recently reported on a pair of projects set to transform the Boston South End and...
Miami’s First Airbnb-Branded Tower Rising Downtown
Newgard Development Group and Airbnb, Inc. have teamed up to build Miami’s first Airbnb-branded tower, a 48-story structure with 412 condominiums and 192 hotel rooms, at 190 Northeast Sixth Street...
Tall building plans unfold in L.A. and San Diego, and a venue is set to get escalators.
Developer Acquires Land for L.A. Megaproject A Chinese developer has acquired the land for Olympia (ELEVATOR WORLD, March and August 2017), a US$1-billion residential/retail megaproject in downtown Los Angeles, the...
“BIG” plans for Brooklyn and elevators for subway stations
Waterfront Plan Includes BIG-designed Towers, Beach Two Trees Management, the team behind redevelopment of the Domino Sugar factory site (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2014), hopes to redevelop a 3.5-acre piece of...
