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Tall-building completion and other important skyline-changing updates
Twentytwo Office Tower Tops Out PLP Architecture’s Twentytwo, the latest high rise in the city, became the district’s tallest building when it recently topped out, the Council on Tall Buildings...
Towers in record-breaking numbers and heights are on tap.
Report: 80 New Skyscrapers Planned in Toronto Demand for housing and limited space have positioned Toronto for a spike in skyscraper construction, with 80 projects on the drawing boards, the...
Big contracts and plans in Chengdu, Jinan, Shenzhen and Shanghai
KONE to Equip New International Airport KONE announced in April it has won an order to deliver 216 elevators to the Tianfu International Airport in Chengdu. The airport, in the...
OEMs and independents see shakeups around the world.
IGV Names CEO/General Manager Michele Suria has been named Milan, Italy-based IGV Group SpA’s CEO and general manager. Citing “extensive experience in management consulting and general management of small and...
A modernization, a building boom and a meeting
Las Vegas’ Tallest Building to be Reborn as The Drew A 735-ft.-tall, 63-story building overlooking the Las Vegas Strip that sat uncompleted since the financial crisis of 2008 is getting...
Towers Down South
Florida, Georgia and Tennessee see activity. “Skyline-Defining” Project Rising in Nashville Nashville, Tennessee, is poised to get another “skyline-defining” project, consisting of a 40-story and slightly shorter tower at 151...
Towers of all kinds rise across the boroughs, and an important safety-training compliance date is extended.
Proposed Lower Manhattan Jail Tower Sparks Heated Debate A proposed 45-story jail tower at 125 White Street in Lower Manhattan sparked heated debate during public hearings in the spring, with...
Companies hire experienced executives, and NEII elects BoD, officers.
Schindler Names Virdi CFO, U.S. Operations Virdi Schindler Elevator Corp. has named Sneh Virdi chief financial officer, U.S. operations, headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. In this role, she will lead...
IoT in B.C. and a striking tower for downtown Toronto
A Closer Look at IoT Improving VT Safety Although already used in vertical-transportation (VT) systems, internet of things (IoT) sensor technology has the potential to take public safety to the...
Shanghai, Shenzhen see big plans, completions.
Otis Completes One-Of-A-Kind Modernization in Shanghai Otis Elevator (China) Co. Ltd. recently completed the modernization of the elevator system at the 468-m-tall sightseeing attraction Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV and Radio...
