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Record-breaking construction plans across the continent
UltraRope, JumpLift Technology in Nordic Region’s Tallest KONE UltraRope® and JumpLiftTM technology will be implemented at Karlatornet in Gothenburg, Sweden. At 245 m tall, the residential/hotel development designed by Skidmore,...
Mixed-Use Tower on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah Nears Completion
Developer Nakheel announced in February that concrete work on its Palm Tower on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah was more than 80% complete, with 42 of 50 floors delivered. The remainder are...
Changes at the top for ISO/TC 178, Airdri, thyssenkrupp Elevator
Gschwendtner to Chair ISO/TC 178 Gschwendtner Dr. Gero Gschwendtner has been appointed chair of the International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee (ISO/TC) 178, which covers elevators, escalators and moving walks....
280-m-Tall TST Hotel Tower in Taipei Inspired by Bamboo
Curved edges, an angled tip and a grooved green façade distinguish Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel’s (ACPV) design for the 280-m-tall Taipei Sky Tower (TST) planned by local developer Riant Capital...
Legislation breaks ground; tall tower for Toronto.
61-Story Tower for Growing Toronto Suburb Following “lightning-fast sales” of condominiums in multiple towers in its Transit City and Icona developments in the northern Toronto suburb of Vaughn, Cortel Group...
Smart Singaporean Skyscraper a “Tropical Green Oasis”
A 51-story, 280-m-tall mixed-use skyscraper under construction in Singapore’s Raffles Place has a striking design designboom describes as a “tropical green oasis.” Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Carlo Ratti Associates...
Expansions, outlooks and subsidies look to accelerate industry.
Ziehl-Abegg Sees Plenty of Bright Spots Globally in 2018 Germany-based Ziehl-Abegg, manufacturer of elevator motors, drives and controls, entered 2018 with optimism as it reflected on record sales of EUR540...
High rises to house Space City’s growing population.
39-Story Apartment Tower Breaks Ground Holliday Fenoglio Flower LP, a brokerage firm representing Houston developer Hanover Co., announced ground has been broken on Hanover River Oaks, a 39-story apartment tower...
New York YIMBY reports on various tall buildings, and TEI announces work in Midtown, LIC.
Striking BIG-Designed Towers Taking Shape in Chelsea The Eleventh, a pair of striking, twisting towers designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) (ELEVATOR WORLD, December 2016), is making its presence known...
U.S. headquarters established, and skyscrapers proliferate.
“Iconic” Development Moves Forward One Chicago Square, a 76- and 49-story tower project in Chicago’s River North, described by developer JDL as “iconic,” moved forward in January with the Chicago...
