Atlanta

Elevator Death Prompts Proposed Tougher Law In Georgia

The death of a teenager in an Atlanta elevator has Georgia state lawmakers pushing a law that will increase the penalty fee on past-due repairs, WRDW reports. The teen, hoping to...

TKE Debuts North American HQ With IQC And Test Tower In Atlanta

TK Elevator (TKE) formally opened its new North American headquarters at The Battery (home of Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves) on February 9 with facility tours, speeches by dignitaries including...

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,...

US$5-Billion “City Within a City” Greenlit in Atlanta

One of “the most ambitious and controversial” developments in Atlanta history was greenlit by the City Council in November 2018, The Architect’s Newspaper was among outlets to report. Comparable in...

Atlanta’s Tallest Residential Building on Tap

What promises to be Atlanta’s tallest residential tower, a 53-story glass structure designed by Perkins+Will, is planned as part of the 4.5-acre, mixed-use development Opus Place in Midtown, the Robb...

Atlanta Project to Include 32-Story Office Tower

Atlanta-based Selig Development Corp. aims to start construction by the middle of the year on a mixed-use development that includes a 32-story office tower, Shopping Center Business reported. The US$400-million...

TKE OFFICIAL ELEVATOR PARTNER OF WORLD STADIUMS AND ARENAS SUMMIT

TKE Official Elevator Partner of World Stadiums and Arenas Summit

image by Thomas C. Rosenthal for Pixabay

Lift Accident With Injuries Sparks Safety Concerns in India

METRO TAIPEI ADJUSTS ESCALATOR SPEEDS FOR EFFICIENCY

Metro Taipei Adjusts Escalators Speeds for Efficiency

The team from Üsküdar American Academy in Istanbul, Türkiye; image courtesy of Otis

Regional Winners of Otis’ Made to Move Communities Announced

CALIFORNIA FIRE DEPARTMENT PRACTICES TECHNICAL ELEVATOR RESCUES

California Fire Department Practices Technical Elevator Rescues