Illinois

Striking New Addition for Chicago Skyline

Phase two of Optima Chicago Center, a 54-story mixed-use structure designed by David Hovey and developed by DeBartolo, topped out earlier this year, bringing a bold new addition to the...

High rises proposed at the Loop, riverfront, Greektown.

Dueling Plans for Replacing Chicago’s Thompson Center There are dueling plans in Chicago to replace the state-owned, Helmut Jahn-designed James R. Thompson Center at the Loop, one of which involves...

World’s Tallest Timber Tower Planned in Chicago

If built, the 80-story River Beech Tower in Chicago would be the tallest wooden skyscraper in the world, Architecture News reports. Designed by Perkins + Will and conceived by engineering...

Work begins, plans are modified at waterfront properties.

Construction Starts on 67-Story Chicago Building Construction began in May on One Bennett Park, a 67-story, 850-ft.-tall residential building near Navy Pier in Chicago, Curbed Chicago reported. Located at the...

Big investments soon to see fruition as groundbreaking gets set to begin.

93-Story Vista to Become City’s Third Tallest Vista Tower, a 93-story, 1,186-ft.-tall skyscraper designed by Chicago’s Jeanne Gang, will become Chicago’s third-tallest building (second tallest in terms of roof height),...

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations

The station is served by Schindler escalators; photo by Marc A. Hermann for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

NYC LIRR Among “Most Beautiful for Interior Design”

At the Royal Palace of Naples, an interactive virtual elevator transports you through four centuries of life in the palace; image via Finestre sull’ Arte.

Royal Palace of Naples Introduces Interactive Virtual Elevator Exhibit

DLF The Arbour; image courtesy of DLF

65 Otis Elevators for Luxury Residential Development in Gurugram, India