Architecture

CTBUH’s “Sustainable High-Rise Buildings” Book Now Available

The book “Sustainable High-Rise Buildings: Design, Technology, and Innovation,” a collaboration between the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and longtime collaborators Kheir Al-Kodmany, Peng Du and Mir...

Two-Tower, Mixed-Use Plan for Miami Suburb

If developer Ocean Dadeland, LLC, receives approval from Miami Dade County, an approximately 1 acre site on South Dixie Highway in Dadeland, a neighborhood in the Miami suburb of Kendall,...

28-Story “Green” Tower in Amsterdam to Start Construction

The 28-story, mixed-use Brink Tower in north Amsterdam is set to start construction this month, with city officials giving the Meccanoo-designed plan formal approval, Archinect reports. Named for the Dutch...

15 Otis Elevators for Luxury Downtown Toronto Development

Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it has been selected by construction services company EllisDon Construction to provide 15 elevators for The United Building at 481 University Avenue in downtown Toronto. Developed...

Upper West Side Tower with Fujitec Elevators Near Completion

Exterior work is wrapping up on the 18-story, 58-unit 378 West End Avenue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, NYC, New York YIMBY reported in September. Designed by COOKFOX...

Plans to Add to King Power Stadium Approved

KSS Architects’ plan to increase the capacity of the famous King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, officially received the green light in September, according to a report from the London...

One Brickell City Centre Greenlit by Miami Officials

The 80-story, 1,038-ft-tall supertall office building One Brickell City Centre in Miami's Brickell Financial District has been unanimously approved by Miami City Commissioners, Florida YIMBY reports. Designed by Arquitectonica and...

NYC MTA Approves US$7 Billion Penn Station Redesign

In partnership with New Jersey Transit Corp. and Amtrak, the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) approved the redesign of Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan, New York YIMBY is among outlets...

Nashville Towers with Mitsubishi Electric Elevators Progress

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., recently provided a progress report on a trio of towers in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, for which it is providing vertical-transportation (VT) equipment. The Cypress, California-headquartered OEM...

Multi-Tower Plans Revealed for Manchester Site

Developer Oval Real Estate has unveiled plans for the transformation of Albert Bridge House in Manchester, U.K, North West Place reports. The 18-store brutalist Albert Bridge House will be demolished,...