Architecture
Boston High Rise Features Include Touchless Elevator Access
Winthrop Center, a new, 691-foot tall mixed-use tower in Boston was recently honored with the Passive House Trailblazer award, and the structure’s 812,000 ft2 of office space will be the...
SILC Planned on September 28-30 in Santander, Spain
Santander International Lift City (SILC) 2022 is planned by IMEM Ascensores on September 28-30 at various noteworthy sites — including an art gallery, two palaces and a nature reserve —...
Schindler Modernization and New Installation at NYC Tower
A 1960s-era, 31-story commercial tower designed by Charles Luckman (architect of landmarks including Madison Square Garden) atop Pennsylvania Station at 2 Penn Plaza in Midtown Manhattan is getting an extreme...
Vantage Tapped for Modernization at Historic Chicago Tower
Urban Elevator Service chose Vantage Elevator Solutions for an eight-elevator modernization it recently completed at the historic Monadnock Building at 53 West Jackson Boulevard in Chicago’s South Loop. When it...
Trio of Brick-Clad Towers Proposed on London’s Blackfriars Site
A trio of brick-clad towers designed by Foster + Partners has been proposed for 18 Blackfriars Road on London's South Bank, with the plan now set to go out for...
Building Permit Issued for Greece’s Future Tallest Tower
After an arduous process that included a seemingly endless list of special approvals and more than 1,900 blueprints, a building permit has been issued for Riviera Tower, which will be...
CTBUH Announces Additional Awards and Honorees
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced in August the 2022 recipients of the Lynn S. Beedle and Fazlur R. Kahn Lifetime Achievement Awards. Peter Wynne Rees,...