Architecture
JPMorgan New High Rise to Include 100% Renewable Energy
JPMorgan Chase & Co., behind the replacement of its tower at 270 Park Avenue, Manhattan, NYC, plans a major investment in the new office building for the company’s global headquarters,...
TKE IQC Atlanta Earns LEED Gold Certification
TK Elevator's (TKE) Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC), part of its new North American headquarters in Atlanta that includes the tallest elevator test tower in North America, achieved the U.S....
In Memoriam: Herschell E. Godwin, Jr.
Herschell E. "Buddy" Godwin, Jr., a longtime elevator man who worked for the Elevator Division of the North Carolina Department of Labor (DoL), owned a consultancy and represented North Carolina...
Major KONE Order with UltraRope for Sydney Office Tower
KONE has been awarded a contract that includes 31 elevators and three escalators for developer Mirvac's 60,000-m2, 232-m-tall 55 Pitt Street in Sydney, KONE Australia Customer Solutions Engineer-Major Projects Arjun...
Soon to be Completed Paris Tower Gets Colorful Exterior
The 48-story, 220-m HEKLA Tower will be the tallest building in Paris’s La Défense business district, as well as the second tallest building in all of France when completed this...
Permits Filed For 73-Story Tower in Miami
New construction permits have been filed for Baccarat Residences, a 73-story skyscraper located at 99 Southeast 5th Street in the Brickell neighborhood in Miami, Florida YIMBY reports. The filing shows...
Woolloongabba Two-Tower Project Promoted
Developer Sarazin is proposing construction of a twin, 20-story tower in Woolloongabba, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane Development reports. The proposal, known as “Nuage,” is being designed by Hayes...
Architect Proposes Hoboken Waterfront Redevelopment
A waterfront redevelopment in Hoboken, New Jersey, may soon mean new housing, offices, retail and public space for an area surrounding the city's major interstate transit hub, the Council on...
New 58-Story, Multiuse Tower Planned in Austin
Developers have started work in downtown Austin, Texas, on a 58-story, 675-ft-tall skyscraper that will bring more apartments, offices and retail space, Austin American-Statesman reports. The project, named 321 West, is being developed by Tishman Speyer,...
Design Sets Style for Two-in-One Southern China Hotel
A two-hotel project going up on Hainan island in southern China will include a “hanging gardens” design that can be experienced by guests at the 160-m tower, dezeen reports. Designed...
