Architecture
Winning Design for Tencent’s New Global HQ in China
Büro Ole Scheeren has won an international competition for the design of Tencent’s new global headquarters (HQ) in Shenzhen, China, Arch Daily reports. The new structure, occupying a 14-ha site,...
Design Unveiled for Tirana, Albania, Tower
Portuguese architecture studio OODA recently unveiled its design for Hora Vertikale, a stacked tower with a clustered façade, “set to redefine” Tirana, Albania’s skyline, designboom reports. The first phase of...
Fashionable “Beach House in the Sky” Planned in Gold Coast, Australia
A 22-story, 20-unit residential tower described by George Kouzoukas, co-founder of luxury fashion house Sabo and Zaco, as a “beach house in the sky” is planned in Broadbeach, Gold Coast,...
Google Provides Preview of Thompson Center Redesign in Chicago
Google announced plans to purchase the iconic, 17-story postmodern James R. Thompson Center in Chicago’s downtown Loop in 2022. On December 13, the company provided a “first look” on its...
New York Build No-Cost Registration Open
Construction and design show New York Build will be held on February 13-14, 2024, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, NY. Registration is open, and no-cost...
Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Hosts Seminar
Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) recently held a seminar in Phuket titled “Vertical Transportation & Real Estate Trends in the Year of the Dragon” at the Phuket Kalima Resort and Spa, the...
Glasgow City Council Develops New Tall-Building Guidance
The City Council in Glasgow, Scotland, has developed a new tall-building guidance that aims to make the city center more "livable, sustainable and diverse" as it grows, STV News reports....
Otis Elevator System for 47-Story Residential Tower Rising in Hell’s Kitchen
Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it is providing four SkyRise® and two third-party hydraulic elevators at 550 Tenth Avenue, a 47-story residential tower rising in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, following a fire...
CTBUH 2024 Americas Conference Planned for February
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 Americas Conference, Future Downtown: Density and Resiliency in American Cities, will be held on February 22-23 in Miami, Florida. The...
YIMBY Reveals New Renderings of Boutique Manhattan Condo Tower
On November 13, New York YIMBY revealed fresh renderings of THE 74, a 32-story residential tower designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli with SLCE Architects and developed by Elad Group at...
