Architecture
Otis Awards Two-Year Scholarships to Six High-Achieving Students
Otis has awarded two-year scholarships administered by the nonprofit Executive Leadership Council (ELC) to six high-achieving undergraduate university students to support their business and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)...
World’s Tallest Hybrid Timber Tower Greenlit in Australia
Grange Development Consulting is celebrating its plan to build C6, the world’s tallest hybrid timber tower, in South Perth, Australia, winning approval from the City of South Perth after negotiations...
UNStudio Design Selected for Düsseldorf Mixed-Use Development
Dutch architectural practice UNStudio was unanimously selected as the first-prize winner of a competition to design a mixed-use development in Düsseldorf, Germany. The decision followed a two-phase contest and public...
11- and 24-Story Towers Approved for South London
Two major office schemes — 24- and 11-story blocks — designed by architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and HWKN at a Canada Water site in South London have been given...
73-Story 1000M With Otis Elevators Tops Out in Chicago
The final floor of concrete has been poured for the 73-story 1000M in Chicago’s South Loop, with McHugh Construction serving as general contractor, Urbanize Chicago reports. McHugh Senior Project Manager...
Sydney Firm Wins Design Competition for Towers on Parramatta Waterfront
Sydney architecture firm Chrofi has won a design competition for a 52-story mixed-use tower and an eight-story commercial building on the waterfront in Parramatta, Australia, Sydney’s “second CBD,” Architecture AU...
ZHA Announced as Architect for Sustainable Daxia Tower in China
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) announced it was recently named architect for the 210-m, 127,220-m2 Daxia Tower in the high-tech zone of Xi’an, China, by client Daxia Group. With a gently...
Schindler Offers Eight AIA Lunch & Learn VT Courses
Schindler is currently offering eight accredited Lunch & Learn courses covering topics such as touchless technology, destination dispatching systems for elevators, escalator architectural features, moving walk applications and more. Each...
CTBUH Announces New Assemblies
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced three new assemblies: SMART technologies, tenants and visual artists. With the goal of facilitating discussion and outputs regarding best...
Accessibility for a “Cultural Crown Jewel”
Team conquers challenges to provide quiet, efficient elevators for the new AIP on the campus of L.A.’s Wilshire Boulevard Temple. submitted by Syska Hennessy Groupphotos courtesy of Mitsubishi Electric US,...
