Historic Preservation
Redesign Plans for London’s 70 Gracechurch Approved
The City of London has approved Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)’s proposals for a 32-story tower – a redesign of consented proposals from 2021, Architects’ Journal reports. The 132-m-tall scheme includes the part-retrofit...
Hippodrome’s Historic Manual Elevator Being Restored
The City of Gainesville’s Wild Spaces & Public Places Department and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs announced that the US$135,799 project to restore the Hippodrome’s historic elevator...
Manhattan Building With A History Being Converted to Housing
A nine-story Art Deco building in Manhattan, NYC, designed by the same firm behind the Empire State Building is getting new life as housing after originally serving as a YMCA...
LCD Elevator System for Historically Significant NYC Property
Richie Clark, co-owner of Mineola, New York-based LCD Elevator Repair, Inc., tells ELEVATOR WORLD the company and its suppliers provided a five-unit elevator system for 720 West End Avenue, a...
California Courthouse Building to Get Elevator
A nearly US$2-million contract for a three-story elevator addition to the Tuolumne County government-owned historic Yaney Avenue courthouse building in Sonora, California, was approved by the county’s elected supervisors, The...
Paris Heritage Days To Feature Eiffel Tower Elevator
For the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) on September 21 and 22 in Paris, the city is offering an opportunity to discover the secrets of the capital's most emblematic monument:...
“Floating” Addition Proposed Atop Historic Toronto Apartment Building
Developer ProWinko has proposed a 10-story addition designed by Alliance that would “float” one story above a historic, four-story apartment building in Toronto’s Annex neighborhood, Urban Toronto reports. Bringing the...
1916 Elevator in Missouri Courthouse Closed for Repairs
A more-than-100-year-old cage elevator serving the Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage, Missouri, is closed so it can undergo vital repairs, The Joplin Globe reports. The courthouse was built in 1894,...
Blackfriars Tower Scheme Recommended for Approval
Planning officers have recommended approval of Foster + Partners’ plans for a mammoth mixed-use development at 18 Blackfriars Road in Southwark, London, featuring a 45-story skyscraper alongside 22- and 40-story...
Idaho Falls City Hall To Get First-Ever Elevator
The City of Idaho Falls, Idaho, is installing the first elevator in its City Hall’s 94-year history, Local News 8 reports. The elevator will make City Hall fully accessible. Ormond...
