Historic Preservation
Nagpur Railway Station Modernization To Be Completed by End of 2026
The Indian Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) is set to complete the modernization work of Nagpur Railway Station, a key hub under Central Railway's Nagpur Division, in Maharashtra, India, by...
Hippodrome’s Historic Elevator To Reopen August 22
A year and a half after being shut down, the historic manually operated elevator at the Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, Florida, will reopen on August 22, WCJB 20 reports. The 112-year-old Otis...
Royal Crescent Steps Close Again for New Elevator Shaft Pit Preparations
A set of The Royal Crescent steps in Madeira Terrace in Brighton, England, U.K., have closed for a third time as the next phase of building work and elevator installation...
Hines Proposes San Francisco Supertall That Would Be West Coast’s Tallest
Texas-based developer Hines has submitted plans for 77 Beale Street, a 1,225-ft supertall on the former campus of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in San Francisco, dezeen reports. Incorporating 1.6 million ft2 of...
Quebec City’s Fauborg Elevator Reopens After Repairs
Pedestrians will once again have more convenient access between Upper and Lower Town, Quebec City, Canada, with the reopening of the refurbished Faubourg elevator, the Quebec Community Newspapers Association reports. The historic...
Last Wooden Escalator in London Underground to be Replaced by Elevator
Alperton Tube station in London, England, which has the last wooden escalator on the London Underground, is set to receive two new elevators, making the station fully step-free and accessible...
G-Tech Elevator Rises to Challenge at Flatiron Building
G-Tech Elevator Associates LLC, founded in 2010 by Brock Glenn and his father, mobilized on-site at Manhattan's Flatiron Building in April to tackle the bulk of the elevator work for...
VT Part of London Rail Station Transformation Plan
A multimillion-pound proposal by Network Rail to transform London's Liverpool Street station includes vertical transportation (VT), specifically, eight new lifts and six new escalators, the Independent reports. Britain's busiest station, Liverpool Street...
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...
