Historic Preservation
Sydney Tower Wins International High-Rise Award
The Danish architectural practice 3XN won the 10th International High-Rise Award (IHA) for the office tower Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, Australia, the world's most innovative high-rise in 2022/23, Arch...
London Hotel Towers Set for Approval
Hopkins Architects’ plans for a pair of hotel towers on the Albert Embankment in London, U.K., are set to be given the go ahead by Lambeth council next week, Building...
Tower Envisioned on 1968 World’s Fair Site in San Antonio
A mixed-use, 28-story tower designed by FitzGerald Associates Architects is envisioned as part of the US$340-million redevelopment of Hemisphere, an iconic park in San Antonio, Texas, that is home to...
15 Otis Elevators for Luxury Downtown Toronto Development
Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it has been selected by construction services company EllisDon Construction to provide 15 elevators for The United Building at 481 University Avenue in downtown Toronto. Developed...
Alabama Historical Society Seeks Funds for Elevator
During the August 23rd meeting of the Montgomery County Commission in Montgomery, Alabama, the Montgomery County Historical Society asked the commission for assistance in funding the addition of an outside...
LIFT 109 Glass Elevator Experience Now Open for Pre Sale
The LIFT 109 experience at Battersea Power Station in London is now taking pre-sale bookings. LIFT 109, which gets its name from the fact that the glass elevator — built...
North Carolina Elevator Project Ahead of Schedule
A new addition on the side of the 125-year-old New Bern City Hall building in North Carolina will house an elevator, and the US$3.9 million project is ahead of schedule,...
Vantage Tapped for Modernization at Historic Chicago Tower
Urban Elevator Service chose Vantage Elevator Solutions for an eight-elevator modernization it recently completed at the historic Monadnock Building at 53 West Jackson Boulevard in Chicago’s South Loop. When it...
Toronto Condo Tower Plan Includes Historic Church Preservation
Developer TAS has proposed a plan for a 20-story condominium tower that includes upgrades to the historic Walmer Road Baptist Church in The Annex neighborhood of Toronto, Urban Toronto reports....
“The Elevator is the Key” to Indiana Museum Expansion
The Goshen Historical Society announced the opening of the public portion of a fundraising campaign dedicated to expanding the use of the Goshen Historical Museum building in Indiana, The Goshen...
