Moscow
KONE Completes Sale of Russian Division, Leaves Country
Finnish elevator maker KONE has completed the sale of its Russian operations to S8 Capital, a Russian holding company that has acquired assets from several departing Western firms, Reuters reports....
Foundation Work Underway for Moscow-Designed NYC Supertall
Foundation work continues to make way for a striking 1,043-ft-tall, 60-story residential supertall designed by Moscow-based Meganom with SLCE Architects as executive architect at 262 Fifth Avenue in NoMad, Manhattan,...
Architecture Firms Halt Russia Projects Over War In Ukraine
One Dutch and two British architecture firms have halted all projects in Russia over the war in Ukraine, various news outlets report. On February 28, The Architect’s Newspaper reported that Rotterdam,...
Fall From Escalator In Russia Leads To Serious Injuries
A 17-year-old girl fell from an escalator in a shopping center on Prospekt Mira in Moscow Russia, injuring her face and head and damaging her liver and spleen, MK reported on November...
Designer Wins Contest For Residential Project In Russia
A design by UNStudio for the K31 Courtyard residential project in Moscow has been chosen, e-architect reports. The two-tower project, billed as a “community-focused” concept, will include a 118,000 m2 tower within a...
Moscow Residential Project A “Manifesto” Of Modernism
MOD, a high-rise housing complex under construction in Moscow, is being referred to as a “manifesto of Modernist minimalist principles in architecture,” ARCHI.RU said in a September report. Designed by Kleinewelt Architekten...
Moscow Business Center to be Built
STONE Savelovskaya, a class A business center, will be built in the north of Moscow, within walking distance of two transport hubs — Savelovskaya and Maryina Roshch, Architecture of Moscow reports. The...
Pair of Pink Residential Towers Envisioned in Moscow
A pair of 25- and 27-story pink residential towers is envisioned as part of the first stage of development of the ZIL-Yug territory in Moscow, ArchSovet reports. Designed by Buromoscow, EtalonProekt, the...
Mainland high-rise news includes contracts let
Tall residential buildings planned, and timber being used in high rises. High-Rise Residences Multiply in Moscow Low interest rates, government-backed cheap mortgages and lockdown exemptions for construction companies are fueling...
Russian Elevator Week Happening Earlier
Russian Elevator Week has been moved up several days. Now set for June 1-3, the biannual event was moved “to improve project transport logistics,” organizers JSC "VDNH" and the National Lift...
