Russia

KONE Suspends Parts, Service Deliveries To Russia

Russian military actions against Ukraine have prompted KONE to temporarily block delivery to Russia beginning March 3, the elevator/escalator construction and modernization reports. The company has also, for the time...

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...

Land of Opportunity

Renewal of outdated housing among factors fueling elevator demand in Russia. Elevator manufacturers anticipate growth opportunities in the Russian market this year, thanks to ongoing economic recovery from the pandemic...

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...

Kettle Collective Designs World’s Second-Tallest Tower

Scottish architecture practice Kettle Collective has unveiled designs for a 703-m-tall supertall skyscraper in St. Petersburg, Russia, which would be the second-tallest building in the world, Dezeen reported on May 26. Called Lakhta Centre...

40-ft Fall from Escalator Leaves Boy with Broken Leg

A 12-year-old boy trying to “ride an escalator rail” at a shopping center in Tver, Russia, broke his leg after falling 40 ft during the incident, Metro reported on May 1. The...

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...