Shenzhen

Otis To Provide 46 BT Units for Shenzhen Metro Line 5 Expansion

Otis has been selected to provide 46 elevators and escalators for an expansion of Shenzhen Metro Line 5 in China, Otis President, Chair and CEO Judy Marks said during an...

Winning Design for Tencent’s New Global HQ in China

Büro Ole Scheeren has won an international competition for the design of Tencent’s new global headquarters (HQ) in Shenzhen, China, Arch Daily reports. The new structure, occupying a 14-ha site,...

Delivery Robot Successfully Integrated With Japan Elevator

Shenzhen, China-based Pudu Robotics successfully conducted a project to test the cloud integration between its delivery robot "FlashBot" and elevators in collaboration with Nippon Otis Elevator Co. This is the...

Megadeveloper China Evergrande Files for U.S. Bankruptcy Protection

Shenzhen, China-headquartered China Evergrande Group has filed for Chapter 15 U.S. bankruptcy protection “as part of one of the world’s biggest debt restructurings,” Reuters is among outlets to report. Once...

Otis Taps EVCo to Convert Service Fleet to EVs

Otis has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EVCo to convert its fleet vehicles in Singapore to Electric Vehicles (EVs), Otis announced earlier this month. Based in Singapore,...

BIG Unveils Skyscrapers to Join Shenzhen “Green Belt” Development

Danish architecture studio Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has revealed the Qianhai Prisma Towers in Shenzhen, China, Dezeen reports. The two towers will be comprised of leaning volumes built on either...

Design Released for 45-Story Tower in Shenzhen

Architecture office RSHP has unveiled the design for the Shenzhen - Hong Kong Innovation Integrated Service Centre, a 45-story tower in the Futian Free Trade Zone in south Shenzhen, China,...

CTBUH 2022 International Conference in Three Chinese Cities

In addition to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) full slate of speakers and activities at the “Tall Excellence: Seeking the Ideal in Vertical Urbanism” conference in...

CTBUH Announces Additional Awards and Honorees

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced in August the 2022 recipients of the Lynn S. Beedle and Fazlur R. Kahn Lifetime Achievement Awards. Peter Wynne Rees,...

TKE Supplies Voice/Gesture Controlled Elevators for Chinese Airport

TK Elevator (TKE) is expanding its portfolio of safe and convenient mobility services for passengers and airport visitors in China with more than 100 elevators customized with voice and gesture...