Tag: Tower
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In pictures | How Mace’s retrofit of Euston Tower will look
Mace has revealed new designs of the Euston Tower redevelopment it is delivering for client British Land. The project involves refurbishment of the 1960s 31-storey building, retaining “considerable amounts” of the original structure, including the foundations and core. Mace said the new 372 sq m office development will be all-electric in construction and operation. The…
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Grenfell Tower to be taken down, government confirms
“Taking the engineering advice into account, the deputy prime minister concluded that it would not be fair to keep some floors of the building that are significant to some families, whilst not being able to do so for others and knowing that, for some, this would be deeply upsetting,” said the government in its update…
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Developer to self-deliver 24-storey tower on London waterfront
The UK arm of Belgian real estate developer Ghelamco has started the main building phase of an exclusive tower at the former Price’s Candles factory under a self-delivery model. The in-house construction division of Ghelamco UK is building a £140m (GDV) project comprising a 24-storey residential tower on the Battersea Waterfront in southwest London. Named the…
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On site with the UK’s first remote controlled tower crane
Contractor: WinvicCost: £80m+Form of contract: JCT Design and Build with amendmentsClient: Crown Student LivingArchitect: ECE WestworksEngineer: MeinhardtProgramme: 153 weeksCompletion: November 2025 (targeted) SubcontractorsConcrete frame and groundworks: MidwestFacade: HansenMEP: HighadmitPods: Offsite SolutionsPiling: VolkerFF&E: DeanestorRoofing: Advanced Roofing View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Grenfell Tower: five architects shortlisted to design memorial
“We hope that bereaved families, survivors and those living close to Grenfell Tower, will feel able to participate in the selection of a design team and, later on, contribute to the co-design of the memorial, in whichever way feels appropriate and meaningful for them. This will ensure that the final design embodies a profound tribute…
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Port of Montreal Tower Features Custom Curtainwall by Alumicor
The 65-meter-high (213-foot-high) Port of Montreal Tower adds an architectural exclamation point to the multi-phased construction completion of Montreal’s 38,090-square-meter (410,000-square-foot) Grand Quay. Designed by Provencher_Roy, the tower invites the public to ascend above the busy port to enjoy a 360-degree vertical, visual experience of the St. Lawrence River, Mount Royal and Montreal cityscape. Alumicor ThermaWall 2600 curtainwall frames the…
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I Saw the Future of Tower Crane Operation
The mobile tower crane was the brainchild of Hans Liebherr, a German inventor and entrepreneur who patented the design in 1949. The main technological advancement since then was the change to electric operation instead of hydraulic power in the 1970s. Now, we’re experiencing another change: teleoperation. Last week, Zachi Flatto, the CEO and co-founder of…
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Skyline Cockpit’s Game-Changing Tower Crane Teleoperation
In this episode of the AEC Business podcast, host Aarni Heiskanen interviews Zachi Flatto, CEO and co-founder of Skyline Cockpit. The startup offers a tower crane teleoperation, AI monitoring, and autonomous driving system. Zachi discusses the background of Skyline Cockpit, how they make construction safer and more efficient, and what technologies they use. A ground-breaking…