Prize-Winning Portuguese Architect's First U.S. Project in NYC

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com 1 WTC ELEVATORS FLOODED WHEN WATER MAIN BURSTS Two elevators at One World Trade Center (1 WTC) in New York City flooded and stalled between the 69th and 70th and 75th and 76th floors on September 26, various news outlets, including WABC-TV, report. Firefighters rescued entrapped passengers within approximately 20 min. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey say a water main on the 88th floor for 1 WTC’s air-conditioning system burst, causing water to pour into stairwells and elevators. No one was hurt, and the incident is under investigation. CONDO TOWER WITH UNIQUE “EXOSKELETON” FOR VANCOUVER Westbank Project Corp. has proposed a 39-story condominium tower in Vancouver's West End neighborhood designed by Bing Thom Architects with a unique outer skin, or exoskeleton, The Georgia Strait reports. If the project is approved, the tower would replace a pair of 11- and 13-story residential buildings, the former built in 1990, the latter in 1980. Located on the southeast corner of Alberni and Bidwell streets, the new tower would have more than 90 units. Bing Thom said the design reflects structures found in nature, describing the building as a potential new Vancouver landmark. PORTUGUESE ARCHITECT’S FIRST U.S. PROJECT IN NYC Pritzker Prize-winning Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza's first U.S. project will be on the western edge of the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City (NYC), The Architect's Newspaper reports. Work is underway on the 35-story, 400-ft.-tall condominium tower at 611 West 56th Street. Upon completion, its 173,000 sq. ft. will house 80 residences for the "ultra wealthy" with interiors by Gabellini Sheppard, along with resident amenities. A landscaped roof garden and sun deck will provide Hudson River views, and some of the units will have private terraces. Sumaida+Khurana and LENY are the developers, and SLCE Architects is the architect of record. KONE MENA ANNOUNCES SOCIAL MEDIA COMPETITION KONE Middle East and North Africa (MENA)’s fifth-annual Name the KONE Reference social-media competition will take place on October 1-31. Open to residents of the U.A.E., Bahrain, Oman, Egypt, Morocco and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the contest requires participants to comment on video posts on KONE MENA’s Facebook and Instagram with the correct names of references to KONE equipment in iconic buildings around the globe. Each week, two people with the correct answers (one each from Facebook and Instagram) will be picked randomly to receive approximately US$82 to spend at one of the largest retailers in the region. Image courtesy of archpaper.com: https://archpaper.com/2017/09/new-renderings-alvaro-siza-first-building/ Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes?Google Play | SoundCloud?Stitcher?TuneIn