BIG PROPOSAL IN CHICAGO FROM VISTA TOWER DEVELOPER
BIG PROPOSAL IN CHICAGO FROM VISTA TOWER DEVELOPER
Magellan Development Group and its partners hope to build a quartet of towers ranging from 40 to 80 stories in the 28-acre Lakeshore East mixed-use development in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports. Magellan, with a Chinese partner, is already building the 94-story Vista Tower, which will be Chicago's third-tallest building upon completion. With Australia's Lendlease, Magellan plans towers of approximately 40, 50 and 80 stories with 1,400 condos along Lake Shore just south of the Chicago River. With South Korea's Hanwha Engineering & Construction, it aims to build a 60-story tower with 640 apartments and approximately 570 hotel rooms. bKL is the architect of the project.
CECA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has announced the winners of its second annual scholarship awards. They are: Kevin Nan (for general studies), son of Tony Yi Nan of thyssenkrupp, and Thomas Plow (elevator studies) of Venture Elevator. The CAD2,500 (US$1,964) scholarships are valid toward attending an educational institute in Canada. The contest was open to members of CECA, all employees, their (step) children and/or grandchildren intending to further postsecondary studies in 2017-2018.
WHEELCHAIR ESCALATOR MISHAP CLAIMS LIFE IN JAPAN
A grim reminder of why strollers and wheelchairs do not belong on escalators occurred in Takamatsu City, Japan, on July 10, Japan Today reports. That morning, a woman in a wheelchair and her husband, who was pushing the wheelchair up an escalator, lost their balance and fell on a 76-year-old female passenger below. The passenger died from her injuries approximately eight hours later. The store where the incident occurred had an elevator, as well as signs warning against using strollers and wheelchairs on the escalator. The incident is under investigation.
FUTURE SYMPOSIUMS ANNOUNCED
The eighth and ninth editions of the Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies have been announced for May 15, 2018, in Hong Kong, and September 19-20, 2018, in Northampton, U.K. The May event will be held at The Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel. Experts in the field of vertical transportation may present peer-reviewed papers, provided their abstracts are accepted. The deadline for abstract submission for the Hong Kong event is November 30, with notifications of acceptance to be sent by the end of the year. Speakers will include industry experts, academics and postgraduate students.
