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http://www.e-architect.co.uk/istanbul/and-office-tower-in-istanbul/attachment/and-office-tower-h140616-o9#main
http://www.elevatorworld.com/industry-news/june-23-2016/
KONE MODERNIZATION IN LONDON INCLUDES POLARIS
KONE has been awarded a contract to modernize the elevators of global law firm Clifford Chance at its Canary Wharf offices on 10 Upper Bank Street in London. The deal includes the integration of the KONE Polaris® elevator destination-control system to the 27 elevators in the 33-story building. In addition to reducing elevator travel times and eliminating overcrowding and unnecessary stops, it addresses the building's requirement to move 25% more people as its population increases. Work is to begin this month, with completion expected by December 2017.
MIAMI’S MONARC AT MET 3 OPENS
The 32-story Monarc at Met 3 apartment tower in downtown Miami recently opened. MDM Development and ZOM completed the mixed-use tower approximately four years after beginning construction, The Real Deal reports. The building is split into two portions: an 11-story podium with 1,442 parking spots and retail space and an apartment portion with 462 rental units. MDM has other large mixed-use projects underway in the area, including the Met 1 condo tower; Met 2, composed of the Wells Fargo Financial Center and the JW Marriott Marquis Miami; and Met Square, the final phase, including a 43-story apartment tower.
ISTANBUL OFFICE TOWER COMPLETED
AND Office Tower in Istanbul was recently completed. Featuring a split design, the 110-m-tall building is located in the Kozyatağı financial district. According to e-architect, it is named “AND” after the client, the multinational AEH Anadolu Real Estate Investments Group. Its 26 stories also include three stories of retail space, a large garage and a conference center. HPP Architects divided the 73,320 m2 tower to emphasize its vertical character. This is the first major project in Turkey completed by HPP, which has now operated in the country since 2012, when it won the international competition for the building. It obtained Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification upon completion.
