Olson Kundig and Otis add glass double-decker elevators to Seattle's Space Needle
Architecture firm Olson Kundig and Otis Elevators have installed all-glass double-decker elevators on the exposed core of Seattle's Space Needle as part of an ongoing renovation. The new elevators offer panoramic views during ascent. This week's Dezeen Agenda newsletter also highlighted a Met Gala dress by Iris van Herpen made from 15,000 glass bubbles, Gensler's design for a Trump Tower in Tbilisi, Georgia, and the launch of a Dezeen series on Parametricism.
Key facts
- Olson Kundig and Otis Elevators added all-glass double-decker elevators to Seattle's Space Needle.
- The elevators are part of the Space Needle's ongoing renovation.
- The elevators provide panoramic views during the ride.
- The Dezeen Agenda newsletter featured the elevators as its top story.
- Iris van Herpen created a Met Gala dress with 15,000 glass bubbles.
- Gensler designed a Trump Tower development in Tbilisi, Georgia.
- Dezeen launched a new editorial series on Parametricism.
- Dezeen Agenda is a curated weekly newsletter sent every Thursday.
Entities
Artists
- Iris van Herpen
Institutions
- Olson Kundig
- Otis Elevators
- Dezeen
- Gensler
Locations
- Seattle
- United States
- Tbilisi
- Georgia
Sources
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