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[…] grow vertically. Most of the buildings you will be seeing in the coming years will be vertical buildings; our major buildings will henceforth be high-rise buildings.” EW Photo Contest Deadline Nears The third ELEVATOR WORLD Photo Contest is accepting entries through April 30. Last year, more than 250 submissions from 15 countries were received. Both […]
Empire State: An Inside View
Another excellent submission to ELEVATOR WORLD’s 2014 Photo Contest by David W. Fried of Van Deusen & Associates, the photo here was taken in the hoistway of the iconic Empire State Building elevators. EW has covered these installations many times over the years, dating back to their installation in 1962. For selected articles on them, […]
Getting Your Teeth into Safety
[…] of heavy service, and two scenic elevators were added to aid circulation between the buildings. Our Skylines Glorious and Serene feature, showcasing further entries to our 2014 photo contest, also adds beauty to this packed issue, which focuses on Safety and Emergency Operations. When I was growing up, we were all afraid of the atomic […]
The New Life of Guide Rails
These well-timed photos from our 2014 Annual Photo Contest (winners in ELEVATOR WORLD, August 2014) were submitted by Russell Walker of Atwell International in Worcester, U.K. The photo at left, “Guide Rail Is Born,” depicts the first stage in the hot rolling process. At right, we see the start of the future rails’ journey: steel […]
Art in Motion
[…] is much more than cladding deep. As we focus on cab aesthetics and design this month, we find our industry’s art in constant motion. Our Second Annual Photo Contest featured this month shows that, while cabs may be the beauty queen of the installation, splendor can be found in all our equipment, from the smallest […]
Another Elevator in a Unique Application
This spooky-looking elevator shaft is located in the Pantano de Guadalmena Dam in Beas de Segura, Spain. We’d like to thank entrant Miguel Ángel Tallante Martín of ThyssenKrupp Elevator’s Madrid office for sending this in for our 2014 Photo Contest (p. 37). The elevator has three stops and runs 50 m.
MADE Expo 2013
[…] and artists/designers and developers. Indeed, these projects acted as a great enticement to visitors and ensured lasting memories. In addition to visually memorable displays shown in our photos, numerous design-competition entries again created a focus for visitors. Instant House, for example is a competition promoted by Federlegno Arredo and the Department of Architecture and […]
Escalators/Moving Walks Pictorial
ELEVATOR WORLD was happy to receive such a positive response to its inaugural photo contest this year. While the winners were featured in our August issue in five categories, we felt the “Escalators/Moving Walks” category was particularly strong and warranted extra recognition as part of this month’s focus topic. For a more complete view of […]
Providing Guidance
[…] included a special focus on these ubiquitous industry products in this month’s issue of ELEVATOR WORLD. The escalator and moving walk pictorial we compiled from this year’s photo contest submissions clearly shows how they have evolved from their early days as freight-handling equipment to the safe, efficient and convenient people movers of today. By contrast […]
The Audio/Visual Experience
[…] and automatically send an alarm to an elevator mechanic’s mobile device if these importance clearances are infringed upon. We have also included the results of EW’s first photo contest, representing the ultimate in visual communication. We are sure you will enjoy the fine winning photographs chosen by our readers, in conjunction with our editorial staff. […]
