Genoa, Italy, other than being the hometown of Christopher Columbus, is well known for its steep hills. The town was built in the narrow space between the Alps and the shores of the Gulf of Genoa, facing the Tyrrhenian Sea. The different districts of this ancient town were developed on different elevations. Since the late…
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Technological innovations in vertical transportation as they pertain to the ever-evolving Sabbath elevator and the differing reactions to them within Jewish law “Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work. . .”– Ex…
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Suzhou Rhine keeps things straight in a diagonal shaft. The “Three Centers” building in Changde City, China, provides educational opportunities for children and young adults interested in science and technology. Located on Baima Lake in Hunan Province, the 48-m-tall building houses three separate centers: the Science and Technology Exhibition Hall, the Pavilion for Women and…
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Despite obstacles, completion is in sight. Located on the old site of the 242-ft.-tall Marriott World Trade Center hotel at 175 Greenwich Street, 3 World Trade Center (WTC) is scheduled to open in early 2018. The tower’s long journey began when Richard Rogers of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners was chosen to be the architect…
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The new Whitney Museum of American Art considers elevators part of its permanent collection. When the City of New York and The Whitney Museum of American Art came together in May 2011 to break ground for the preeminent museum’s new building, relocating it from its longtime uptown Madison Avenue home to downtown Manhattan’s Meatpacking District…
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The February 2016 issue of ELEVATOR WORLD includes an article, “Paul Schuyler Van Bloem,” written by Dr. Lee Gray in response to a research request from Mark A. Goldstein of New Jersey. In addition to sounding bells, the indicator would light up on the arrival of the elevator. Goldstein installed some lights in the back…
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New cab interior line, hydraulic oil cleaner Elevator Interior Line The new Quick Cab Elevator Interior promises to reduce interior weights by as much as 66%. Weighing only 150-200 lb., the line features designs manufactured with traditional fire-rated particle board and plastic laminate in a lightweight Class 1 panel. Fabricated from 5/8-in.-thick expanded polystyrene and…
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Structure Would Be Taller than Burj Khalifa By 2020, Emaar Properties hopes to build a mixed-use tower in the new Dubai Creek Harbour development in Dubai that would be taller than the 828-m-tall Burj Khalifa, various news outlets, including the International Business Times, reported. The design is by Santiago Calatrava Valls and resembles a minaret…
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Fruitful Partnership for SJEC in Indonesia Chinese manufacturer SJEC Corp. is a long-term supplier and partner of WIKA (Wijaya Karya), one of the largest state-owned construction companies in Indonesia. The team cooperated in the delivery of more than 80 elevators and escalators. PT. Wijaya Karya Realty (Wika Realty), a subsidiary of state-owned enterprise PT. Wijaya…
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KONE Supplying Chinese Metros KONE continues an already strong relationship with the Chinese metro system with a pair of contracts to supply 117 and 82 units to Line 1 of the Lanzhou Metro and the extension of Line 5 of the Shanghai metro, respectively. For phase one of the Lanzhou Metro, which includes 20 underground…
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