Escalators, Moving Walks Location: Busan, South Korea Date of Completion: February 2009 Submitted by: Jin-Yeung Bae Project Description On March 3, 2009, Shinsegae Centum City opened its doors to 190,000 people. The complex includes a department store, leisure center, shopping mall, duty-free shop, movie theater and a theme park, and is listed in the Guinness…

Escalators, Modernization Location: Chicago Submitted by: Chris Pecak Project Description The University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the state’s oldest universities, having been founded in 1859. Its College of Pharmacy is one of the largest research labs in the state and provides up-to-date pharmaceutical research. It was deemed necessary to provide better accessibility…

Escalators, New Construction Location: Tarragona, Spain Date of Completion: March 2010 Submitted by: Begoña Flores Project Description Two main problems when considering the provision of adequate access to the city were its natural hills and Roman ruins. The Cent Escales steps were the only means of connection between the lower and central parts of the…

Elevators, Modernization Location: U.A.E. Date of Completion: April 2010 Submitted by: Begoña Flores Project Description Located on the corniche of Sharjah, U.A.E., the Crescent Tower was built in 1996 as an office building. Today, the 22-story building houses major oil and gas company offices. Before modernization of the building’s previous elevators, tenants were experiencing long…

In the following section we are pleased to announce the results of the ELEVATOR WORLD Annual Project of the Year contest. We have highlighted the 2011 winners. Our esteemed panel of judges examined each entry and, as is always the case, the final decisions were not easy to make. Each project entry served as an…