Photo Contest 2016 Winners

Aug 1, 2016||Elevator World
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Aug 1, 2016
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First Place: Chicago skyline at sunset; submitted by Kevin Cöllen

Entries remain strong in fourth year of EW competition

ELEVATOR WORLD’s Fourth Annual Photo Contest received nearly 200 entries from around the world. Thousands of online voters weighed in to choose the winners of the seven categories from 66 finalists.

EW is grateful to all those who participated by submitting photos or voting for them. We are pleased to announce submissions are being accepted immediately for next year’s contest. Use the same link to share your photos with the elevator world and a chance to win US$250 cash or the equivalent in Elevator World educational products or advertising, in addition to appearing in this space next year.

SKYLINES & TALL BUILDINGS

Second Place: Blue sky over One World Trade Center; submitted by Wendell Kennedy, GAL Manufacturing Corp.
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Third Place: The Kuala Lumpur skyline at evening shows both the various heights and different styles of buildings across the city; submitted by Joy Nightingale.
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Honorable Mention: (l-r) Jin Mao Tower, World Financial Center and Shanghai Tower; submitted by Jack Qiao, Mitsubishi Elevator
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First Place: Chicago skyline at sunset; submitted by Kevin Cöllen

ELEVATORS (COMMERCIAL)

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Third Place: Going up inside the elevator at One World Trade Center; submitted by Dawn O’Connor, Daytona Elevator
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Honorable Mention: This elevator door opening slices into the lobby wall revealing a warm wooden elevator interior; submitted by Joshua Nelson, JNKM Design Group.
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Honorable Mention: Lookout tower with a glass elevator at the Sneak Peek building in Oslo, Norway; submitted by Steve Vassiliou.
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First Place: Holiday Inn, Singapore; photo by Gitanjali Mawalagedera; submitted by Priyanthi Mawalagedera
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Second Place: Custom lobby work at RBC Dexia in Toronto; submitted by Joshua Nelson, JNKM Design Group

ELEVATORS (PRIVATE RESIDENCE)

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First Place: Historic building in the center of Saluzzo, Italy; submitted by Fabio Pellegrini, Gruppo Millepiani
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Second Place: A stunning Freedom Lift 2 with glass shaft in Manhattan Beach, California; submitted by Bradley Wood, LiftShop
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Third Place: In an era where Google Maps and location-based services are widespread throughout various mediums, the designers at Premier Elevator combined both craft and technology to create a unique wall installation for this apartment-building-turned-condo in Montreal; submitted by Joshua Nelson, JNKM Design Group.

INCLINED LIFTS

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First Place: Inclined panoramic lift in Bard, Italy; submitted by Riccardo Maspero, Maspero Elevator, SpA
Second Place: Fully glazed panoramic inclined elevator in St. Jean Cap Perrat, France; submitted by Riccardo Maspero, Maspero Elevator
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Third Place: Public-service inclined lift with variable incline in Quezzi, Italy; submitted by Riccardo Maspero, Maspero Elevator

ESCALATORS & MOVING WALKS

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First Place: An escalator at Al Ghubaiba metro station in Dubai; submitted by Taufik Syarif Hidayat, thyssenkrupp Elevator
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Second Place: Escalators at the lower landing at Brookfield Place in New York City (NYC); photo submitted by Wendell Kennedy, GAL
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Third Place: The future of NYC subway stations; photo submitted by Wendell Kennedy, GAL

MACHINES & COMPONENTS

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Second Place: These photos were taken during the installation of a 100-T. machine at the Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea; submitted by Ed Jacovino, Otis.
Third Place: Pump units finalized for a multiunit residential elevator project; submitted by Florence Facchini, Federal Elevator
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Honorable Mention: Stop buttons, Bronx, New York; submitted by Jenny Tsang
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First Place: Door operator parts, Bronx, New York; submitted by Jenny Tsang

HISTORICAL / LEGACY EQUIPMENT

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First Place: A Type “E” elevator lock from the 1950s or early 1960s made by G.A.L. Electro Mechanical Services of NYC; submitted by Andrew Piekut, GAL
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Second Place: Equipment for an Otis-Fensom overhead geared traction service car from the early 1900s at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, Canada; submitted by Irene Wijoyo, KJA Consultants
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Third Place: Car station for a Turnbull freight car in a building constructed in 1917; submitted by Irene Wijoyo, KJA Consultants
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