Editor’s Overview
Taking Charge of Destiny
January was named for the Roman god Janus. He was the god of beginnings and transitions and is usually depicted as having two faces, since he looks to the future...
Standing Tall Again
It is entirely appropriate that ELEVATOR WORLD Editor Emeritus Robert S. Caporale wrote the article on the completed elevator systems in 1WTC: There and Back Again, the end of a...
Getting Your Teeth into Safety
Our cover this month depicts the transparent elevators at the core of a historic complex in the U.K. All of the elevators in the Manchester Central Library and Town Hall...
A Third Wave of Modular Construction?
Elevator guides and guide rails are the Focus Topic for this month’s issue. I’ve always considered guide rails the Interstate Highway System of our industry. In an elevator hoistway, they...
From Alabama to New York and More
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.— John F. Kennedy Here we go with change...
Art in Motion
In the elevator industry, beauty 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...
Is It Hot in Here?
Remember how I recently said ELEVATOR WORLD regularly tries to take the temperature of the industry? It’s a predictive issue for us, constantly searching out what’s hot and what’s not....
It’s a Small World
Anyone who has been to Disney World has probably taken the boat ride, in which children from many different countries are singing the impossible-to-get-out-of-your-head song, “It’s a Small World.” The...
Looking Up
This month, our cover story explores the newly reopened Polaris revolving lounge atop the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. The lounge, and the elevators that serve the hotel, are iconic, replicated...
Change
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” –Winston Churchill But change is so hard! Most of us have to be prodded with a pitchfork to...
