Last Glance
Partners in Dine
This photo was taken on a dinner cruise at last year’s LIFTECH EXPO in Cairo (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2016). From left to right are Hesham Shokry, Amir Shokry, T.Bruce MacKinnon...
Elevators out of a Fantasy
ELEVATOR WORLD Associate Editor Kaija Wilkinson recently had the pleasure of taking a cruise on the Carnival Fantasy from EW’s hometown of Mobile, Alabama, to Mexico and couldn’t help but...
“Green” Architecture Inspired by Nature
ArchDaily has published photos of Vincent Callebaut Architectures’ under-construction Tao Zhu Yin Yuan sustainable tower. Rising in the Xinjin District of Taipei, the tower features a rotating form that draws inspiration...
Hydraulics Showcased in Feat of Engineering
The strength of hydraulic jacks was on display in November 2016 when a gigantic hangar-like structure was moved to the site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Reactor No. 4...
Two Lines Converge?
Dr. Gina Barney of Gina Barney Associates in the U.K. sent ELEVATOR WORLD Editor and Publisher Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick the following note: “I was Scottish dancing in Whittington Village Hall (12...
Changing Gears
Ever since Scott Bouchard, a fourth-generation Local 39 International Union of Elevator Constructors member, saw a bronze gear, he’s always wanted to make an end table out of one. He...
¡Muito Obrigado, Senhor Roboto!
This is a “robot” (with a man inside) brought to ExpoElevador by an important Brazilian manufacturer, Infolev. It was a popular and an original way to attract visitors to its...
Cheers to 50 Years!
Volpe family raises a toast to tradition. Members of the Volpe family, (l-r) Matteo, Giuseppe, Maria, Lucia and (little) Giuseppe, welcomed approximately 600 guests to their 50th-anniversary soiree at company...
The Glamorous Life
Lift Emotion BV, based in Meppel, the Netherlands, manufactures custom elevators for some of the most luxurious yachts and homes in the world (ELEVATOR WORLD, November 2015). Earlier in 2016,...
Elevator World Board, Partners Come Together
This year’s Elevator World, Inc. Board of Directors meeting was truly global. June 2-3 marked the first time the company’s full board (which includes two representatives from Europe), officers and...
