Project of the Year

Ascent

Elevators, New ConstructionNYC submitted by Dru Brooks, Liberty Elevator Corp. NYC is home to more than 80,000 elevators, but none expand your horizons quite like Ascent. Located 1,084 ft above...

Elevator World’s 24th Annual Project of the Year

In this issue, EW is pleased to present the 2022 Project of the Year contest winners. Submissions were plentiful and impressive, and judging was difficult. Companies from OEMs to smaller...

Yitzchak Navon Train Station

Complex train station design challenges installers, who devise a custom monorail system to move escalator sections. We care a lot about height in the vertical-transportation industry. Getting passengers to the...

Collins House

Otis works within space and time constraints to deliver advanced elevators to new landmark tower. For more than 150 years, owners and managers of some of the world’s most iconic...

Elevator World’s 23rd Annual Project of the Year

In this issue, EW is pleased to present the 2021 Project of the Year contest winners. As always, submissions were impressive, and judging was difficult. In a world largely in...

Guide Assessment

Device quickly identifies rails in need of replacement. submitted by Poul Lonkwic, The State School of Higher Education, The Institute of Technical Sciences and Aviation Description As Figure 1 shows,...

Mega Elevator

An automotive factory’s large loads and security requirements call for a jumbo elevator. submitted by Marius Paraipan, ELMAS A need to move heavy industrial machinery and production lines from level...

Yacht Obsession

Innovative engineering leads to wheelchair-access solution for lobster yacht. submitted by John C. Linsley, Gillespie Corp. Now using a wheelchair, John Bowen has been boating since he was a young...

Riosol Island of Stars Hotel

Unique mountainside resort inspires an equally unique lift project. submitted by Helena Calado, thyssenkrupp The Riosol Island of Stars Hotel in Mogán, Gran Canaria, Spain, rises 183 m above sea...

San Diego Convention Center

Escalator upgrades at the home of the famous Comic-Con International posed unique challenges for KONE. submitted by Elise King, KONE Built in 1989, the San Diego Convention Center is San...

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Canada Post Workers Return as Negotiations Continue

A worker polishes the handrail inside one of the new elevators; image courtesy of MTA

Modern Elevator Provides Two New Elevators at Queensboro Plaza Station

Egypt Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir; image by channel1eg for Wikipedia

VT Among 23 High-Profile Industries Egypt Aims to Localize

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Schindler MetaCore: Possible Solution to Office Vacancies

222 Broadway; photo © John W. Cahill for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

TEI Group Repositions Elevators for Major NYC Conversion