Project of the Year 2011

Shinsegae Centum City

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...

University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy

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...

Cent Escales

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...

Crescent Tower

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...

Marina Bay Sands

Category 1: Elevators, New Construction Location: Singapore Date of Completion: June 2010 Submitted by: Simon Barrette Project Description The Marina Bay Sands resort features three hotel towers, crowned by the...

2011 Project of the Year Awards

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...

FATALITY IN CHINESE SHOPPING MALL AFTER GLASS RAILING GAVE WAY

Fatality in Chinese Shopping Mall After Glass Railing Gave Way

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION MAY HAVE STARTED RUBBISH FIRE IN L.A. BUILDING

Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building

Main entrance of the David of Sasun station of the Yerevan Metro; image from Wikimedia Commons

Two Yerevan Metro Stations Getting New Escalators

IBB INVESTIGATES MALFUNCTIONS OF VT IN ISTANBUL

IBB Investigates Malfunctions of VT in Istanbul

Çankaya station of the İzmir Metro; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in Ä°zmir