Project of the Year 2012

Hamilton Grange, Manhattan, New York

Category 7: Accessibility Systems submitted by Douglas W. Boydston, Handi-Lift, Inc. In September 2011, the newly restored and relocated Hamilton Grange National Memorial opened to the public. Alexander Hamilton, the...

Burgberg Meissen, Meissen, Germany

Category 6: Inclined Elevators submitted by Achim Hütter, Hütter-Aufzüge, GmbH Meissen is located nearly 25 km northwest of Dresden on the banks of the Elbe River in eastern Germany. Home...

Henri Coand ˘a International Airport, Bucharest, Romania

Category 5: Moving Walks submitted by Begoña Flores Canseco, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Project Description Bucharest’s Henri Coand ˘a    International Airport is Romania’s busiest airport. The expansion and modernization of the facility...

Terminal 4 of the Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona

Category 4: Escalators, Modernization ThyssenKrupp Elevator’s Phoenix branch was awarded the contract for the escalator installation and modernization at the Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Due to the large...

Dubai Metro Green Line, Dubai, U.A.E.

Category 3: Escalators, New Construction The Dubai Metro is a driverless, fully automated metro network in Dubai. Its planning began under the directive of the city’s ruler, H.H. Sheik Mohamed...

Argentine Ministry of Economy, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Category 2: Elevators, Modernization submitted by Ing. Luis C. Maldacena, Maldatec S.A. Maldatec S.A. was chosen to modernize the 15 elevators at the Ministry of Economy of the Argentine Republic...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Building, 300 East Randolph, Chicago, Illinois

Category 1: Elevators, New Construction submitted by Joshua Bietsch, Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc.photos by American Institute of Architects, Brian Fitz Photography, D. Swanson and J. Steinkamp Project Overview...

2012 Project of the Year Winners

ELEVATOR WORLD is always proud to present its annual Project of the Year contest winners each January issue, but this year’s contest has proved extra special. That’s because EW received...

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U.S. Office Closing for Weather

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CECA’s Elle-evator Women’s Group Plans Virtual Meeting

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Schindler Names Ming as Interim BoD Chairman

The new panoramic elevator; image courtesy of Ascensores Embarba

Elevator Brings Accessibility to Southern Spain Municipality

The Muskingum County courthouse in Zanesville, Ohio; photo by Tristan Blatt for Wikipedia

Ohio Courthouse to Get New Elevator