Project Spotlight
Once in a Lifetime
EW gets an inside look at the VT system that will serve a skyline-defining NYC supertall. Photos by John Dimaio Like a maestro, Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) architect James von...
West Virginia’s Newly Accessible Courthouse
A courtroom in need of updates gets a special-purpose lift to make the judge’s bench and witness stand more accessible. In the laid-back and quaint town of Buckhannon, West Virginia,...
Toshiba VT Enhances Riyadh Project
DAMAC collaborates with Italian designer Fendi in Saudi Arabian capital. DAMAC Properties is one of the premier developers of luxury high rises in the Middle East, with numerous projects in...
West Side Glory
United Cabs brings stylish elevators to Manhattan luxury residential building. When Rose Architects launched the development of 222 West 80th Street on NYC’s Upper West Side, its goal was to...
A Remarkable Milestone in Stockholm
thyssenkrupp delivers largest-ever Sweden order to new mixed-use city block, Urban Escape. That Stockholm, Sweden, is the fastest-growing city in Europe —with the equivalent of a busload of new residents...
Elevator Ride Quality Adjustment With A VFD
Properly used, software functions can eliminate effects of rollback and increase speed-control response. Many people take ride quality for granted when they use an elevator, but a smooth and responsive...
Automatic Transfer Fabrication Of Special Elevators With Parametric Design Program
Your author describes how specialized software enhances efficiency and accuracy. This paper was presented at ELEVCON Berlin 2018, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book...
21st Century Upgrade
In this Project Spotlight, the Banco Central do Brasil tower gets a modernization of a VT system more than three decades old. With their building’s elevators more than 30 years...
So California
An OEO elevator system by thyssenkrupp is among the features of 181 Fremont, a San Francisco skyscraper that is the epitome of style and efficiency. On top of being one...
Exclusive Access
The historic Old Forester Distillery gets a commercial passenger elevator to showcase working still. By Tim Irvin and Lee FreelandPhotos by Tim Irvin Louisville, Kentucky-based Executive Elevator installed two elevators...
