Project Spotlight
Journey Back to Dignity
Vulcan, the world’s largest cast-iron statue in Birmingham, Alabama, has been lovingly restored to include an elevator that, for some, is the main attraction. Eight-year-old Elijah and his grandfather visit...
The ANZAC Museum
Electra Elevators meets the challenge of designing a rising multimedia theater for center commemorating important WWI battle. In September 2016, I received a call from the Beersheba, Israel, mayor’s office,...
1,000-Year Legacy
Accessibility lifts are designed to be unobtrusive in historic cathedral that served as a backdrop in Harry Potter movies. Gloucester Cathedral, a magnificent architectural icon dating back to 1089, took...
Amos Rex: Futuristically Embracing the Past
New, carefully applied technology blends with the 1930s aesthetics of a Helsinki heritage building A one-of-a-kind building opened in the heart of Helsinki in 1936. Dubbed “Lasipalatsi,” Finnish for “glass...
King of the Hill
thyssenkrupp inclined elevators make life easier for commuters who use Spanish metro line. The Bilbao Metro Line 3 is a Spanish metropolitan railway line operated by Euskotren that serves about...
A Grand Renewal
As a national landmark was being transformed into the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C., Quality Elevator Co. was entrusted with the building’s vertical transportation. The Old Post Office and Clock...
Museum of the Bible
Delaware Elevator partners with Clark Construction to deliver an impressive VT system to Washington, D.C., attraction. With corporate offices in Salisbury, Maryland, and a strong presence throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast...
A Heritage Lift Finds Its Former Glory
In this Project Spotlight, a team headed by KJA Consultants restores a 100-plus-year-old elevator. We’re waiting at the door of the elevator, Romas Bubelis and I. The car passes us...
Stylish, Seamless Movement
Texas-Based EMR partners with Hong Kong’s Anlev and others on RBRH at UT Austin. The expansive entry hall of the new Robert B. Rowling Hall (RBRH) at the University of...
Meeting Needs, Preserving Heritage
Lyfthaus accessibility platform matches design of Sir Christopher Wren’s landmark Chapter House. The Chapter House of St. Paul’s Cathedral sits in the heart of historic London adjacent to the cathedral...
