Project Spotlight
Crane Buildings of Cologne
All photos are courtesy of ThyssenKrupp Elevator Some 100 years after Cologne, Germany’s town center, Rhine harbor, originally opened in 1898, a new highlight of urban development is taking shape....
Schindler Equips Cowboys Stadium
With a total capacity of 110,000 people, this Texas stadium is equipped with sustainable elevators provided by Schindler. Cowboys Stadium, home to the National Football League’s Dallas Cowboys, is one...
MGM Grand Elevator Modernization
Photos courtesy of Eklund’s The MGM Grand in Las Vegas opened in 1993 and has been among the largest hotel complexes in the U.S. In 2010, Eklund’s of the Dallas...
Lift Modernization at Manchester’s Portland Tower
by Matt Thompson Portland Tower, also known as St. Andrew’s House, is one of the most prominent high-rise commercial buildings in Manchester, U.K.’s City Centre and provides commercial Âoffice space...
Intercontinental Hotel Bucharest
by Cristian Bourceanu The five-star Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest, a landmark of Romania’s capital city, sits in University Square, the middle of Bucharest. Built between 1968 and 1970, following the...
SEPTA Escalator Modernization in Philadelphia
by Jeff Jenkins The Pennsylvania General Assembly established the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to provide public-transit services for its Bucks, Chester, DelÂaÂware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. SEPTA has since...
International Commerce Centre
by David Malott “More than an iconic statement, the Hong Kong ICC fundamentally alters the way tall buildings are seen today. Rather than just being objects in isolation, transit integrated...
The Duke of York Steps Lift
This solar-/water-powered elevator is a step toward reducing the use of electric power. by Ish Buckingham The lift industry is currently devoting a great deal of time and, dare I...
Gotthard Tunnel Celebration
The Gotthard Tunnel (ELEVATOR WORLD, February 2006) was successfully connected ahead of schedule in a ceremony on October 15, 2010. At a total cost of EUR9.1 billion (US$12.45 billion), the...
MEM Supplies California Museum
by Tom Shield Modular Elevator Manufacturing, Inc. (MEM) provided a vertical transportation solution for Oxnard, California’s Mullin Automotive Museum. The 46,821-square-foot museum features one of the largest collections of Bugatti...
