Project Spotlight
KONE to Install Elevators at Palais Royale
KONE India is to provide vertical-transportation solutions for this project, currently under construction in Mumbai. KONE India has received an order to install 10 elevators in Palais Royale, slated to...
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residence and JW Marriott at LA Live
Mitsubishi Electric provided vertical-transportation solutions for this mixed-use project in downtown Los Angeles. by Chris Cole and Matt Jaskiewicz It had been nearly 20 years since downtown Los Angeles had...
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 office 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, Delaware, 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...
