Project of the Year
EW Project of the Year 2023 Accepting Submissions
ELEVATOR WORLD is accepting submissions for its 2023 Project of the Year Awards until September 30. The contest recognizes excellence in vertical, horizontal and inclined transportation. Winners in each of...
EW Project Of The Year Winners
ELEVATOR WORLD is pleased to report the winners of the 2022 Project of the Year contest. Winning projects, which will be featured in our January 2022 issue, are (with category):...
Yitzchak Navon Train Station
Complex train station design challenges installers, who devise a custom monorail system to move escalator sections. We care a lot about height in the vertical-transportation industry. Getting passengers to the...
Collins House
Otis works within space and time constraints to deliver advanced elevators to new landmark tower. For more than 150 years, owners and managers of some of the world’s most iconic...
Elevator World’s 23rd Annual Project of the Year
In this issue, EW is pleased to present the 2021 Project of the Year contest winners. As always, submissions were impressive, and judging was difficult. In a world largely in...
Guide Assessment
Device quickly identifies rails in need of replacement. submitted by Poul Lonkwic, The State School of Higher Education, The Institute of Technical Sciences and Aviation Description As Figure 1 shows,...
Mega Elevator
An automotive factory’s large loads and security requirements call for a jumbo elevator. submitted by Marius Paraipan, ELMAS A need to move heavy industrial machinery and production lines from level...
Yacht Obsession
Innovative engineering leads to wheelchair-access solution for lobster yacht. submitted by John C. Linsley, Gillespie Corp. Now using a wheelchair, John Bowen has been boating since he was a young...
Riosol Island of Stars Hotel
Unique mountainside resort inspires an equally unique lift project. submitted by Helena Calado, thyssenkrupp The Riosol Island of Stars Hotel in Mogán, Gran Canaria, Spain, rises 183 m above sea...
San Diego Convention Center
Escalator upgrades at the home of the famous Comic-Con International posed unique challenges for KONE. submitted by Elise King, KONE Built in 1989, the San Diego Convention Center is San...
