Project of the Year
Mount Tianmen Tourism Tunnel Escalators
Precision planning, puzzle solving distinguish challenging multiple-unit installation. Zhangjiajie, China submitted by Richard Zhu and Ally Wu, Canny Elevator Co. Ltd. Canny’s installation of 24 escalators to carry visitors between...
Counterweightless Elevator ThyssenKrupp Elevadores Headquarters
An energy-efficient, forward-thinking prototype is born out of the need to renovate. Madrid, Spain submitted by Begoña Flores Canseco, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Southern Europe, Africa and Middle East When ThyssenKrupp Elevadores’...
Macquarie Bank Headquarters
Former “pride of Sydney” returns to glory with opulent new additions. Sydney, Australia submitted by Nima Bahadori, Schindler Lifts Australia Pty. Ltd. Project Description and History 48-50 Martin Place...
Project of the Year 2015
An introduction to this year’s contest and winners ELEVATOR WORLD is pleased to present the 2015 Project of the Year contest winners in this issue. This year, EW received a...
Residential Elevator Installation, Orange County, California
Category 8: Private-Residence Elevators submitted by Farid Waleh, Custom Cabs, Inc. Installed in 2012, the elevator in this beach house on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean promises to be...
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia
Category 5: Moving Walks submitted by Kellie Lindquist, KONE Inc. Driven by code, safety and reliability factors, Atlanta Airlines Terminal Corp. (AATC) contracted with KONE in September 2009 for Phase...
Makkah Clock Tower Chairlift Project, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
submitted by Dr. Peter Klaus Kirner, ThyssenKrupp Access Solutions GmbHphotos courtesy of SL Rasch, ThyssenKrupp Access and Beyt Almeraj In 2012, ThyssenKrupp Access Solutions GmbH installed what is probably the...
Ford Motor Co., Building One, Dearborn, Michigan
Category 4: Escalators, Modernization submitted by Begoña Flores Canseco and Juan Fernandez Fidalgo, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Southern Europe, Africa & Middle East By replacing a 1953 Westinghouse escalator in Ford Motor...
Torrassa Station, Barcelona Metro Line 9, Barcelona, Spain
Category 3: Escalators, New Construction submitted by Begoña Flores Canseco, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Southern Europe, Africa and Middle East Barcelona Metro’s Line 9 weds form and function, and that goes for...
The Statue of Liberty – Life and Safety Upgrades, Liberty Island, New York
Category 1: Elevators, New Construction submitted by Douglas J. Muttart and TinaMarie Cortina, Liberty Elevator Corp. The Statue of Liberty is synonymous with American freedom. When the terrorist attacks of...
