The Next Generation of Elevators

With skyscrapers in Dubai and around the world pushing ever higher, engineers are introducing new elevators that save space and reduce waiting times.

1 minute read

November 6, 2006, 10:00 AM PST

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"Elevators may at first be perceived as fundamentally simple. A box that can open and close and rise and fall on command should not, on the surface of it, require too much innovation or technological refinement.

And yet, buildings that reach ever higher into the sky, demand precisely that. To keep pace with and comply sufficiently with the new genre of towers fast becoming the norm in the Emirates, elevator manufacturers are having to modify as fast as buildings rise to keep up with the increasing physical and logistical demands being placed on them."

FULL STORY: Lift me up: Elevator designers chase UAE high-rise ambitions

Sunday, November 5, 2006 in ITP Business

Architecture Technology World

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban Planner

Get top-rated, practical training

Start Learning

Advertise with us

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.