Laing O’Rourke delivers prefab lift module prototype

Construction contractor Laing O’Rourke and elevator company Kone have joined forces to produce a prefabricated passenger lift module for rail footbridges.

MJP Architects seeks approval for street lift in Jersey

The Architects’ JournalMJP Architects seeks approval for street lift in Jersey MJP Architects has designed a passenger lift bank and bridge connection to create better access to a 19th-century fortification site in Jersey The post MJP Architects seeks approval for street lift in Jersey appeared first on The Architects’ JournalKate Youde

Tom Scott - Why The Elevator Shaft Was Invented Before The Elevator, 18112019

It sounds ridiculous, but it's true ... (we believe) at the Cooper Union Foundation Building in New York, there's the world's first elevator shaft: constructed four years before the safety elevator was invented. Thanks to Prof. O'Donnell and all the team at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. You can find out more about the building at: https://cooper.edu/about/history/foundation-building