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REVAMP OF 1930s LONDON POWER STATION INCLUDES GLASS LIFT

Architecture firm WilkinsonEyre and developer Battersea Power Station Development Co. announced that Chimney Lift, a glass lift rising 109 m through one of the four chimneys at Battersea Power Station in London, will be an attraction at the revitalized complex that will include Apple's new London campus, dezeen reports. The lift will provide passengers 360˚ views over London. Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and opened in the 1930s, the power station was decommissioned in 1983. It is being redeveloped to house the development company, shops, offices, apartments and a hotel as the centerpiece of a 17-ha masterplan by Rafael Viñoly that also involves architects Bjarke Ingels Group, Simpson Architects, drMM, Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners.

Image: dezeen

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FUTURISTIC SKYWALK WITH LIFTS, ESCALATORS OPENS IN INDIA

Boasting 12 escalators, four elevators and eight staircases, the 10.5-m-wide, 340-m-long Dakshineswar Skywalk was inaugurated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata, India, on November 5, various news outlets, including United News of India, report. Lined with shops, the futuristic, elevated walkway will ease the passage of pilgrims between a traffic roundabout and Dakshineswar Kali Temple, visited by tens of millions of people each year. They formerly had to share a busy roadway with rickshaws and cars. The skywalk was designed by New Delhi-based Design Forum International for the Bengal government.

“ENGINEERING SPECTACLE” BRIDGE WITH ELEVATORS OPENS IN INDIA

Fourteen years after it was proposed, Signature Bridge over the Yamuna River in northwest Delhi, India, opened to the public with a laser-light show on November 4, Scoop Whoop reports. Described as a "civil engineering spectacle" by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the 575-m suspension bridge is outfitted with a 154-m-high glass viewing box and four elevators, each with a 50-person capacity. In addition to serving as a tourist attraction with its viewing box and selfie spots, the bridge aims to reduce travel time between north and northeast Delhi.

Image: Scoop Whoop

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FUTURISTIC SKYWALK WITH LIFTS, ESCALATORS OPENS IN INDIA

Boasting 12 escalators, four elevators and eight staircases, the 10.5-m-wide, 340-m-long Dakshineswar Skywalk was inaugurated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata, India, on November 5, various news outlets, including United News of India, report. Lined with shops, the futuristic, elevated walkway will ease the passage of pilgrims between a traffic roundabout and Dakshineswar Kali Temple, visited by tens of millions of people each year. They formerly had to share a busy roadway with rickshaws and cars. The skywalk was designed by New Delhi-based Design Forum International for the Bengal government.

“ENGINEERING SPECTACLE” BRIDGE WITH ELEVATORS OPENS IN INDIA

Fourteen years after it was proposed, Signature Bridge over the Yamuna River in northwest Delhi, India, opened to the public with a laser-light show on November 4, Scoop Whoop reports. Described as a "civil engineering spectacle" by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the 575-m suspension bridge is outfitted with a 154-m-high glass viewing box and four elevators, each with a 50-person capacity. In addition to serving as a tourist attraction with its viewing box and selfie spots, the bridge aims to reduce travel time between north and northeast Delhi.

Image: Scoop Whoop

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com

FUTURISTIC SKYWALK WITH LIFTS, ESCALATORS OPENS IN INDIA

Boasting 12 escalators, four elevators and eight staircases, the 10.5-m-wide, 340-m-long Dakshineswar Skywalk was inaugurated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata, India, on November 5, various news outlets, including United News of India, report. Lined with shops, the futuristic, elevated walkway will ease the passage of pilgrims between a traffic roundabout and Dakshineswar Kali Temple, visited by tens of millions of people each year. They formerly had to share a busy roadway with rickshaws and cars. The skywalk was designed by New Delhi-based Design Forum International for the Bengal government.

“ENGINEERING SPECTACLE” BRIDGE WITH ELEVATORS OPENS IN INDIA

Fourteen years after it was proposed, Signature Bridge over the Yamuna River in northwest Delhi, India, opened to the public with a laser-light show on November 4, Scoop Whoop reports. Described as a "civil engineering spectacle" by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the 575-m suspension bridge is outfitted with a 154-m-high glass viewing box and four elevators, each with a 50-person capacity. In addition to serving as a tourist attraction with its viewing box and selfie spots, the bridge aims to reduce travel time between north and northeast Delhi.

Image: Scoop Whoop

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WORLD’S TALLEST STATUE WITH INNOVATIVE LIFTS DEBUTS IN INDIA

After nearly four years of construction, at 182 m tall the world's tallest statue, the Statue of Unity, has been inaugurated in Gujarat State, India, various news outlets, including dezeen, report. Created by Michael Graves Architecture and Design and designed by Indian sculptor Ram V. Sutar, the statue depicts Sardar Patel, who was instrumental in freeing India from British Colonial rule. Patel's nickname was the Iron Man, and the sculpture was built using tens of thousands of tons of scrap metal. Michael Graves Principal James Wisniewski said designing elevators to carry 15,000 visitors a day up to a 153-m-high viewing platform was among the project's main challenges. Patel’s traditional Indian dhoti allowed the team to design the elevators in a staggered fashion inside two reinforced concrete cores forming the center of the statue. The system includes a pair of mass dampers at chest height to control sway in high winds and protect the statue in the event of an earthquake.

Image: dezeen

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

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WORLD’S TALLEST STATUE WITH INNOVATIVE LIFTS DEBUTS IN INDIA

After nearly four years of construction, at 182 m tall the world's tallest statue, the Statue of Unity, has been inaugurated in Gujarat State, India, various news outlets, including dezeen, report. Created by Michael Graves Architecture and Design and designed by Indian sculptor Ram V. Sutar, the statue depicts Sardar Patel, who was instrumental in freeing India from British Colonial rule. Patel's nickname was the Iron Man, and the sculpture was built using tens of thousands of tons of scrap metal. Michael Graves Principal James Wisniewski said designing elevators to carry 15,000 visitors a day up to a 153-m-high viewing platform was among the project's main challenges. Patel’s traditional Indian dhoti allowed the team to design the elevators in a staggered fashion inside two reinforced concrete cores forming the center of the statue. The system includes a pair of mass dampers at chest height to control sway in high winds and protect the statue in the event of an earthquake.

Image: dezeen

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com

WORLD’S TALLEST STATUE WITH INNOVATIVE LIFTS DEBUTS IN INDIA

After nearly four years of construction, at 182 m tall the world's tallest statue, the Statue of Unity, has been inaugurated in Gujarat State, India, various news outlets, including dezeen, report. Created by Michael Graves Architecture and Design and designed by Indian sculptor Ram V. Sutar, the statue depicts Sardar Patel, who was instrumental in freeing India from British Colonial rule. Patel's nickname was the Iron Man, and the sculpture was built using tens of thousands of tons of scrap metal. Michael Graves Principal James Wisniewski said designing elevators to carry 15,000 visitors a day up to a 153-m-high viewing platform was among the project's main challenges. Patel’s traditional Indian dhoti allowed the team to design the elevators in a staggered fashion inside two reinforced concrete cores forming the center of the statue. The system includes a pair of mass dampers at chest height to control sway in high winds and protect the statue in the event of an earthquake.

Image: dezeen

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OTIS INSTALLING 53 UNITS IN MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Otis UK announced on November 1 that it began installing lifts, escalators and moving walks into the new Manchester (U.K.) Airport Terminal 2 extension. The facility is undergoing a GBP1-billion (US$1.3-billion) investment program to better its passenger experience and infrastructure capacity. Passengers will use 38 Gen2® Stream lifts that carry up to 33 people each at a top speed of 3 mps. Otis will also install three goods lifts, eight 0.5-mps escalators and four moving walks. Each of the latter is longer than 50 m and will also travel at 0.5 mps. The work, scheduled to be completed in 2020, will enable an estimated 35 million passengers to use the hub every year, increasing capacity more than seven million than current. Bertrand Rotagnon, Otis UK Director of New Equipment, said, “This job from contractor Laing O’Rourke lays the foundation for a strategic footprint in the airport market."

Image: Otis Elevator UK

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OTIS INSTALLING 53 UNITS IN MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Otis UK announced on November 1 that it began installing lifts, escalators and moving walks into the new Manchester (U.K.) Airport Terminal 2 extension. The facility is undergoing a GBP1-billion (US$1.3-billion) investment program to better its passenger experience and infrastructure capacity. Passengers will use 38 Gen2® Stream lifts that carry up to 33 people each at a top speed of 3 mps. Otis will also install three goods lifts, eight 0.5-mps escalators and four moving walks. Each of the latter is longer than 50 m and will also travel at 0.5 mps. The work, scheduled to be completed in 2020, will enable an estimated 35 million passengers to use the hub every year, increasing capacity more than seven million than current. Bertrand Rotagnon, Otis UK Director of New Equipment, said, “This job from contractor Laing O’Rourke lays the foundation for a strategic footprint in the airport market."

Image: Otis Elevator UK

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com

OTIS INSTALLING 53 UNITS IN MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Otis UK announced on November 1 that it began installing lifts, escalators and moving walks into the new Manchester (U.K.) Airport Terminal 2 extension. The facility is undergoing a GBP1-billion (US$1.3-billion) investment program to better its passenger experience and infrastructure capacity. Passengers will use 38 Gen2® Stream lifts that carry up to 33 people each at a top speed of 3 mps. Otis will also install three goods lifts, eight 0.5-mps escalators and four moving walks. Each of the latter is longer than 50 m and will also travel at 0.5 mps. The work, scheduled to be completed in 2020, will enable an estimated 35 million passengers to use the hub every year, increasing capacity more than seven million than current. Bertrand Rotagnon, Otis UK Director of New Equipment, said, “This job from contractor Laing O’Rourke lays the foundation for a strategic footprint in the airport market."

Image: Otis Elevator UK

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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