There’s no doubt as to the functional advantages to the modern elevator. After all, it has shaped how we live and do business today, spurring the proliferation of high rises throughout the 20th century. However, elevators blend both form and function to create an aesthetically pleasing internal design coupled with workable features that combine for… Read more »
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Elevator Design Options: Form vs. Function
In elevator design, you really can’t have form without the function, and vice versa. Both are equally important. Modern elevators have many functional advantages, and these advantages are what have shaped how we live as a society. Take a look at the high rises in cities, something that became commonplace in the 20th century. There… Read more »
How an Elevator Works – A Modern Understanding
The technology that powers today’s modern elevator is astounding. It’s so simple yet so complex! These machines have no doubt come very far from their primitive beginnings in the 1800’s when the Industrial Revolution took over the country. The use of iron and steel to construct buildings, as well as the components inside them, took… Read more »