New Shanghai skyscraper set to become world's highest elevator test tower
One of the world's biggest elevator manufacturers has unveiled plans to build a 270-metre-high skyscraper in Shanghai that will be dedicated to testing lifts. More
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Perforated brick elevator by Carles Enrich connects medieval Spanish town to riverside
Spanish architect Carles Enrich has built a 20-metre-high elevator next to a Catalonian cliffside to connect the old and new parts of a town (+ slideshow). More
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Naoto Fukasawa's minimal elevator "intuitively escorts" riders
Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa has worked with electronics company Hitachi to create a stripped-back concept for a passenger lift (+ slideshow). More
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Glass elevator and steel bridge by Vaumm connect two neighbourhoods in a Spanish town
This glass-encased lift and elevated walkway have been created by architecture studio Vaumm to improve access between the new and historic centres of Spanish town Hernani (+ slideshow). More
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Revolutionary elevator uses magnets to move sideways
News: Willy Wonka's glass elevator moves one step closer to reality with this new design for lifts that can move horizontally as well as vertically, and which promise to never make you wait longer than 30 seconds. More
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MVRDV-designed penthouse will feature a private elevator for cars
News: Dutch firm MVRDV has become the latest architect to design a penthouse apartment featuring a car elevator, offering residents the ultimate luxury: the ability to drive straight into their home. More
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Steel-clad outdoor elevator connects the city and suburb in Pamplona
This steel and glass elevator shaft designed by Spanish architecture firm Ah Asociados rises out of a hillside on the outskirts of Pamplona in Spain to connect a suburb with the city (+ slideshow). More
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Car elevators in Porsche Design's Miami tower will give billionaires drive-in apartments
News: a tower under construction in Miami by Porsche Design and Dezer Development is to feature car elevators, allowing some of the world's wealthiest people to park right next to their living rooms (+ slideshow). More
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Malta's 20-storey outdoor lift was designed to look "like an old building"
Movie: Konrad Buhagiar of Architecture Project explains how he built a 60 metre-high outdoor lift in historic Valletta, Malta, in our latest interview with category winners at last month's Inside Festival in Singapore. More
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Barrakka Lift by Architecture Project
This 20-storey-high lift transports residents and visitors in the Maltese capital Valletta from the recently restored harbour to the top of the city's fortified walls (+ slideshow). More
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Developer attacks "ridiculous" reports that skyscraper has no elevators
News: the developer behind Europe's tallest residential towers has attacked "fake and insidious" press coverage of the project, after claims that the 47-storey skyscraper has been built without elevators went viral. More
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Benidorm skyscraper built without an elevator
News: the builders behind this two-tower 47-storey skyscraper in Benidorm, Spain, have forgotten to include a working lift. Update 20/08/13: the developer has told Dezeen that media reports were incorrect and the tower does include elevators. More
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Urban Elevator by Vaumm
An outdoor elevator by Spanish architects Vaumm connects the mountainside neighbourhoods of a Spanish town to those in the valley. More