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With customers in over 100 countries served by more than 50,000 employees, thyssenkrupp Elevator achieved sales of around €8 billion in the fiscal year 2018/2019. Over 1,000 locations around the world provide an extensive network that guarantees closeness to customers. After building its position as one of the world’s leading elevator companies in a mere 40 years’ time, thyssenkrupp Elevator became an independent company in August 2020. The company’s most important business line is its service business, with approximately 1.4 million units under maintenance and over 24,000 service technicians globally. The product portfolio covers commodity elevators for residential and commercial buildings to cutting-edge, highly customized solutions for state-of-the-art skyscrapers – such as One World Trade Center in New York. In addition, it also consists of escalators and moving walks, passenger boarding bridges, stair and platform lifts, as well as tailored service solutions such as MAX, the industry’s first cloud-based digitally enhanced maintenance solution – thus covering a broad spectrum of urban mobility.
Materials / Products / Systems Supplier; Vertical Transportation Consultant; Vertical Transportation Supplier
One World Trade Center, New York City
Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai
Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower, Hanoi
50 Hudson Yards, New York City
Eight Spruce Street, New York City
Zhongshan Thyssenkrupp Elevator Laboratory Tower, Zhongshan
Federation Tower - Zapad Tower, Moscow
55 Hudson Yards, New York City
Infinity Coast Tower, Balneario Camboriu
ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 2, Toronto
Harbour Plaza Residences East, Toronto
Ourhouse Headquarters West Tower, Guangzhou
Time Warner Center North Tower, New York City
Time Warner Center South Tower, New York City
RSA Battle House Tower, Mobile
Harbour Plaza Residences West, Toronto
Shangri-La Hotel Toronto, Toronto
ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 1, Toronto
ECB - European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main
250 West 55th Street, New York City
Concordia Corporate, Nova Lima
Grattacielo Intesa Sanpaolo, Turin
Império das Ondas, Balneario Camboriu
The Uptown Residences, Toronto
Helicon, San Pedro Garza García
480 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City
Ourhouse Headquarters East Tower, Guangzhou
Camargo Corporate North Tower, São Paulo
Camargo Corporate South Tower, São Paulo
Thyssenkrupp Innovation and Qualification Center Tower, Vinings
Rochaverá Corporate Tower C, São Paulo
Residence Inn New York Manhattan/Times Square, New York City
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago
Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, Houston
Fifty South Sixth, Minneapolis
Faria Lima B32 Office Tower, São Paulo
The Milan Condominium, New York City
Fairmont Ambassador Seoul Hotel, Seoul
Torre Diagonal ZeroZero, Barcelona
Amorepacific Headquarters, Seoul
Three Alliance Center, Atlanta
Jumeirah Frankfurt Hotel, Frankfurt am Main
The Residence of Avondale, South Tower, Toronto
NEO Bankside Building C, London
The Residence of Avondale, North Tower, Toronto
Scheepvaart en Transport College, Rotterdam
Seattle Central Library, Seattle
JNBY Headquarters Building C2, Hangzhou
JNBY Headquarters Building D1-5, Hangzhou
JNBY Headquarters Building E, Hangzhou
JNBY Headquarters Building A1-2, Hangzhou
JNBY Headquarters Building A3-4, Hangzhou
JNBY Headquarters Building A5, Hangzhou
JNBY Headquarters Building B1, Hangzhou
JNBY Headquarters Building B2-3, Hangzhou
JNBY Headquarters Building C1, Hangzhou
JNBY Headquarters Building D6, Hangzhou
SLS Puerto Madero Torre 1, Buenos Aires
SLS Puerto Madero Torre 2, Buenos Aires
Sede Localiza Hertz, Belo Horizonte
Jazz Carolina Sucupira, Fortaleza
BS Design Corporate Towers, Fortaleza
NEO Bankside Building B, London
NEO Bankside Building A, London
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2014 |
541.3 m / 1,776 ft |
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1967 |
540 m / 1,772 ft |
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2008 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
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2019 |
462 m / 1,516 ft |
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2021 |
385 m / 1,263 ft |
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6 |
2016 |
373.7 m / 1,226 ft |
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2013 |
338.8 m / 1,112 ft |
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2012 |
328.6 m / 1,078 ft |
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2020 |
322 m / 1,056 ft |
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2022 |
308.2 m / 1,011 ft |
As part of the ongoing CTBUH research project, "A Study on the Design Possibilities Enabled by Rope-Less, Non-Vertical Elevators", students created hypothetical projects that utilize...
The potential of ropeless elevators to change the way we experience urban space has been addressed by two research projects conducted by CTBUH and funded...
50 Hudson Yards, the practice’s latest building in New York has officially topped out. The LEED Gold-designed, 58-story office development forms an integral part of...
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2014 |
541 m / 1,776 ft |
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1967 |
540 m / 1,772 ft |
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506 m / 1,660 ft |
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2008 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
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6 |
2019 |
462 m / 1,516 ft |
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7 |
2021 |
385 m / 1,263 ft |
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8 |
2016 |
374 m / 1,226 ft |
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9 |
2013 |
339 m / 1,112 ft |
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10 |
2012 |
329 m / 1,078 ft |
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11 |
2020 |
322 m / 1,056 ft |
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12 |
- |
319 m / 1,047 ft |
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13 |
2022 |
308 m / 1,011 ft |
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14 |
2008 |
297 m / 974 ft |
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15 |
2022 |
280 m / 919 ft |
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16 |
2011 |
265 m / 870 ft |
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17 |
2018 |
248 m / 814 ft |
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18 |
2020 |
247 m / 811 ft |
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19 |
2018 |
247 m / 810 ft |
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20 |
2017 |
246 m / 807 ft |
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21 |
2015 |
246 m / 807 ft |
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22 |
2013 |
246 m / 805 ft |
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23 |
2024 |
243 m / 798 ft |
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24 |
2008 |
243 m / 796 ft |
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25 |
2021 |
241 m / 792 ft |
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26 |
2018 |
237 m / 779 ft |
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27 |
2019 |
235 m / 770 ft |
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28 |
2015 |
234 m / 768 ft |
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29 |
2017 |
233 m / 764 ft |
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30 |
- |
229 m / 750 ft |
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31 |
2004 |
228 m / 749 ft |
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31 |
2004 |
228 m / 749 ft |
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33 |
2007 |
227 m / 745 ft |
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34 |
2017 |
224 m / 735 ft |
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35 |
2017 |
223 m / 730 ft |
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36 |
2012 |
214 m / 702 ft |
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37 |
2018 |
205 m / 673 ft |
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38 |
2014 |
202 m / 664 ft |
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39 |
2009 |
185 m / 607 ft |
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40 |
2014 |
184 m / 603 ft |
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41 |
2013 |
183 m / 602 ft |
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42 |
1964 |
179 m / 588 ft |
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42 |
1964 |
179 m / 588 ft |
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44 |
2016 |
178 m / 582 ft |
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45 |
2014 |
171 m / 561 ft |
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46 |
2018 |
170 m / 556 ft |
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2015 |
166 m / 545 ft |
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48 |
2016 |
165 m / 541 ft |
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49 |
2016 |
163 m / 533 ft |
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160 m / 525 ft |
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51 |
2011 |
158 m / 518 ft |
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52 |
2014 |
158 m / 518 ft |
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2020 |
157 m / 516 ft |
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54 |
2012 |
156 m / 512 ft |
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55 |
2018 |
150 m / 492 ft |
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56 |
2004 |
149 m / 489 ft |
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57 |
2008 |
142 m / 466 ft |
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58 |
2023 |
142 m / 466 ft |
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1971 |
142 m / 466 ft |
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60 |
2015 |
141 m / 463 ft |
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61 |
2004 |
141 m / 461 ft |
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62 |
2013 |
140 m / 460 ft |
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63 |
2012 |
140 m / 459 ft |
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64 |
2015 |
140 m / 459 ft |
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- |
139 m / 456 ft |
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66 |
2015 |
139 m / 456 ft |
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66 |
2016 |
139 m / 456 ft |
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68 |
2009 |
136 m / 446 ft |
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69 |
2023 |
136 m / 446 ft |
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70 |
2020 |
135 m / 442 ft |
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71 |
2012 |
134 m / 440 ft |
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72 |
2006 |
133 m / 437 ft |
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73 |
2016 |
132 m / 431 ft |
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74 |
2007 |
131 m / 430 ft |
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75 |
2001 |
130 m / 426 ft |
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75 |
2001 |
130 m / 426 ft |
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77 |
2014 |
129 m / 422 ft |
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78 |
2001 |
123 m / 404 ft |
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79 |
2020 |
123 m / 404 ft |
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2008 |
121 m / 397 ft |
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1961 |
120 m / 394 ft |
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82 |
2014 |
117 m / 384 ft |
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2005 |
116 m / 381 ft |
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84 |
2012 |
114 m / 373 ft |
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85 |
2014 |
114 m / 373 ft |
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86 |
2019 |
112 m / 367 ft |
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87 |
2013 |
112 m / 366 ft |
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88 |
2008 |
111 m / 364 ft |
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89 |
2004 |
110 m / 361 ft |
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90 |
2011 |
110 m / 361 ft |
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91 |
2017 |
110 m / 361 ft |
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92 |
2012 |
109 m / 358 ft |
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92 |
2012 |
109 m / 358 ft |
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2003 |
108 m / 353 ft |
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95 |
2017 |
107 m / 351 ft |
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96 |
2006 |
105 m / 344 ft |
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2016 |
102 m / 334 ft |
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1999 |
101 m / 331 ft |
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2005 |
101 m / 331 ft |
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2000 |
101 m / 331 ft |
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2002 |
100 m / 328 ft |
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2009 |
99 m / 325 ft |
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2004 |
98 m / 320 ft |
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1960 |
95 m / 311 ft |
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2004 |
90 m / 295 ft |
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2004 |
84 m / 276 ft |
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2015 |
84 m / 274 ft |
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2005 |
83 m / 272 ft |
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2013 |
83 m / 271 ft |
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2004 |
81 m / 266 ft |
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2015 |
81 m / 265 ft |
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2001 |
80 m / 262 ft |
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2008 |
79 m / 259 ft |
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114 |
2008 |
76 m / 249 ft |
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115 |
1967 |
66 m / 216 ft |
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2005 |
65 m / 214 ft |
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2004 |
60 m / 196 ft |
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118 |
2019 |
45 m / 148 ft |
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2019 |
45 m / 148 ft |
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2019 |
42 m / 139 ft |
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2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
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2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
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2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
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2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
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2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
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2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
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2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
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2014 |
26 m / 86 ft |
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2021 |
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150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
11 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (36%), 50 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Concrete (67%), 82 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 137 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
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01 June 2018 | Venice
As part of the ongoing CTBUH research project, "A Study on the Design Possibilities Enabled by Rope-Less, Non-Vertical Elevators", students created hypothetical projects that utilize...
31 May 2018 | Chicago
MULTI – the world’s first and only rope-less, sideways-moving elevator – ushers in the end of the 160-year reign of rope-dependent elevators, harnessing the power...
30 October 2017 | Sydney
During the CTBUH 2017 International Conference, held in Sydney, delegates who visited the CTBUH research booth were presented with an introductory video of questions being...
16 March 2017 | Chicago
Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first event in the Building Tall lecture...
16 March 2017 | Chicago
Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Karl Almstead, Turner Construction Company; Andrew Nicholson, CBRE; Jon Pickard, Pickard Chilton; Ian Smith,...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. David Malott, Kohn Pedersen Fox; Wai Ming (Thomas) Tsang, Fing An Financial Centre; Karl-Ott Schoellkopf, Thyssenkrupp, answer questions at...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
The trend of growing cities with permanently increasing populations will require new and visionary solutions for mobility in urban areas. Moving people as we are...
27 October 2015 | New York City
Markus Jetter & Stefan Gerstenmeyer, thyssenkrupp; Shelley Finnigan, ArcelorMittal; John Mizon, Schindler, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York Conference Session 4d: Technological...
27 October 2015 | New York City
The world’s first rope-free passenger elevator system for high-rise applications enables the building industry to face the challenges of global urbanization. This presentation presents the...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
Maximizing capacity with smart and energy-efficient elevator solutions for the high-rise buildings of the world’s inaugural metropolitan century.
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 07 Questions & Answers session with speakers Patrick Bass, ThyssenKrupp; Franz Arnold, Schindler Elevators; Janne Sorsa, KONE Elevators; David...
01 June 2018 | Venice
Occupant Interior Transportation Routes Using MULTI
As part of the ongoing CTBUH research project, "A Study on the Design Possibilities Enabled by Rope-Less, Non-Vertical Elevators", students created hypothetical projects that utilize...
31 May 2018 | Chicago
Liberating the Elevator from Ropes
MULTI – the world’s first and only rope-less, sideways-moving elevator – ushers in the end of the 160-year reign of rope-dependent elevators, harnessing the power...
30 October 2017 | Sydney
CTBUH Research: Design Possibilities Enabled by Rope-Less, Non-Vertical Elevators
During the CTBUH 2017 International Conference, held in Sydney, delegates who visited the CTBUH research booth were presented with an introductory video of questions being...
16 March 2017 | Chicago
How High Can We Go? (Highlight)
Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first event in the Building Tall lecture...
16 March 2017 | Chicago
Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: How High Can We Go?
Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Karl Almstead, Turner Construction Company; Andrew Nicholson, CBRE; Jon Pickard, Pickard Chilton; Ian Smith,...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
The State of the Art (Technologies) Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. David Malott, Kohn Pedersen Fox; Wai Ming (Thomas) Tsang, Fing An Financial Centre; Karl-Ott Schoellkopf, Thyssenkrupp, answer questions at...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
New Approaches for Efficient People Transportation in Both Dimensions – Vertically and Horizontally
The trend of growing cities with permanently increasing populations will require new and visionary solutions for mobility in urban areas. Moving people as we are...
27 October 2015 | New York City
2015 New York Conference - Session 4d - Q&A
Markus Jetter & Stefan Gerstenmeyer, thyssenkrupp; Shelley Finnigan, ArcelorMittal; John Mizon, Schindler, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York Conference Session 4d: Technological...
27 October 2015 | New York City
A Next Generation Vertical Transportation System
The world’s first rope-free passenger elevator system for high-rise applications enables the building industry to face the challenges of global urbanization. This presentation presents the...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
Energy-Efficient Elevator Solutions for High-Rise Buildings
Maximizing capacity with smart and energy-efficient elevator solutions for the high-rise buildings of the world’s inaugural metropolitan century.
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 07 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 07 Questions & Answers session with speakers Patrick Bass, ThyssenKrupp; Franz Arnold, Schindler Elevators; Janne Sorsa, KONE Elevators; David...
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30 January 2020
Michael Cesarz, MULTI thyssenkrupp Elevator
The potential of ropeless elevators to change the way we experience urban space has been addressed by two research projects conducted by CTBUH and funded...
17 October 2016
Karl-Otto Schoellkopf & Joerg Mueller, thyssenkrupp Elevator
The trend of growing cities with permanently increasing populations will require new and visionary solutions for mobility in urban areas. Moving people as we are...
26 October 2015
Markus Jetter & Stefan Gerstenmeyer, ThyssenKrupp
The world’s first rope-free passenger elevator system for high-rise applications enables the building industry to face the challenges of global urbanization. MULTI represents the realization...
16 September 2014
Patrick Bass, ThyssenKrupp
Maximizing capacity with smart and energy-efficient elevator solutions for the high-rise buildings of the world’s inaugural metropolitan century.
30 January 2020
From “Tech Miracle” to Evolutionary Change
Michael Cesarz, MULTI thyssenkrupp Elevator
The potential of ropeless elevators to change the way we experience urban space has been addressed by two research projects conducted by CTBUH and funded...
17 October 2016
New Approaches for Efficient People Transportation in Both Dimensions – Vertically and Horizontally
Karl-Otto Schoellkopf & Joerg Mueller, thyssenkrupp Elevator
The trend of growing cities with permanently increasing populations will require new and visionary solutions for mobility in urban areas. Moving people as we are...
26 October 2015
A Next Generation Vertical Transportation System
Markus Jetter & Stefan Gerstenmeyer, ThyssenKrupp
The world’s first rope-free passenger elevator system for high-rise applications enables the building industry to face the challenges of global urbanization. MULTI represents the realization...
16 September 2014
Energy-Efficient Elevator Solutions for High-Rise Buildings
Patrick Bass, ThyssenKrupp
Maximizing capacity with smart and energy-efficient elevator solutions for the high-rise buildings of the world’s inaugural metropolitan century.
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19 February 2021 | New York City
50 Hudson Yards, the practice’s latest building in New York has officially topped out. The LEED Gold-designed, 58-story office development forms an integral part of...
01 December 2020 | Toronto
This Friday, 4 December 2020, after almost two decades in service, GO Transit's old Union Station Bus Terminal will be fenced off and closed to...
11 November 2020 | Seoul
ARA Asset Management has purchased Parc 1 Tower B, an office building in Seoul, for over ₩1 trillion (US$1.2 billion), in a deal slated to...
01 September 2020 | Toronto
Just over three years ago, a surface parking lot southeast of Union Station began its transformation into the first of two towers, part of the...
09 March 2020 | New York City
The opening of Edge, the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, offering 360-degree views of New York City’s iconic skyline will be celebrated...
06 December 2019 | Vinings
The planned Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC) in Vinings has a new look yet again. Designed by global architecture firm Gensler, the 420-foot (128-meter) structure...
11 September 2019 | Nice
The Nice Côte d’Azur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and the social landlord Habitat 06 kicked off the development of the Campus Sud des...
08 July 2019 | Moscow
The 405-meter One Tower in Moscow is set to become one of the tallest residential buildings in Europe, the deputy mayor of Moscow announced as...
15 April 2019 | Manchester
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...
15 March 2019 | New York City
At noon on March 15, 2019, New York’s newest neighborhood ceremonially opened for business. Hudson Yards‘ first public-facing attractions, the Shops & Restaurants and Thomas...
01 March 2019 | Chicago
The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...
21 January 2019 | New York City
For decades, the New York City skyline was dominated by one building, the 1,250-foot-tall (381-meter) Empire State Building. But 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as...
06 December 2018 | São Paulo
The fastest elevators in Brazil are set to be installed at the Birmann 32 office building on Faria Lima Avenue in São Paulo, announced thyssenkrup...
27 March 2018 | Zhongshan
The proliferation of supertall towers around the world continually drives innovations in building engineering, and thyssenkrupp Elevator is at the forefront when it comes to...
03 January 2018 | Dubai
Dubai Frame opened to tourists and residents after five years in the making. Dubai’s newest landmark is now open to the public and allows...
19 February 2021 | New York City
Sixth Building in New York City Megadevelopment Tops Out
50 Hudson Yards, the practice’s latest building in New York has officially topped out. The LEED Gold-designed, 58-story office development forms an integral part of...
01 December 2020 | Toronto
Toronto Bus Station to be Replaced with Skyscraper
This Friday, 4 December 2020, after almost two decades in service, GO Transit's old Union Station Bus Terminal will be fenced off and closed to...
11 November 2020 | Seoul
Investment Manager Purchases 52-Story Seoul Office Building
ARA Asset Management has purchased Parc 1 Tower B, an office building in Seoul, for over ₩1 trillion (US$1.2 billion), in a deal slated to...
01 September 2020 | Toronto
South Tower of Complex Nears Completion in Downtown Toronto
Just over three years ago, a surface parking lot southeast of Union Station began its transformation into the first of two towers, part of the...
09 March 2020 | New York City
New York City’s Highest Outdoor Skydeck Set to Open
The opening of Edge, the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, offering 360-degree views of New York City’s iconic skyline will be celebrated...
06 December 2019 | Vinings
New Renderings Released of Atlanta-Area Elevator Test Tower and HQ Office
The planned Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC) in Vinings has a new look yet again. Designed by global architecture firm Gensler, the 420-foot (128-meter) structure...
11 September 2019 | Nice
Community-Oriented Trades Campus Begins Construction in Nice
The Nice Côte d’Azur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and the social landlord Habitat 06 kicked off the development of the Campus Sud des...
08 July 2019 | Moscow
Plans for 101-Story Apartment Building Revealed in Moscow
The 405-meter One Tower in Moscow is set to become one of the tallest residential buildings in Europe, the deputy mayor of Moscow announced as...
15 April 2019 | Manchester
New Architects Brought in for Manchester’s St. Michael’s Tower
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...
15 March 2019 | New York City
New York City’s Hudson Yards’ Shops, Restaurants, Officially Open to The Public
At noon on March 15, 2019, New York’s newest neighborhood ceremonially opened for business. Hudson Yards‘ first public-facing attractions, the Shops & Restaurants and Thomas...
01 March 2019 | Chicago
As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced
The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...
21 January 2019 | New York City
“Tower Fifth” Could Become New York City’s Second-Tallest
For decades, the New York City skyline was dominated by one building, the 1,250-foot-tall (381-meter) Empire State Building. But 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as...
06 December 2018 | São Paulo
Fastest elevators in Brazil set to be installed at the Birmann 32 building in São Paulo
The fastest elevators in Brazil are set to be installed at the Birmann 32 office building on Faria Lima Avenue in São Paulo, announced thyssenkrup...
27 March 2018 | Zhongshan
New Elevator Test Tower Opens in Zhongshan, China
The proliferation of supertall towers around the world continually drives innovations in building engineering, and thyssenkrupp Elevator is at the forefront when it comes to...
03 January 2018 | Dubai
Dubai Frame Opens to the Public
Dubai Frame opened to tourists and residents after five years in the making. Dubai’s newest landmark is now open to the public and allows...
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02 July 2020
This symposium gathered many successful practitioners sharing their experiences and discussing the recreation of the urban realm in the sky through connections between buildings at height.
31 July 2019
Three researchers from the CTBUH Skybridges Research Team visited four key skybridge-linked projects in Shenzhen, Chongqing, Beijing, and Kuala Lumpur.
18 July 2019
More than 100 attendees gathered at Linked Hybrid for a symposium held in conjunction with the forthcoming skybridge research project, “Bringing the Horizontal Into the Vertical Realm.”
05 July 2019
Join CTBUH India for a panel discussion and networking event on the challenges and opportunities of elevatoring particular to the Indian context.
11 April 2019
As part of the Skybridges research project, CTBUH and IIT College of Architecture traveled to NYC for presentations, workshops, and meetings regarding Skybridge designs.
06 November 2018
During the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference, awards were conferred in relation to five CTBUH Research and Academic programs that will produce a number of important future outputs.
20 October 2018
The CTBUH Vertical Transportation Working Group held a meeting at the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference to discuss an update of the Vertical Transportation Technical Guide.
19 October 2018
The CTBUH Skybridges research project steering committee held its initial kickoff meeting, just ahead of the 2018 Middle East Conference.
24 September 2018
The CTBUH has launched two fantastic research projects on Skybridges and Robotics in Tall Building Construction. Get involved now and contribute to the research!
20 September 2017
CTBUH Beijing hosted the Innovative Building-Making presentation at Arup’s Beijing office, where industry experts discussed the design of some of their most innovative projects.
28 August 2017
CTBUH is launching a new academic initiative, empowering Master's-level architecture students to research new possibilities in rope-less elevator technology.
23 June 2017
The second meeting of the research team involved in “A Study on the Design Possibilities Enabled by Rope-Less, Non-Vertical Elevators” was held in Rottweil, Germany.
22 June 2017
The official unveiling of the MULTI elevator system, the first linear-motor elevator, was held at the thyssenkrupp Test Tower in Germany.
22 June 2017
CTBUH Germany held a symposium to discuss the role of technical and technological innovation and its effect on the various disciplines within the construction industry.
16 March 2017
The CTBUH, in conjunction with the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF), held the first of the four-part “Building Tall” lecture series at the CAF lecture hall.
07–12 November 2016
A multi-day seminar and workshop on "The Design of Tall Buildings" was organized in Bangkok, Thailand. The event was in collaboration between AIT, CSI, and supported by CTBUH.
16 October 2016
The Annual Leaders Meeting was held this year in conjunction with the 2016 Conference in China, bringing together the Council’s leaders from around the world.
16 October 2016
The Board of Trustees held their second meeting of the year in conjunction with the 2016 Conference to discuss the Council’s plans for 2017.
16–21 October 2016
Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism takes place progressively across three Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.
30 August 2016
The kick-off meeting for the CTBUH research project on rope-less, non-vertical elevators sponsored by thyssenkrupp AG was held on the campus of IIT.
26–30 October 2015
After a post-recession hiatus in tall building construction in many countries lasting several years, numerous cities are again resurgent.
25 October 2015
This special reception held on the eve of the Conference gave VIPs a unique opportunity to mingle in the fantastic setting of the new One World Trade Center.
11 June 2015
CTBUH Melbourne hosted their second lecture of 2015 entitled “Making High-Rises* Work,” which attracted nearly 50 industry supporters representing a wide range of expertise.
22 May 2015
CTBUH held its inaugural Japan Symposium at the Academy Hills lecture hall of the Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills, bringing together leading experts
27 November 2014
On a rainy November day, ThyssenKrupp announced to the world the launch of a shiny new product, a ropeless elevator system.
16–19 September 2014
The survival of humanity relies on a radical repositioning of our cities to develop them beyond a collection of disparate icons, towards a vision of a Sustainable Vertical Urbanism.
16 September 2014
The room containing the Technical Workshop session on Vertical Transportation was packed with more than 200 vertical transportation experts from all over the world.
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