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IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
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BusinessWeek
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Japan Quake: How Otis Rose to the Challenge At the quake's onset, Otis's seismic detectors shut down 16,700 elevators. Then its personnel rushed into the zone to restore service. |
Popular Mechanics
January 21, 2010
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Top 8 Skyscrapers That Will Push the Limits of Design Burj Mubarak al Kabir... 1 Dubai... Miapolis... Nakheel Tower... Sky City 1000... Bionic Tower... Kingdom Tower... Millennium Challenge Tower... |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2008
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Symbols of the Modern World The modern skyscraper, given up officially for dead by real estate investors and developers amid the post-9/11 frenzy of fear, is mounting a comeback. |
BusinessWeek
November 11, 2010
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London's Rising Towers May Presage a Shrinking Economy As Renzo Piano's "Shard of Glass" rises, other skyscrapers are in the works. Unfortunately, new London towers often foreshadow shrinking economies. |
Scientific American
January 2009
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How Do Elevators Work? A look inside the complex machine that moves people up and down floors |
AskMen.com
November 1, 2000
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Top 10 Skyscrapers Afraid of heights? This feature is made for you. We have traveled the world at the speed of light to come up with a list of the world's most important skyscrapers in terms of height, social significance, design, and architecture... |
Popular Mechanics
September 15, 2008
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The 10 Next Hot Skyscrapers You Won't Find in Dubai When it comes to tall buildings, all eyes are on the Burj Dubai. But across the world architects have already come up with mega engineering plans vying to be equally mind-blowing. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2008
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World Title Champion The world's tallest building has been enshrouded in secrecy since the start of construction early in 2006, but the current evidence suggests that Burj Dubai will eventually get to 2,684 feet, with 160 habitable floors. |
Fast Company
June 2006
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Lifts in Loops To solve the high-rise property owner's dilemma, Hitachi engineers offer an elevator that runs in circles -- this time, with doors. |
The Motley Fool
May 29, 2008
Paul Elliott |
The Real China Miracle, Part 2 Why this is one time you can believe the hype about investing in China. |
AskMen.com
Marc Voyer |
Top 10: Architecture Capitals These top 10 architecture capitals will impress you. |
AskMen.com
Norman Brown |
Top 10: Crazy Construction Projects This installment of the Top 10 features all sorts of construction projects -- not just skyscrapers -- that are either in the process of being completed or for which the plans have been finalized. |
Fast Company
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What 9/11 Taught Us About Designing Skyscrapers A new, safer model of skyscraper rises from the site of the attack. |
CIO
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CIO is pushing the right buttons The award-winning CIO at Schindler Group is using digital tools -- sensors, analytics, mobile -- to take the No. 2 elevator company to the top |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
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Wired
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February 2009
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The Tortoise and the Stair No mountain? No problem. As our man discovered, racing up a skyscraper provides a challenge as daunting as many high peaks. |
Inc.
May 2008
Stephanie Clifford |
How to Get Ahead in China When Mitch Free first went to China, he didn't know a thing about the place. He listened. He learned. He was respectful and polite. Now he gets it, and his business is booming. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2006 |
In Progress: Park Michigan Park Michigan will be an 855-foot tall skyscraper and rank as one of Chicago's 10 tallest buildings south of Van Buren Street. |
BusinessWeek
October 25, 2004
Diane Brady |
The Unsung CEO United Technologies' CEO George David runs a $31 billion company that outguns GE in shareholder return. Who is he and how does he do it? |
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May 2010
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Early Birds A talk with Dave McDonnell, who jumped illegally from Dubai's Burj Khalifa building while it was under construction and spent three months in jail for it. |
