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ARTICULATED FUNICULATOR
PROFESSOR MARK MCKINNEYSTUDENT KUAN-JU CHEN2013.06.19
VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION
ELEVATOR FUNICULAR
WHAT HAPPENS IF A FUNICULAR IS TURNED VERTICALAND PLACED INSIDE A TALL THIN SKYSCRAPERS SUCH AS…?
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTER, HONG KONG
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE CENTRE, HONG KONG
CHALLENGETall and supertall buildings struggle with: Large number of conventional elevators
Large number of elevator shafts
High electricity consumption
Relatively slow elevator speeds
Low floor area utilization ratios
THE ARTICULATED FUNICULATOR IS BORN!
WHAT IS THAT? Designed by
A new and innovative solution to vertical transportation
Connected system of vertical trains
Moves people in masse
Sustainable “Sky Subway”
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