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- Title
The Tornado Tower.
- Authors
Kosma, Christian
- Abstract
The article provides information on the design and construction of the QIPCO Holding Co. Tower, also known as the Tornado Tower, in Doha, Qatar. According to the author, it is the first building in Qatar that received the 2009 Best Tall Building in the Middle East and Africa award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The high-rise passenger elevators in the building are operated through a single common destination selection control system. Special features found in the tower's elevator system are described.
- Subjects
DOHA (Qatar); QATAR; TOWER design &; construction; QIPCO Holding Co.; BUILDING awards; ELEVATORS
- Publication
Elevator World, 2010, Vol 58, Issue 8, p47
- ISSN
0013-6158
- Publication type
Article