#uenohara

Nov 30, 2011
Research Issues, Thoughts

Glass Dome Escalator – Uenohara, Japan

Last month, Steven discovered an interesting/unconventional use for funicular technology in Horw, Swtizerland. Essentially a small development was built on a hillside, with a funicular acting as an elevator. Instead of connecting floors in a building, it moved between houses on a hillside. Because of this funicular, it largely increased the hillside’s market value and made the...

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