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1. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 Public sculpture; Plazas; Lampposts; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment; Wheelbarrows; Stairways; Looking northwest toward Cloud Gate. The sculpture was fully assembled by the end of June 2004, and was unveiled to the public the next month, although it remained incomplete until it was fully welded,...
2. Crown Fountain, granite tiles and south tower, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, granite tiles and south tower, April 1, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Pipes (Conduits); Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; Automobiles; Lighting; Looking south toward newly installed granite tiles. The south tower's LED lights are on. The Art Institute of Chicago and the Michigan Avenue street wall are visible in the background.
3. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, steel skeleton, September 5, 2002 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, steel skeleton, September 5, 2002 Hoisting machinery; Automobiles; Skyscrapers; Cantilever construction; Concrete; Automobiles; Looking north toward the construction site as the steel skeleton of the Pavilion takes shape.
4. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, partially-built cantilever, ca. January 9, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, partially-built cantilever, ca. January 9, 2003 Cantilever construction; Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Concrete; Skyscrapers; Looking northeast toward the construction site and the partially-built cantilever, which provides support for the headdress. The nature of the design demanded that the structural steel had to be perfectly...
5. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing structural steel for the headdress, May 13, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing structural steel for the headdress, May 13, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Sawhorses; Structural steel for the headdress was hoisted from above by a crane during installation. The first steel panels had been added as the ribbons of the headdress began to take shape.
6. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, August 10, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, August 10, 2003 Streets; Skyscrapers; Trees; Hoisting machinery; View from the scaffolding of structural steel for the headdress.
7. BP Bridge, rebar, October 13, 2003 BP Bridge, rebar, October 13, 2003 Surveying equipment; Skyscrapers; Cantilever construction; Hoisting machinery; Streets; View of rebar along the eastern approach span of BP Bridge during construction. The Jay Pritzker Pavilion and trellis are under construction in the background
8. BP Bridge, marking the path, May 9, 2003 BP Bridge, marking the path, May 9, 2003 Parks; Trees; Trucks; Skyscrapers; Wooden stakes in Daley Bicentennial Plaza mark the projected path of architect Frank Gehry’s BP Pedestrian Bridge.
Early designs show the Bridge crossing Columbus Drive in more of a “Z” shape,...
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