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1. Cloud Gate, computer rendering of proposed sculpture, ca. 1999 Cloud Gate, computer rendering of proposed sculpture, ca. 1999 Public sculpture; Reflections; Computer graphics; A computer rendering shows the scale of the proposed sculpture by Anish Kapoor. Cloud Gate is a massive 110-ton, 66 feet long by 33 feet high, stainless steel sculpture at Chicago's Millennium Park that...
2. Cloud Gate, fabrication, view of outdoor lot, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, view of outdoor lot, December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Hoisting machinery; Looking through a window at an outdoor lot where the curved steel plates of the sculpture are stored under tarps.
3. 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,...
4. Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Alleys; Glass blocks; Lighting; Architects' offices; Faces; Glass brick panels in front of LED displays show a range of possibilities for the fountain during the first LED test for the project.
5. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass industry; Shelving; Molds (Shaping tools); Ladders; Shelves of molds at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company, a pressed-glass fabricating company that specializes in decorative objects, fabricated 22,000 five-...
6. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass industry; Conveying systems; Decorative glass objects on a conveyor belt at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company, a pressed-glass fabricating company that specializes in decorative objects,...
7. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Interior view of a glass brick panel mock-up at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida, created to test a possible steel support structure for the tower walls of Crown Fountain.
8. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, March 20, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, March 20, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; Arrows; Close-up view of two glass brick panel mock-ups sitting side by side in front of an LED screen at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida.
9. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 19, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 19, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; Tents; Architect Mark Sexton (left) and artist Jaume Plensa touch a glass brick panel mock-up, with an LED screen behind, at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida.
10. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; A model showing how the “gargoyle” nozzle would look when installed in the glass brick façade of each tower with the LED panels behind it.
11. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Close-up view of a glass brick panel mock-up at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida. The bricks were adhered to their steel frame with mortar and silicone, which served the dual...
12. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Industrial facilities; Automobiles; A forklift is used to move an LED screen outside the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida.
13. 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.
14. Crown Fountain, close-up view of gargoyle spray, fountain preview, north tower, June 28, 2004 Crown Fountain, close-up view of gargoyle spray, fountain preview, north tower, June 28, 2004 Mouths; Fountains; Lighting; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Close-up view of the gargoyle nozzle on the north tower as it sprays water.
15. Crown Fountain, north tower, fountain preview, June 29, 2004 Crown Fountain, north tower, fountain preview, June 29, 2004 Fountains; Lighting; Looking toward the north tower. An image of nature is visible on the tower's LED screen.
16. 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.
17. 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...
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, column, ca. May 3, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, column, ca. May 3, 2004 Close-up view of the top of one of the trellis's columns, showing its spot lights.
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