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1. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Structural systems; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; One of the two 22-by-25-foot steel rings on either end of the interior structural steel of the sculpture.
2. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Close-up view of an I-beam wrapped in green rebar. Rebar, or reinforcing bar, is put in place before the concrete is poured. The resulting reinforced concrete is stronger and more durable than regular...
3. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Structural frames; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; I-beams; Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...
4. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Structural systems; Structural frames; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; I-beams; Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...
5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Structural frames; Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; I-beams; Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Structural systems; Structural frames; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Pickup trucks; I-beams; Looking northwest toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. Buildings visible in the background include the Smurfit-Stone Building, and Millennium Park...
7. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Structural frames; Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...
8. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Plywood; Concrete; Close-up view the base of the sculpture, showing where the sculpture is anchored to SBC Plaza. A hole in the ground surrounding the sculpture's base has yet to be filled in with concrete.
9. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Trusses; Tents; Wood blocks; Ladders; Hoisting machinery; Plywood A worker guides a steel plate into place on the sculpture.
10. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Pails; Guided by workers, a crane hoists a steel plate into position.
11. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 4, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Hoisting machinery; I-beams; Wood blocks; Ladders; View of the partially completed sculpture.
12. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Pails; Cables and rigging on the partially completed sculpture.
13. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Interior view of the sculpture.
14. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 1, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Flags; Reflections; Workers transfer a steel plate from a crane to its position on the sculpture.
15. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Tents; I-beams; Scaffolding; Flags; Reflections; Workers guide the final steel plate into place on the sculpture as it is hoisted from above by a crane. Below, workers wait to adhere the plate to the sculpture from the inside.
16. Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 2, 2002 Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 2, 2002 Mock-ups; Glass blocks; Lighting; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; Construction equipment; Fog; Flags; Eyes; During the second LED test, LED screens and glass brick panels were temporarily erected in Millennium Park at the approximate height of the fountain's towers. Pritzker Pavilion is under construction in...
17. Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 2, 2002 Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 2, 2002 Mock-ups; Glass blocks; Lighting; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Fog; Eyes; Construction equipment; Hoisting machinery; Flags; During the second LED test, LED screens and glass brick panels were temporarily erected in Millennium Park at the approximate height of the fountain's towers. Pritzker Pavilion is under construction in...
18. Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Mock-ups; Scaffolding; Lighting; Glass blocks; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Steve Crown of the Crown Foundation and Jennifer Jacoby Hurd, Executive Director of Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, view the second LED test for Crown Fountain from a lift in Millennium Park. Two Prudential...
19. Crown Fountain, tower construction, December 11, 2003 Crown Fountain, tower construction, December 11, 2003 I-beams; Concrete; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Trailers; Pipes (Conduits); Trees; Skyscrapers; A crane hoists a section of structural steel into place on the north tower of Crown Fountain. Buildings along East Randolph street are visible in the background.
20. Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, January 16, 2004 Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, January 16, 2004 Structural systems; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Automobiles; Trees; Construction workers; Streets; Taken from the north tower, a view of the structural steel of the south tower of Crown Fountain and weatherproof tent that was erected over part of the construction site. The sculpture, Flying Dragon,...
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