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1. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; Structural systems; A crane lifts one of the structural steel rings of the sculpture off of a pallet in Oakland, California. The structural steel was fabricated by Advanced Building and Metal Fabrication in Chico, California,...
2. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Steel; Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; The structural steel of the sculpture (later named Cloud Gate) during a trial assembly at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California. Before shipping the parts of the sculpture to Chicago,...
3. 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 structural steel of the sculpture.
4. 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.
5. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; Harbors; A worker attaches loops linking a crane to the top of one of the giant steel rings that make up part of the interior structural steel of the sculpture (later named Cloud Gate).
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Tents; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Looking north toward the partially assembled sculpture.
7. Crown Fountain, installing glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Crown Fountain, installing glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Pipes (Conduits); Pedestals; Trees; Skyscrapers; Workers guide a glass panel into place on Crown Fountain's north tower as it is hoisted from above by a crane. The south tower is visible in the background as well as the Art Institute of Chicago and the...
8. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, formwork and rebar, ca. October 15, 2002 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, formwork and rebar, ca. October 15, 2002 Hoisting machinery; Concrete; Cantilever construction; Flags; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Ladders; Looking northwest toward the Pavilion during its construction. Formwork and rebar are visible where concrete had not yet been cast.
9. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, rear view with bundles of rebar, ca. January 9, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, rear view with bundles of rebar, ca. January 9, 2003 Concrete; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Looking southeast toward the back of the Pavilion during its construction. Steel rebar, or reinforcing bar, is lined up in bundles alongside the Pavilion.
10. 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...
11. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, pieces of structural steel for the headdress, January 9, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, pieces of structural steel for the headdress, January 9, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Close-up view of pieces of the headdress's structural steel prior to their installation. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
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