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81. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 22, 2004 Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); Structural frames; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment; Steel plates wrapped in tarps are lined up in cradles at SBC Plaza before being attached to the structural steel.
82. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, weatherproof tent, April 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, weatherproof tent, April 22, 2004 Tents; Lawns; Trees; Construction equipment; Looking west toward the weatherproof tent covering the site of the partially completed sculpture. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as the sculpture...
83. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23 2004 Tents; Structural systems; Structural frames; Steel; Trusses; Dollies (Moving equipment); Stairways; Skyscrapers; I-beams; Plywood; Looking northeast toward the partially completed sculpture. The tops of One Prudential Plaza and Two Prudential Plaza are visible in the background.
84. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Dollies (Moving equipment); Ladders Workers maneuver a steel plate for installation.
85. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Structural frames View of the partially completed sculpture from above.
86. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 2, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Ladders; Reflections; Workers make minute adjustments to the cables and rigging that hold the plates in position. Each plate had to be in exact alignment with its neighbor.
87. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 8, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 8, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Workers guide a steel plate into place on the sculpture as it is hoisted from above by a crane.
88. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 9, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 9, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; I-beams; Reflections; View of the partially completed sculpture.
89. 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.
90. Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, ca. May 13, 2002 Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, ca. May 13, 2002 Alleys; Glass blocks; Lighting; Architects' offices; Puddles; Reflections; Close-up view of an LED test panel and its reflection in the alley behind the offices of Krueck + Sexton Architects in Chicago.
91. Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Mock-ups; Scaffolding; Eyes; Lighting; Glass blocks; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment; Construction workers; Fog; Steve Crown of the Crown Foundation and Jennifer Jacoby Hurd, Executive Director of Arie and Ida Crown Memorial descend from a lift during the second LED test in Millennium Park. John Manning of the School...
92. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002 Fountains; Testing; Ladders; Industrial facilities; Water tanks; Hoses; Lighting; Testing the "waterfall" feature of the fountain at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada. Water cascades down the sides of the towers of the finished fountain.
93. Crown Fountain, glass brick sample, April 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, glass brick sample, April 30, 2003 Glass blocks; Offices; Desks; Chairs; A corner brick sample viewed from three feet away. Other glass brick samples are visible in the background. The glass bricks were used with steel grids to create the exterior walls of the towers of Crown...
94. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Glassware; Shelving; Merchandise displays; Paneling; A glass brick in the center of shelves of objects produced by L.E. Smith Glass Company. The project team had precise specifications for the size and color of the glass bricks, and clarity was necessary...
95. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Glassware; Shelving; Merchandise displays; Paneling; Chairs; Cameras; Artist Jaume Plensa standing next to shelves of decorative glass objects at L.E. Smith Glass Company, in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company fabricated 22,000 five- by ten- by two-inch...
96. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Glassware; Shelving; Merchandise displays; Paneling; Close-up view of a glass brick in the center of shelves of glass objects produced by L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company fabricated 22,000 five- by ten- by...
97. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Tables; Models; Paneling; Tom Jacobs of Krueck + Sexton Architects (far left), artist Jaume Plensa (center left) and architect Mark Sexton of Krueck + Sexton Architects (right) view glass brick samples with Norm Pennington of L.E....
98. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Glassware; Models; Paneling; Tables; Chairs; Posters; Viewing glass brick samples at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania: from left to right, Norm Pennington of L.E. Smith Glass Company, Mark Sexton and Tom Jacobs of Krueck + Sexton Architects,...
99. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Glassware; Models; Paneling; Tables; Chairs; Posters; Viewing glass brick samples at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania: clockwise from top left, Norm Pennington of L.E. Smith Glass Company, artist Jaume Plensa, Tom Jacobs and Mark Sexton...
100. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Glassware; Models; Tables; Paneling; Posters; Norm Pennington of L.E. Smith Glass Company shows glass brick samples to project team members at the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, in an area in Pennsylvania that is historically...
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