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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, ca. December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, ca. December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Machinery; Steel; Machine shops View from above of workers shaping a curved steel plate in the fabrication shop at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI). After plasma cutting the steel plates, a custom made roller, similar to an English...
2. Cloud Gate, fabrication, rolling, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, rolling, April 22, 2003 Steel; Machinery; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; A worker positioning a flat steel plate into a roller. A custom made roller, similar to an English roller, was built by PSI to roll the steel plates into their curved shapes. The plates are shaped by moving...
3. Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. January 29, 2004 Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. January 29, 2004 Industrial facilities; Structural frames; Glass blocks; Fans (Machinery); Pails; A glass brick panel fabricated and assembled by Circle Redmont Inc., in Melbourne, Florida. The panel is made up of a steel grid with glass bricks in each of the openings. The bricks were adhered to their...
4. Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. March 24, 2004 Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. March 24, 2004 Industrial facilities; Structural frames; Glass blocks; Fans (Machinery); Pails; Shelving; Once the glass bricks were made by L.E. Smith in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, they were sent to the offices of Circle Redmont, Inc., to be assembled into steel grids, shown here.

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5. Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. November 14, 2003 Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. November 14, 2003 Industrial facilities; Structural frames; A stack of steel grids fabricated by Circle Redmont Inc., in Melbourne, Florida, before glass bricks were added. Circle Redmont fabricated 5 feet-by-16 feet and 5 feet-by-23 feet stainless steel grids...
6. Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. October 15, 2003 Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. October 15, 2003 Industrial facilities; Warehouses; Shelving; Chief Operations Officer Kevin Sandor (left) and Jeff Barrett of Circle Redmont Inc. in a warehouse at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida, where panels for the tower walls of...
7. Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. October 31, 2003 Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. October 31, 2003 Industrial facilities; Structural frames; A steel grid fabricated by Circle Redmont Inc., in Melbourne, Florida, before glass bricks were inserted into the openings. Circle Redmont fabricated 5 feet-by-16 feet and 5 feet-by-23 feet stainless steel...
8. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass industry; Industrial facilities; Glassworking; Glassworkers; A glass worker at the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, the company that made over 22,000 glass bricks for the Crown Fountain. At the height of production L.E. Smith was able to make...
9. 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; Lighting; A close up view of an LED panel behind a mock-up of the glass brick wall. Each pixel is made up of five light emitting diodes, or LEDs, two red, two green and one blue, which can be manipulated into almost...
10. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Lighting; Mock-ups; A sample glass brick panel in front of an LED screen at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida. The glass bricks selected for Crown Fountain had to be thin to retain clarity, making...
11. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 25, 2002 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 25, 2002 Fountains; Testing; Hoses; Water tanks;Industrial facilities; Testing the "gargoyle" feature of the fountain at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada. The finished fountain is made up of two glass brick towers, facing each other across a reflecting...
12. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 25, 2002 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 25, 2002 Fountains; Testing;Industrial facilities; Close-up view of the "gargoyle" nozzle during a test at the headquarters of Crystal Fountains in Ontario Canada. The finished nozzles were made from cast UV stabilized acrylic, a material chosen for its...
13. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 27, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 27, 2003 Fountains; Testing; Industrial facilities; Close-up view of the "gargoyle" nozzle spraying water during fountain testing at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada. The finished nozzles were made from cast UV stabilized acrylic,...
14. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 27, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 27, 2003 Fountains; Testing; Ladders; Industrial facilities; Hoses; Close-up view of the "gargoyle" nozzle spraying water during fountain testing at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada. The finished nozzles were made from cast UV stabilized acrylic,...
15. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. August 27, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. August 27, 2003 Testing; Industrial facilities; Close-up view of the back of the "gargoyle" nozzle during fountain testing at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada. The finished nozzles were made from cast UV stabilized acrylic,...
16. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. August 27, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. August 27, 2003 Testing; Industrial facilities; A close up of the specially designed “gargoyle” nozzle used on each of Crown Fountain’s towers. The nozzle is made from cast UV stabilized acrylic, a material chosen for its appearance and its ability...
17. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, November 5, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, November 5, 2003 Fountains; Testing; Ladders; Industrial facilities; Hoses; Close-up view of the "gargoyle" nozzle spraying water during fountain testing at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada. The finished nozzles were made from cast UV stabilized acrylic,...
18. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, November 5, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, November 5, 2003 Fountains; Testing; Industrial facilities; Close-up view of the "gargoyle" nozzle spraying water during fountain testing at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada. The finished nozzles were made from cast UV stabilized acrylic,...
19. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, November 5, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, November 5, 2003 Fountains; Testing; Ladders; Industrial facilities; Hoses; Close-up view of the "gargoyle" nozzle spraying water during fountain testing at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada. The finished nozzles were made from cast UV stabilized acrylic,...
20. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, November 5, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, November 5, 2003 Fountains; Testing; Ladders; Industrial facilities; Hoses; Close-up view of the "gargoyle" nozzle spraying water during fountain testing at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada. The finished nozzles were made from cast UV stabilized acrylic,...
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