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1. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, entablature under construction, July 22, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, entablature under construction, July 22, 2002 Friezes (Entablature components); Construction workers; Construction; Construction equipment; Pails; The top of the frieze of Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square during construction, showing some of the support structure beneath the limestone.
2. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, ramp, October 15, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, ramp, October 15, 2002 Inclined planes; Peristyles; Cultural facilities; Looking west toward the Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, from the ramp behind the peristyle. The rusticated stone along the base of the peristyle is a strong contrast to the...
3. Cloud Gate, photograph of a computer rendering by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), December 16, 2002 Cloud Gate, photograph of a computer rendering by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), December 16, 2002 Computer graphics; Public sculpture; A photograph of a computer rendering by PSI showing the internal structure of the sculpture. Ethan Silva of PSI created the digitized computer model of the sculpture, and divided the shape into 168 plates....
4. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Structural frames; Metalworking; Close-up of a section of the sub-frame structure during fabrication. The sub-frame sections were attached directly to the back of each of the curved plates that later would form the mirror-like "skin"...
5. Cloud Gate, fabrication, sub-frame grid, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, sub-frame grid, April 22, 2003 Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Industrial facilities; A section of the steel sub-frame during fabrication. The sections of the sub-frame were attached directly to the back of each of the curved plates that would form the mirror-like "skin" of the sculpture....
6. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Untrimmed steel plate in the process of being attached to its sub-frame structure.
7. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 22, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; Structural systems; The structural steel of the sculpture (later named Cloud Gate) during a trial assembly at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California. During the trial fit-up, the base, interior structure,...
8. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, ca. August 8, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, ca. August 8, 2003 Steel; Structural systems; Pulleys; Supporting rib structure on the back of the omphalos, or "belly button" of the sculpture.
9. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Reflections; Industrial facilities; Close-up of the polished steel "skin" and interior truss structure of the sculpture during the trial assembly in Oakland, California.
10. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Trusses; Structural systems; Industrial facilities; Close-up of the polished steel "skin" and interior truss structure of the sculpture during the trial assembly in Oakland, California.
11. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Trusses; Structural systems; Industrial facilities; Close-up of the polished steel "skin" and interior truss structure of the sculpture during the trial assembly in Oakland, California.
12. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003 Trusses; Structural systems; Steel; Close-up view of the temporary rigging system used to hold the steel plates into place during assembly. The cables were removed once the sculpture was completely seam-welded. The finished sculpture is...
13. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Construction workers; Structural frames; Bolts & nuts; Skyscrapers; I-beams; Two workers atop a lift tighten bolts on the steel structure of the weatherproof tent. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as the sculpture took...
14. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Construction workers; Structural frames; Bolts & nuts; Skyscrapers; I-beams; Two workers atop a lift tighten bolts on the steel structure of the weatherproof tent.
15. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Structural frames; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Skyscrapers; Two workers atop a lift tighten bolts on the steel structure of the weatherproof tent. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as the sculpture took...
16. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling weatherproof tent, April 15, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling weatherproof tent, April 15, 2004 Structural systems; Structural frames; Trusses; Steel; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; I-beams; Skyscrapers; A worker uses a lift to reach a steel I-beam near the top of the weatherproof tent's steel structure.
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling weatherproof tent, April 15, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling weatherproof tent, April 15, 2004 Structural frames; Structural systems; I-beams; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Steel; Workers use lifts to reach the top of the steel weatherproof tent structure.
18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, weatherproof tent, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, weatherproof tent, April 23, 2004 Tents; Structural frames; I-beams; Detailed view of the inside structure of the weatherproof tent over the sculpture.
19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Tents; A worker climbs along the steel subframe of the structure during installation.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Project supervisor Nick Taylor (left) of Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI) adjusts a steel plate as it is attached to the sculpture. Nick Taylor was the only representative from Performance Structures,...
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