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1. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, October 15, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, October 15, 2002 Columns; Entablatures; Peristyles; Towers; Looking up at the columns and entablature of the peristyle from the ramp side. The top of Willoughby Tower on Michigan Avenue is visible in the background.
2. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Structural systems; Structural frames; Trusses; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery; The structural steel of the sculpture towers over a lone steel plate during a trial assembly at Performance Structures, Inc. in Oakland, California.
3. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; Hoisting machinery; The structural steel of the sculpture towers over a lone steel plate during a trial assembly at Performance Structures, Inc. in Oakland, California.
4. Cloud Gate, transportation study, East Monroe Street Street, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, East Monroe Street Street, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Street lights; Trees; Sidewalks; Skyscrapers; Automobiles; Looking west along East Monroe Street Street, just west of Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. The engineering firm of Wiss Janney Elstner Associates did a structural review in preparation for the move of the...
5. Crown Fountain, early Jaume Plensa sketchbook drawing, ca. 2000 Crown Fountain, early Jaume Plensa sketchbook drawing, ca. 2000 Sketches; Fountains; An early sketch of Crown Fountain by Jaume Plensa. The Crown Foundation agreed to fund a water feature at Millennium Park in December 1999 and invited 3 artists to submit proposals. The Crowns left the...
6. Crown Fountain, computer rendering, ca. May 1, 2001 Crown Fountain, computer rendering, ca. May 1, 2001 Computer graphics; Fountains; Lighting; Faces; A computer rendering showing a nighttime view of one of the towers.
7. Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, ca. July 18, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, ca. July 18, 2002 Architectural models; Wood blocks An early mock-up using wooden blocks representing glass bricks to test possible structures for the walls of the fountain's towers. This tongue and groove grid was not adopted in the finished fountain....
8. Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, ca. July 18, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, ca. July 18, 2002 Architectural models; Wood blocks; Side view of an early mock-up using wooden blocks representing glass bricks to test possible structures for the walls of the fountain's towers. This tongue and groove grid was not adopted in the finished...
9. Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, ca. July 18, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, ca. July 18, 2002 Wood blocks; Close-up view showing a beveled edge on a wooden block. Wooden blocks representing glass bricks were used in early mock-ups to test possible structures for the walls of the fountain's towers. This tongue...
10. Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, ca. July 18, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, ca. July 18, 2002 Architectural models; Wood blocks; Side view of an early mock-up using wooden blocks representing glass bricks to test possible structures for the walls of the fountain's towers.
11. Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, ca. July 18, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, ca. July 18, 2002 Architectural models; Wood blocks; An early mock-up using wooden blocks representing glass bricks to test possible structures for the walls of the fountain's towers.
12. Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, July 18, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, July 18, 2002 Wood blocks; Stacks of wooden blocks representing glass bricks that were used to mock-up possible structures for the walls of the fountain's towers.
13. Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Elevations; Fountains; Faces; Elevations of the towers showing the front glass tile elevation to scale with another showing how it would look in front of an image.
14. Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Computer graphics; Structural frames; A detailed plan for a compression strap frame glass brick panel. This was one of several wall structures that was proposed and ultimately rejected. On the finished fountain, the towers consist of steel...
15. Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Elevations; Fountains; Faces; An elevation showing a proposed structure for the glass brick walls of the fountain's towers using compression strap frame panels.
16. Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Computer graphics; Structural frames; A detailed plan for a compression strap frame glass brick panel. This was one of several wall structures that was proposed and ultimately rejected. On the finished fountain, the towers consist of steel...
17. Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Elevations; Fountains; An elevation showing a proposed structure for the glass brick walls of the fountain's towers using compression strap frame panels.
18. Crown Fountain, architectural model, ca. October 4, 2002 Crown Fountain, architectural model, ca. October 4, 2002 Architectural models; Structural systems; Fountains; A model of one of Crown Fountain’s towers, showing the internal structure. Each tower is 50 feet tall, with a rectangular footprint of 23 feet by 16 feet. Inside each tower is a basic structure with...
19. Crown Fountain, architectural model, ca. October 4, 2002 Crown Fountain, architectural model, ca. October 4, 2002 Architectural models; Fountains; Faces; View of an architectural model showing a face on the exterior of one of the fountain's towers.
20. Crown Fountain, architectural model, ca. October 4, 2002 Crown Fountain, architectural model, ca. October 4, 2002 Architectural models; Structural systems; Fountains; Faces; Side view of an architectural model of one of the fountain's towers.
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