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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 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).
2. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, August 8, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, August 8, 2003 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Reflections; The first plate to go up during the trial assembly was the omphalos, or "belly button" of the sculpture.
3. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 25, 2004 Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Steel; Skyscrapers; Looking north at the structural steel of the sculpture starting to go up. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background.
4. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 25, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Looking northwest at SBC Plaza, where the structural steel of the sculpture is starting to go up. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background, and behind...
5. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 25, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; Looking northwest at SBC Plaza, where the structural steel of the sculpture is starting to go up. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background.
6. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 25, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Side view of one of the large 22-by-25-foot steel rings that make up part of the sculpture's structural steel.
7. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 25, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Looking northwest at SBC Plaza, where the structural steel of the sculpture is starting to go up. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background. Other buildings...
8. 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 move a cradle out from underneath a steel plate as it is hoisted up by a crane.
9. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Tents; Photographers; A photographer has climbed up the side of the tent for a better view as the final steel plate is installed on the sculpture.
10. Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, north tower, April 28, 2004 Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, north tower, April 28, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Lighting; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Computers; Testing; Looking northwest toward the base of the north tower. The LED screen, behind newly installed glass bricks, is lit up in a test pattern.
11. Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, north tower, April 28, 2004 Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, north tower, April 28, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Tents; Lighting; Testing; Construction workers; Trees; Looking north toward the base of the north tower. The LED screen, behind newly installed glass bricks, is lit up in a test pattern.
12. Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, north tower, April 28, 2004 Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, north tower, April 28, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Tents; Lighting; Testing; Construction workers; Trailers; Skyscrapers; Trees; Looking north toward the north tower. The tower's LED screen, behind partially installed glass bricks, is lit up in a test pattern. The Carbide and Carbon Building and Two Prudential Plaza are visible...
13. Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, north tower, April 28, 2004 Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, north tower, April 28, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Lighting; Testing; Crates; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking northwest toward the base of the north tower. The LED screen, behind newly installed glass bricks, is lit up in a test pattern.
14. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, steel skeleton, ca. August 26, 2002 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, steel skeleton, ca. August 26, 2002 Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; I-beams; Skyscrapers; View from below of the steel I-beams forming the skeletal structure of the Pavilion’s roof. In designing the stage area, Frank Gehry took great care to ensure that the sense of intimacy enjoyed by those...
15. 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.
16. 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...
17. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, newly installed steel panels, May 13, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, newly installed steel panels, May 13, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Scaffolding; Looking northwest toward the newly installed steel and aluminum panels on the west side of the headdress. Once these steel and aluminum panels were installed onto the yellow back up structure, the final...
18. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, June 17, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, June 17, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Looking north at the western-most edge of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion’s headdress, showing steel and aluminum panels onto which the final stainless steel plates were attached. Workers used lifts to reach...
19. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, steel panels from above before installation, August 10, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, steel panels from above before installation, August 10, 2003 Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Trailers; Looking down toward the future site of the Great Lawn, where steel panels were lined up before being installed on the Pavilion's headdress.
20. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, September 2, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, September 2, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; Scaffolding; Looking north toward the Pavilion as work was underway on the installation of steel panels on the underside of the headdress. Pipes, which will make up part of the overhead trellis, are visible in the...
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