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1. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, October 30, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, October 30, 2002 Peristyles; Fountains; Dedications; Spectators; A crowd of people watch as water sprays from the fountain during the dedication of the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square.
2. 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....
3. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Business people President Ethan Silva (right) of Performance Structures Inc. (PSI), outside the offices of PSI in Oakland, California. Three fabricators were contacted by Kapoor to produce samples in steel for the project....
4. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Steel; Marks (Symbols) Close-up of a steel plate marked with a grid and notations.
5. Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plate and machinery, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plate and machinery, December 17, 2002 Milling machines; Machine shops; Steel; Industrial facilities; Machinery; A curved steel plate and milling machine at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.
6. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Steel; Structural frames; Reflections; Employees; Dollies (Moving equipment); Two men pull the plastic covering off of a polished steel plate.
7. Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Grinding; Grinding machines; Dollies (Moving equipment); Steel; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Grinding the surface of the sculpture's omphalos.
8. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Millennium Park, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Millennium Park, ca. August 21, 2002 Parks; Skyscrapers; Lawns; Looking northwest toward SBC Plaza, the location selected for Anish Kapoor's sculpture (later named Cloud Gate), in Millennium Park. Chicago Cultural Center (formerly the Chicago Public Library) is visible...
9. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 4, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Reflections; View of the omphalos, or navel, from below. The omphalos was the first plate to be attached to the structural steel.
10. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, cables and rigging, April 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, cables and rigging, April 28, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Structural systems; Tents; Plywood Workers adjust cables and rigging on the partially assembled sculpture.
11. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 28, 2004 Steel; Tents; I-beams; View of the partially completed sculpture.
12. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Tents; Flags The last remaining steel plate to be installed on the sculpture is hoisted into place by a crane.
13. Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Alleys; Glass blocks; Lighting; Architects' offices; Faces; LED test panels in the alley behind the offices of Krueck + Sexton Architects at 221 West Erie Street in Chicago.
14. Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 2, 2002 Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 2, 2002 Mock-ups; Glass blocks; Scaffolding; Ladders; Skyscrapers; Lighting; Architect Mark Sexton of Krueck + Sexton Architects views a mock-up showing the visual effect of an LED screen behind a glass brick panel at the projected height of the fountain's towers at Millennium...
15. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 28, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 28, 2003 Pedestals; Testing; Industrial facilities; Signs (Notices); Plywood; The weight limits of the reflecting pool's pedestals are tested with specialized equipment. On the finished fountain, the pedestals support the weight of the reflecting pool's black granite tiles from...
16. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Kilns; Glass industry; Industrial facilities; Close-up view of a kiln at the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company fabricated 22,000 five- by ten- by two-inch glass bricks for the towers of Crown Fountain....
17. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass industry; Goggles; Broken glass; Pails; Tom Jacobs of Krueck + Sexton Architects (left) and artist Jaume Plensa during a visit to the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.
18. 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; Side view of a sample glass brick panel and an LED screen. The sample was created to test a possible steel support structure for the tower walls of Crown Fountain.
19. 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; Close up view of steel structural elements inside a glass brick panel mock-up.
20. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Industrial facilities; Girders; Tents; Automobiles; Barrels; Steel beams on an outdoor lot at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida. Circle Redmont engineered and fabricated a hidden support structure for the glass brick walls of Crown Fountain....
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