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1. BP Bridge, concrete entryway, October 17, 2003 BP Bridge, concrete entryway, October 17, 2003 Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Pails; A partially constructed concrete entryway for BP Bridge, with wooden formwork at the front. Stainless steel shingles, or "scales", have been partially installed on the Bridge's surface above. The top of...
2. BP Bridge, excavating Daley Bicentennial Plaza, June 6, 2003 BP Bridge, excavating Daley Bicentennial Plaza, June 6, 2003 Excavation; Construction workers; Trees; Skyscrapers; Excavating Daley Bicentennial Plaza in preparation for the construction of the BP Bridge.
3. BP Bridge, outline in rebar, May 13, 2003 BP Bridge, outline in rebar, May 13, 2003 Skyscrapers; Trees; Trailers; The western approach ramp for the BP Bridge is outlined in rebar, or reinforcing bar, and was later cast in concrete.
While the shape of the Bridge was still being decided, architect Frank Gehry agreed...
4. BP Bridge, waterproofing test, October 1, 2003 BP Bridge, waterproofing test, October 1, 2003 Trucks; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; A water truck sits in front of the BP Bridge during a waterproofing test. The Grant Park North Garage is directly below this part of the Park. The top of Lake Point Tower is visible in the background.
5. 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.
6. Cloud Gate, fabrication, baseball glove sculpture, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, baseball glove sculpture, December 17, 2002 Photographs; Sculpture; Machinery; A photograph of a photograph showing the baseball glove sculpture at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California. The vintage baseball glove sculpture is 26 feet high, and sits in the fan...
7. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Storage facilities; Interior view of stored materials at the Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) facility in Oakland, California.
8. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Steel; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Marks (Symbols); Industrial facilities; Workers position a steel plate into the roller.
9. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Machinery; Steel; Industrial facilities; Machine shops A steel plate beneath a precision measuring device called a Faro arm. A Faro arm is an automated scanning device that checks measurements against computer models and calculates whether they are within...
10. 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.
11. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polishing the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polishing the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Machine shops; Tents; Steel; Employees; Dollies (Moving equipment); Structural frames; The omphalos of the sculpture inside a tent at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland California.
12. Cloud Gate, fabrication, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, September 18, 2003 Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); Grinding; Shadows; View from above of a steel plate during grinding.
13. 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; Trees; Parks; Sidewalks; Skyscrapers; Lampposts; Looking north toward Millennium Park from East Monroe Street Street in Chicago. Buildings visible in the background include: the 30 North Michigan Building, the Unitrin Building, the 35 East Wacker Drive...
14. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass industry; Molds (Shaping tools); A mold for casting the glass bricks at the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. To obtain the clearest possible glass brick, the bricks were cast in these molds using a pressed-glass...
15. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass industry; Molds (Shaping tools); Drinking fountains; Molds and tools in a workroom at 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....
16. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass industry; Decorative glass objects on a pallet at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company, a pressed-glass fabricating company that specializes in decorative objects, fabricated...
17. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass industry; Counting; Signs (Notices); Mechanical tallies at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company, a pressed-glass fabricating company that specializes in decorative objects, fabricated 22,000 five-...
18. Crown Fountain, fountain preview, gargoyle spray, June 28, 2004 Crown Fountain, fountain preview, gargoyle spray, June 28, 2004 Fountains; Faces; Lighting; Reflecting pools; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Trees; Children; Testing; View of the north tower of Crown Fountain as its gargoyle nozzle sprays water during a preview of the fountain.
19. Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, November 16, 2003 Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, November 16, 2003 Mock-ups; Office buildings; Structural systems; Faces; Lighting; Lampposts; A full scale mock-up of the LED component of Crown Fountain at Barco's Logan, Utah offices. Barco manufactured the LED screens for Crown Fountain and supplied the software to operate the system.
20. Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, November 16, 2003 Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, November 16, 2003 Mock-ups; Structural systems; Lighting; Money; Numerals; A full scale mock-up of the LED component of Crown Fountain at Barco's Logan, Utah offices. Barco manufactured the LED screens for Crown Fountain and supplied the software to operate the system.
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