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1. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Wood blocks; Dollies (Moving equipment) Workers thread a pole through eyelets on the underside of a steel plate, before a crane hoists it into place.
2. Crown Fountain, steel preparation, May 20, 2004 Crown Fountain, steel preparation, May 20, 2004 Structural systems; Construction workers; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Lighting; Trees; Workers prepare steel for installation atop the north tower.
3. Crown Fountain, installing a granite tile, March 11, 2004 Crown Fountain, installing a granite tile, March 11, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Pipes (Conduits); Construction workers; Crates; Pails; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; Workers lift a granite tile into place atop the pedestals.
4. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis, August 10, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis, August 10, 2003 Scaffolding; Trailers; View of the partially-built trellis and the concrete columns around its perimeter.
5. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Street lights; Automobiles; Trees; Skyscrapers; View northwest from Lake Shore Drive just south of East Jackson Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including Two Prudential Plaza, the Aon Center, and...
6. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis, September 25, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis, September 25, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; View from below of the partially-built trellis, supported in the center by scaffolding.
7. Crown Fountain, ventilation equipment, underground control rooms, February 4, 2004 Crown Fountain, ventilation equipment, underground control rooms, February 4, 2004 Control rooms; Ventilation Ventilation equipment inside one of Crown Fountain's underground control rooms during construction.
8. Crown Fountain, camera viewfinder, video production, May 20, 2004 Crown Fountain, camera viewfinder, video production, May 20, 2004 Motion picture studios; Video recording; Faces; The face of project superintendent Chris Smith of W.E. O’Neil Construction Company is framed in the camera's viewfinder during filming for Crown Fountain. Artist Jaume Plensa wanted everyone involved...
9. Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Mock-ups; Scaffolding; Lighting; Glass blocks; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Steve Crown of the Crown Foundation and Jennifer Jacoby Hurd, Executive Director of Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, view the second LED test for Crown Fountain from a lift in Millennium Park. Two Prudential...
10. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, March 20, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, March 20, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Side view of a glass brick panel mock-up showing the space between the glass brick façade and the LED screens behind. The mock-up was created to test a possible steel support structure for the tower walls...
11. Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Alleys; Glass blocks; Lighting; Architects' offices; Faces; Puddles; Reflections; Puddles of water reflect LED test panels in the alley behind the offices of Krueck + Sexton Architects at 221 West Erie Street in Chicago.
12. Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Pedestals; Pipes (Conduits); Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; Trailers; Piping and pedestals in the fountain's reservoir. In the finished fountain, the 20-inch deep reservoir supplies water for the reflecting pool and the fountain.
13. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, pieces of structural steel for the headdress, April 17, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, pieces of structural steel for the headdress, April 17, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Pieces of the headdress's structural steel prior to their installation. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
14. BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 14, 2003 BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 14, 2003 Structural frames; Cantilever construction; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Pieces of subframing for the BP Bridge are stacked on the waterproofed concrete foundation ramp, and an area of wooden planking is visible behind. The trellis and headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion,...
15. Crown Fountain, glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Crown Fountain, glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Trailers; Trees; Skyscrapers; Crates; Panels of glass tiles on site before they were installed onto the towers of Crown Fountain. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
16. Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. March 24, 2004 Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. March 24, 2004 Industrial facilities; Structural frames; Glass blocks; Fans (Machinery); Pails; Shelving; Once the glass bricks were made by L.E. Smith in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, they were sent to the offices of Circle Redmont, Inc., to be assembled into steel grids, shown here.

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17. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, newly installed panels, June 5, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, newly installed panels, June 5, 2003 Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Hoisting machinery; Newly installed steel panels on the underside of the Pavilion's headdress.
18. Crown Fountain, structural steel, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, structural steel, April 1, 2004 Construction workers; Structural systems; Marks (Symbols); Looking west toward the structural steel and workers inside the south tower of Crown Fountain.
19. Crown Fountain, south tower, test of reservoir, March 4, 2004 Crown Fountain, south tower, test of reservoir, March 4, 2004 Reservoirs; Testing; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Reflections; Structural systems; Looking southwest toward the south tower during a test of the reservoir. The tower has been fitted with all but the last LED panel which will go behind the "gargoyle" nozzle. Buildings along South Michigan...
20. Crown Fountain, installing glass brick panels, April 15, 2004 Crown Fountain, installing glass brick panels, April 15, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Structural systems; Pipes (Conduits); Concrete; Skyscrapers; Pails; Looking southwest toward the north tower of Crown Fountain during installation of glass brick panels. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
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