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1. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Girders; Scaffolding; A crane lifts a box girder into place onto BP Bridge. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making up BP Bridge's span.
2. Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, ca. December 10, 2003 Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, ca. December 10, 2003 Mock-ups; Office buildings; Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; 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.
3. Crown Fountain, construction of underground control rooms, October 22, 2003 Crown Fountain, construction of underground control rooms, October 22, 2003 Parking garages; Scaffolding; Ladders; Wheelbarrows; Control rooms; A view of the parking garage below Crown Fountain as construction was in progress for Crown Fountain's control rooms. Twenty-six parking spaces from the parking garage below Millennium Park were given...
4. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Concrete; Structural systems; Trusses; Construction workers; Grinding machines; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Stairways; Steel; Construction equipment; A worker grinds the concrete surface of SBC Plaza, along the steps. Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the background.
5. BP Bridge, subframing for shingles, October 1, 2003 BP Bridge, subframing for shingles, October 1, 2003 Structural frames; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Trees; Skyscrapers; Adding the subframing along a curve of the concrete approach ramp in Daley Bicentennial Plaza. The subframing provides support for the stainless steel shingles, or “scales,” that will form the surface...
6. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, looking north, July 22, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, looking north, July 22, 2002 Friezes (Entablature components); Cornices; Scaffolding; Walkways; Close-up of the frieze and cornice of the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. The vertical block designs on the frieze are known as triglyphs, and are a feature of the Doric order in classical architecture....
7. BP Bridge, concrete entryway, October 13, 2003 BP Bridge, concrete entryway, October 13, 2003 Scaffolding; Ladders; Close-up view of a concrete entryway for BP Bridge.
8. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis and headdress, ca. October 17, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis and headdress, ca. October 17, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Looking north toward the Jay Pritzker Pavilion as work continues on the headdress, the stage and the trellis. The trellis, which delivers the sound system to the audience on the Great Lawn, is comprised...
9. Crown Fountain, north tower, July 22, 2004 Crown Fountain, north tower, July 22, 2004 Fountains; Reflecting pools; Faces; Lighting; Children; Skyscrapers; Trees; Looking toward the north tower of Crown Fountain as children play in the reflecting pool. The Carbide and Carbon Building and One Prudential Plaza are visible in the background.
10. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 22, 2004 Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); Structural frames; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment; Steel plates wrapped in tarps are lined up in cradles at SBC Plaza before being attached to the structural steel.
11. BP Bridge, subframing for shingles, October 17, 2003 BP Bridge, subframing for shingles, October 17, 2003 Structural frames; Streets; Automobiles; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment; Construction workers; View of subframing for the BP Bridge's stainless steel shingles, or "scales", taken from the Bridge's concrete foundation ramp. Columbus Drive is visible at left and the Michigan Avenue street wall is...
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