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1.	Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002	Industrial facilities; Machine shops; Offices; Computers;	Office at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.

2.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002	Streets; Street lights; Trees; Skyscrapers;	Looking north along Lake Shore Drive near East Jackson Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including the Buckingham Condominium (formerly Buckingham Plaza),...

3.	Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, March 2, 2004	Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Skyscrapers;	A crane tilts at a precarious angle during the construction of the sculpture's structural steel in Chicago.

4.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 21, 2004	Construction workers; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery; Trucks; Ladders;	Two workers prepare to unload a wrapped steel plate from a truck. The trellis of Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the background.

5.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 25, 2004	Trusses; Steel; Structural systems; Skyscrapers;	Looking southeast at the sculpture during its assembly. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.

6.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004	Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Ladders; Skyscrapers;	Looking southwest toward the partially assembled sculpture. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.

7.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Ladders; Skyscrapers; Structural systems;	Trusses and steel plates of the partially assembled sculpture on a grey day. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.

8.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004	Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Wood blocks; Ladders;	An individual steel plate lies atop a cradle in front of the partially completed sculpture.

9.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004	Plywood; Tents; Welding; Construction equipment;	A welder inside the weatherproof tent at SBC Plaza.

10.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004	Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Pails;	Close-up of cables and rigging on the partially assembled sculpture.

11.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 1, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Plywood; Reflections;	Workers guide a steel plate into place on the sculpture as it is hoisted from above by a crane.

12.	Crown Fountain, computer rendering, ca. April 2002	Computer graphics; Fountains;	An early computer rendering of Crown Fountain.

13.	Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 2, 2002	Mock-ups; Glass blocks; Lighting; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; Construction equipment; Fog; Flags; Eyes;	During the second LED test, LED screens and glass brick panels were temporarily erected in Millennium Park at the approximate height of the fountain's towers. Pritzker Pavilion is under construction in...

14.	Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002	Mock-ups; Glass blocks; Scaffolding; Eyes; Skyscrapers; Fog; Construction equipment; Lighting;	During the second LED test, LED screens and glass brick panels were temporarily erected in Millennium Park at the approximate height of the fountain's towers. Pritzker Pavilion is under construction in...

15.	Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, March 20, 2003	Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Trees;	Exterior view of a corner of a glass brick panel mock-up at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida, created to test a possible steel support structure for the tower walls of Crown...

16.	Crown Fountain, tile samples, September 3, 2003	Tiles; Hoses;	Close-up view of black granite tile samples. Black granite tiles line the bottom of the reflecting pool on the finished fountain.

17.	Crown Fountain, tower construction, January 6, 2004	Structural systems; Tents; Skyscrapers;	Looking north toward the structural steel of the north tower of Crown Fountain. The Aon Center and other buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.

18.	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, aerial view of site excavation, ca. September 4, 2003	Excavation; Lawns; Trailers; Trees; Street lights; Lampposts; Pedestrians; Sidewalks; Streets; Automobiles; Railroads;	Aerial view of the site as it was being excavated in preparation for the construction of Crown Fountain.

20.	Crown Fountain, aerial view of construction site, ca. March 22, 2004	Lawns; Trailers; Structural systems; Reservoirs; Construction equipment; Pipes (Conduits); Railroads; Trees; Street lights; Lampposts; Sidewalks; Pedestrians; Streets; Automobiles;	Aerial view of the construction site. The structural steel and LED tiles of the two towers are visible, and the reservoir can be seen in between. The reflecting pool is taking shape as black granite tiles...

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