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1. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Grinding; Equipment A 4 1/2 inch grinder used to smooth out seams where the sculpture's steel plates had been welded together.
2. Cloud Gate, sander, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, sander, May 25, 2005 Equipment Once the seams had been ground, the sculpture's surface was treated with a 15 pound air-driven belt sander (sometimes referred to as a road grader), pictured here. All of the tools used in grinding and...
3. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Equipment A double action disk sander was used to rub out fine scratches in the sculpture's surface.
4. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Equipment The final step in polishing Cloud Gate involved applying rouge and going over it with a buffing wheel. Adding rouge during polishing helped to conceal color differences where material was added during...
5. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002 Fountains; Testing; Industrial facilities; Reflecting pools; Lighting; Mock-ups; Close-up view of underwater lights during nighttime lighting tests on a mock-up of the fountain at the headquarters of Crystal Fountains in Ontario.
6. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; Tents; A glass brick panel mock-up, with an LED screen behind, at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida. The mock-up was created to test a possible steel support structure for the tower...
7. Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa, video test run, north tower, May 19, 2004 Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa, video test run, north tower, May 19, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Faces; Lighting; Testing; Skyscrapers; Artist Jaume Plensa (right) and his son Joan on site during a video test run. In the background, an image of a face is visible on the north tower's LED screen. The Smurfit-Stone Building and One Prudential...
8. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, September 25, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, September 25, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Looking north toward the headdress as steel panels were installed.
9. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view of the construction site, ca. May 25, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view of the construction site, ca. May 25, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Parks; Trees; Streets; Construction equipment; Aerial view of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion under construction. Some of the buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.
10. BP Bridge, compacting equipment, ca. November 24, 2003 BP Bridge, compacting equipment, ca. November 24, 2003 Close-up view of a piece of compacting equipment used in the construction of the BP Bridge.
11. BP Bridge, aerial view during construction, November 25, 2003 BP Bridge, aerial view during construction, November 25, 2003 Streets; Automobiles; Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; Construction equipment; Aerial view of the BP Bridge during construction, taken three days after the box girders spanning Columbus Drive were installed. The Harris Theater and the roof of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion are visible...
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