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1. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Concrete; Plywood; Construction workers; A worker drills holes into SBC Plaza, in preparation for installing the sculpture.
2. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Concrete; Plywood; Construction workers; Pipes (Conduits); Pails; A worker drills holes into SBC Plaza, in preparation for installing the sculpture.
3. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Concrete; Construction workers; Plywood; Pipes (Conduits); Pails; A worker drills holes into SBC Plaza, in preparation for installing the sculpture.
4. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Concrete; Holes; Marks (Symbols); Close-up view of freshly drilled holes in the concrete of SBC Plaza.
5. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Grinding; Scaffolding; Ladders; Construction workers; Tents; Reflections; A worker grinds the surface of the sculpture using a 15 pound air-driven belt sander (sometimes referred to as a road grader). Workers wore respirators and polyethylene jumpsuits for protection while polishing...
6. 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...
7. Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Architects' offices; Alleys; Glass blocks; Faces; LED test panels in the alley behind the offices of Krueck + Sexton Architects at 221 West Erie Street in Chicago.
8. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, November 5, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, November 5, 2003 Fountains; Testing; Ladders; Industrial facilities; Hoses; Water tanks; Testing the "gargoyle" feature of the fountain at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada.
9. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Glassware; Shelving; Merchandise displays; Paneling; Chairs; Cameras; Artist Jaume Plensa standing next to shelves of decorative glass objects at L.E. Smith Glass Company, in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company fabricated 22,000 five- by ten- by two-inch...
10. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 19, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 19, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; 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...
11. Crown Fountain, site excavation, September 2, 2003 Crown Fountain, site excavation, September 2, 2003 Lawns; Trees; Skyscrapers; Trailers; The site of Crown Fountain as construction was about to begin. Buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.
12. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, view with steel panels, May 13, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, view with steel panels, May 13, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Automobiles; Looking north toward the partially constructed Pavilion. The first few steel panels have been attached to the foremost section of structural steel to the left of the Pavilion's stage.
13. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, newly installed panels, ca. June 17, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, newly installed panels, ca. June 17, 2003 Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Newly installed steel panels on the underside of the Pavilion's headdress. The structural steel for the stage ceiling is also partly visible.
14. 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...
15. BP Bridge, pile-driving rig, May 9, 2003 BP Bridge, pile-driving rig, May 9, 2003 Garages; Ladders; Pile drivers; Machinery used to drill micropiles into place to support the BP Bridge from the garage below. The micropiles support the central pier on the median strip of Columbus Drive and extend through the garage...
16. BP Bridge, installing the shingles, October 13, 2003 BP Bridge, installing the shingles, October 13, 2003 Structural frames; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Looking northeast toward the newly installed stainless steel shingles, or "scales", on the side of the BP Bridge, near the western entrance. The tops of North Pier Apartments and Lake Point Towers are...
17. BP Bridge, newly installed shingles, February 13, 2004 BP Bridge, newly installed shingles, February 13, 2004 Snow; Skyscrapers; Trees; View of newly installed stainless steel shingles, or "scales", on a curve of the BP Bridge.
18. BP Bridge, installing the shingles, February 13, 2004 BP Bridge, installing the shingles, February 13, 2004 Structural frames; Snow; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Looking northwest toward curves of the BP Bridge with some of the stainless steel shingles installed. The headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, still under construction, and the Michigan Avenue street...
19. BP Bridge, newly installed shingles, February 13, 2004 BP Bridge, newly installed shingles, February 13, 2004 Structural frames; Snow; Skyscrapers; View of newly installed stainless steel shingles, or "scales", on a curve of the BP Bridge. In the foreground, subframing for the interior siding of the Bridge is visible.
20. BP Bridge, paneling, February 13, 2004 BP Bridge, paneling, February 13, 2004 Snow; Wheelbarrows; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; Trees; Paneling covers the sides of the BP Bridge's serpentine curves prior to the addition of the stainless steel shingles, or "scales".
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