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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; Dollies (Moving equipment); Wood blocks; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Workers prepare a steel plate to be lifted by a crane.
2. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, Anish Kapoor's visit, May 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, Anish Kapoor's visit, May 10, 2004 Steel; Plywood; Scaffolding; Artist Anish Kapoor views the partially completed sculpture.
3. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Structural frames View of the partially completed sculpture from above.
4. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Pails; Scaffolding below the omphalos of the sculpture.
5. Crown Fountain, early site test, ca. May 19, 2001 Crown Fountain, early site test, ca. May 19, 2001 Trees; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment; Construction workers; Dirt; Tape outlines on a dirt field in May, 2001 showed the future perimeter of Crown Fountain. Buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.
6. 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; Eyes; Architect Mark Sexton (left) and artist Jaume Plensa view a glass brick panel mock-up, with an LED screen behind, at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida.
7. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 19, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 19, 2003 Excavation; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Trees; Construction of the concrete retaining walls surrounding the reservoir.
8. Crown Fountain, installing glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Crown Fountain, installing glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Pipes (Conduits); Ladders; Concrete; Trees; Looking south toward newly installed glass panels on Crown Fountain's north tower.
9. Crown Fountain, corner bricks, May 19, 2004 Crown Fountain, corner bricks, May 19, 2004 Glass blocks; Crates; Close-up view of corner bricks in a crate prior to their installation onto the towers of Cloud Gate.
10. Crown Fountain, corner bricks, May 19, 2004 Crown Fountain, corner bricks, May 19, 2004 Glass blocks; Crates; Close-up view of corner bricks in a crate prior to their installation onto the towers of Cloud Gate.
11. Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa visits the site, May 19, 2004 Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa visits the site, May 19, 2004 Crates; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Lighting; Skyscrapers; Jaume Plensa (right) and his son Joan visit the construction site. Crates of glass bricks are ready for installation and the south tower can be seen at left. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible...
12. Crown Fountain, construction of north tower, May 20, 2004 Crown Fountain, construction of north tower, May 20, 2004 Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Faces; Lighting; Skyscrapers; Glass blocks; Structural frames; A worker guides a piece of steel into place atop the north tower as it is hoisted from above by a crane. Buildings visible in the background include the Smurfit-Stone Building, One Prudential Plaza and...
13. Crown Fountain, inside one of the towers May 27, 2004 Crown Fountain, inside one of the towers May 27, 2004 Structural systems; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Business people; A visitor from U.S. Equities Realty's Argentina location inside one of Crown Fountain's towers.
14. Crown Fountain, tower interior, May 27, 2004 Crown Fountain, tower interior, May 27, 2004 Structural systems; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Business people; Pipes (Conduits); Project team members climb ladders inside one of Crown Fountain's towers.
15. Crown Fountain, construction of south tower, May 27, 2004 Crown Fountain, construction of south tower, May 27, 2004 Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Business people; Crates; Trees; Skyscrapers; Roark Frankel (left) and Paul Wojdyla (center) of U.S. Equities Realty, accompanied by a visitor from U.S. Equities Realty's Argentina location, look on as steel is hoisted from above prior to its installation...
16. 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 on site during a video test run. In the background, an image of a face is visible on the north tower's LED screen.
17. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, surface mock-up, oblique view, September 18, 2002 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, surface mock-up, oblique view, September 18, 2002 Mock-ups; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Oblique view of a mock-up of the headdress's surface. One Prudential Plaza and the top of Two Prudential Plaza are visible in the background.
18. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, formwork for concrete columns, September 5, 2002 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, formwork for concrete columns, September 5, 2002 Scaffolding; Formwork for columns, which will support the overhead trellis, before they were cast in concrete.
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