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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 21, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Marks (Symbols); Machinery; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; A steel plate in the fabrication shop at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI).
2. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002 Plazas; Fountains; Skyscrapers; Close-up view of the concrete pavement near Buckingham Fountain in Chicago. Buildings visible in the background include the Blackstone Hotel, the Harrison Hotel Electric Garage, the Congress Hotel, the...
3. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 4, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Bolts & nuts; Close-up view of bolts anchoring an I-beam below the base of the sculpture to SBC Plaza.
4. Cloud Gate, base plate and anchor bolts, March 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, base plate and anchor bolts, March 10, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Bolts & nuts; Close-up view of part of the sculpture's anchoring system before it was encased in concrete, showing the base plate and anchor bolts.
5. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Construction workers; Structural systems; Trusses; Snow; Skyscrapers; Trees; Lampposts; The southeast corner of SBC Plaza before the concrete surface was poured. The Art Institute of Chicago is visible in the background.
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Dollies (Moving equipment); Ladders Workers move a cradle out from underneath a steel plate as it is hoisted up by a crane.
7. 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.
8. Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, ca. May 13, 2002 Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, ca. May 13, 2002 Alleys; Glass blocks; Lighting; Architects' offices; LED test panels in the alley behind the offices of Krueck + Sexton Architects at 221 West Erie Street in Chicago.
9. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002 Fountains; Testing; Ladders; Industrial facilities; Water tanks; Hoses; Lighting; Testing the cascade feature of Crown Fountain at Crystal Fountain’s headquarters in Concord, Ontario. Great care was taken to regulate the amount of water that cascades down all four sides of the towers...
10. 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; A glass brick in the center of shelves of objects produced by L.E. Smith Glass Company. The project team had precise specifications for the size and color of the glass bricks, and clarity was necessary...
11. 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...
12. 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; Close-up view of a glass brick in the center of shelves of glass objects produced by L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company fabricated 22,000 five- by ten- by...
13. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Tables; Models; Paneling; Tom Jacobs of Krueck + Sexton Architects (far left), artist Jaume Plensa (center left) and architect Mark Sexton of Krueck + Sexton Architects (right) view glass brick samples with Norm Pennington of L.E....
14. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Glassware; Models; Paneling; Tables; Chairs; Posters; Viewing glass brick samples at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania: from left to right, Norm Pennington of L.E. Smith Glass Company, Mark Sexton and Tom Jacobs of Krueck + Sexton Architects,...
15. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Glassware; Models; Paneling; Tables; Chairs; Posters; Viewing glass brick samples at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania: clockwise from top left, Norm Pennington of L.E. Smith Glass Company, artist Jaume Plensa, Tom Jacobs and Mark Sexton...
16. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Posters; Tables; Paneling; Artist Jaume Plensa (right) views glass brick samples showing different clarity and texture possibilities at the offices of the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Each of the finished...
17. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Glassware; Models; Tables; Paneling; Posters; Norm Pennington of L.E. Smith Glass Company shows glass brick samples to project team members at the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, in an area in Pennsylvania that is historically...
18. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass industry; Industrial facilities; Gathering rods for molten glass at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company fabricated 22,000 five- by ten- by two-inch glass bricks for the towers of Crown Fountain....
19. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass industry; Industrial facilities; Glassworking; Glassworkers; A glass worker at the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, the company that made over 22,000 glass bricks for the Crown Fountain. At the height of production L.E. Smith was able to make...
20. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass industry; Industrial facilities; Digitized controls for a kiln at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company fabricated 22,000 five- by ten- by two-inch glass bricks for the towers of Crown Fountain....
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