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1. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, looking south, July 22, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, looking south, July 22, 2002 Construction; Construction equipment; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Taken from above, this view to the south shows the limestone slabs before they are attached to the peristyle, and the base of the crane used to lift them.
2. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Machinery; Machine shops Interior view of the fabrication shop at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) facility in Oakland, California.
3. Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Steel; Milling machines; Machine shops; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; A milling machine is used to remove excess material from a steel plate. In order for the steel plates forming the sculpture to fit together, the dimensions and curvature of each plate had to be exact to...
4. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Close-up of the surface of a finely polished steel plate.
5. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, July 15, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, July 15, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; View of the structural steel of the sculpture; truss framework has been added.
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 21, 2004 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.
7. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 25, 2004 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.
8. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 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.
9. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 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.
10. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Plywood; Welding; Ladders; Ropes; Marks (Symbols); Concrete; Steel plates on the sculpture are welded together. A tack-welding process was used prior to the Park's opening; permanent seam-welding was completed in 2005.
11. Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, November 16, 2003 Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, November 16, 2003 Mock-ups; Office buildings; Structural systems; Fences; Faces; Lighting; Lampposts; Concrete; A full scale mock-up of the LED component of Crown Fountain at Barco's Logan, Utah offices. Barco manufactured the LED screens for Crown Fountain and supplied the software to operate the system.
12. Crown Fountain, structural steel, ca. November 25, 2003 Crown Fountain, structural steel, ca. November 25, 2003 Industrial facilities; Structural systems; Shelving; Structural steel for a full-scale mock-up of the LED component of Crown Fountain in a work room at Barco's Logan, Utah offices. Barco manufactured the LED screens for Crown Fountain and supplied the software...
13. Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, ca. December 10, 2003 Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, ca. December 10, 2003 Mock-ups; Office buildings; Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Lighting; Lampposts; A full scale mock-up of the LED component of Crown Fountain at Barco's Logan, Utah offices. Barco manufactured the LED screens for Crown Fountain and supplied the software to operate the system.
14. Crown Fountain, tower construction, January 6, 2004 Crown Fountain, tower construction, January 6, 2004 Structural systems; Construction workers; Close-up view of the structural steel of the south tower of Crown Fountain.
15. Crown Fountain, tower interior, May 27, 2004 Crown Fountain, tower interior, May 27, 2004 Structural systems; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Construction workers; Interior view of one of Crown Fountain's towers.
16. Crown Fountain, video test run, south tower, July 9, 2004 Crown Fountain, video test run, south tower, July 9, 2004 Faces; Lighting; Testing; Reflections; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking toward the south tower. An image of a face is visible on the tower's LED screen. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible to the right.
17. Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Fountains; Lighting; Reflecting pools; Reflections; Children; Children enjoying the fountain three days before the official opening of Millennium Park. One of the towers is visible in the background with an image of nature on its LED screen.
18. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, steel skeleton, September 18, 2002 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, steel skeleton, September 18, 2002 Hoisting machinery; Concrete; Close-up view of structural steel at the construction site before it was installed.
19. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, view of construction site showing rebar, January 9, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, view of construction site showing rebar, January 9, 2003 Concrete; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Flags; Construction workers; Looking west toward the Pavilion during its construction. Rebar is visible in the foreground.
20. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, rear view with bundles of rebar, ca. January 9, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, rear view with bundles of rebar, ca. January 9, 2003 Concrete; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Looking southeast toward the back of the Pavilion during its construction. Steel rebar, or reinforcing bar, is lined up in bundles alongside the Pavilion.
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