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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Machine shops; Offices; Computers; Office at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.
2. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; Structural systems; A crane lifts one of the structural steel rings of the sculpture off of a pallet in Oakland, California. The structural steel was fabricated by Advanced Building and Metal Fabrication in Chico, California,...
3. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 22, 2003 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; Structural systems; Side view of one of the large steel rings that form part of the structural steel of the sculpture.
4. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, Ethan Silva in front of superstructure, ca. July 15, Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, Ethan Silva in front of superstructure, ca. July 15, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; Ethan Silva, president of Performance Structures, Inc., in front of the sculpture’s structural steel in Oakland, California. The mirror-like “skin” of Cloud Gate was designed to fit loosely around...
5. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, August 8, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, August 8, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Reflections; View from beneath the omphalos, or "belly button" of the sculpture.
6. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Street lights; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking north along Lake Shore Drive near East Jackson Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including the Buckingham Condominium (formerly Buckingham Plaza),...
7. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 25, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Looking northwest at SBC Plaza, where the structural steel of the sculpture is starting to go up. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background, and behind...
8. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 27, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Side view of the sculpture's structural steel.
9. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, March 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, March 2, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Skyscrapers; A crane tilts at a precarious angle during the construction of the sculpture's structural steel in Chicago.
10. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, crane, March 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, crane, March 2, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Skyscrapers; A crane tilts at a precarious angle during the construction of the sculpture's structural steel in Chicago.
11. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, March 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, March 2, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Skyscrapers; View of the structural steel and base of the sculpture; truss framework has been added. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background, and behind it is...
12. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, March 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, March 2, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Skyscrapers; View of the structural steel and base of the sculpture; truss framework has been added. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background, and behind it is...
13. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Looking southeast at the structural steel and base of the sculpture.
14. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 16, 2004 Concrete; Bolts & nuts; Marks (Symbols); Close-up view of anchor bolts that were sunk into SBC Plaza in preparation for the installation of the sculpture.
15. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 17, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 17, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Snow; Construction workers; A crane at SBC Plaza.
16. Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Close-up view of the base plate for the sculpture's anchoring system before it was encased in concrete.
17. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Snow; Close-up view of rebar at SBC Plaza during its construction. Rebar, or reinforcing bar, is put in place before the concrete is poured. The resulting reinforced concrete is stronger and more durable than...
18. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Concrete; Structural systems; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Steel; Looking northwest toward SBC Plaza and the structural steel of the sculpture.
19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 2, 2004 Steel; Reflections; Trusses; View of the omphalos, or navel, from below. The omphalos was the first plate to be attached to the structural steel.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 2, 2004 Steel; Reflections; Close-up view of the omphalos, the first plate to go up onto the structural steel.
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