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1. 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.
2. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Bolts & nuts; Close-up view of an I-beam that forms part of the structural support below the sculpture.
3. Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Bolts & nuts; Close-up view of the base plate for the sculpture's anchoring system before it was encased in concrete.
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 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...
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 22, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Trees; Looking northeast at the structural steel of the sculpture. The first plate attached was the omphalos of the sculpture. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the...
7. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Wood blocks; Dollies (Moving equipment) Workers thread a pole through eyelets on the underside of a steel plate, before a crane hoists it into place.
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; Faces; LED test panels in the alley behind the offices of Krueck + Sexton Architects at 221 West Erie Street in Chicago.
9. Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Alleys; Glass blocks; Lighting; Architects' offices; Testing the LED display through different glass blocks in an alley in Chicago. One of the most important aspects of Crown Fountain that the project team worked on was the clarity of the images projected...
10. Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 2, 2002 Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 2, 2002 Mock-ups; Glass blocks; Lighting; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Fog; Eyes; Close-up view of a mock-up showing the visual effect of an LED screen behind a glass brick panel at the projected height of the fountain's towers at Millennium Park in Chicago.
11. Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Mock-ups; Scaffolding; Lighting; Glass blocks; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Steve Crown of the Crown Foundation and Jennifer Jacoby Hurd, Executive Director of Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, view the second LED test for Crown Fountain from a lift in Millennium Park. Two Prudential...
12. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, October 27, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, October 27, 2003 Fountains; Testing; Ladders; Industrial facilities; Hoses; Close-up view of the "gargoyle" nozzle spraying water during fountain testing at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada. The finished nozzles were made from cast UV stabilized acrylic,...
13. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, March 20, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, March 20, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; Cameras; Two glass brick panel mock-ups sit side by side in front of an LED screen at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida.
14. Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. October 15, 2003 Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. October 15, 2003 Industrial facilities; Warehouses; Glass blocks; Jeff Barrett of Circle Redmont Inc. holds up glass bricks for Crown Fountain at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida, where panels for the tower walls of Crown Fountain were assembled....
15. 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; Concrete; Fences; Automobiles; 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.
16. 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; Structural systems; Back view of 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....
17. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 6, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 6, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Close-up view of a partially completed concrete structure during the early construction of Crown Fountain's reservoir.
18. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 10, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 10, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Trailers; Construction equipment; Trees; Skyscrapers; Artist Jaume Plensa (left) and architect Mark Sexton tour the construction site. Buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.
19. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 17, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 17, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Construction equipment; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking south toward the construction site. The Art Institute of Chicago and the Michigan Avenue street wall are visible in the background.
20. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 31, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 31, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Construction equipment; Pipes (Conduits);Trees; Looking southwest toward the northwest corner of the retaining wall.
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