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1.	Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, looking north, October 15, 2002	Lawns; Peristyles; Construction; Construction workers; Buildings;	Looking north at the nearly completed Millennium Monument. Buildings along Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue are visible in the background.

2.	Cloud Gate, fabrication, close-up of sub-frame grid, April 22, 2003	Structural frames;	Close up of the sub-frame grid for one of the 168 plates that make up the mirror-like "skin" of the sculpture.

3.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004	Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers;	Looking northwest toward the partially completed sculpture as a steel plate is moved into place. Each plate was covered with a protective film to maintain its polished surface before being transported...

4.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 15, 2004	Structural frames; Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; I-beams;	Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...

5.	Crown Fountain, computer rendering, ca. November 15, 2002	Computer graphics; Fountains; Lighting;	A computer rendering showing lighting effects on one of the fountain's towers.

6.	Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, March 20, 2003	Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting;	Side view of a glass brick panel mock-up showing the space between the glass brick façade and the LED screens behind. The mock-up was created to test a possible steel support structure for the tower walls...

7.	Crown Fountain, granite tiles, April 1, 2004	Tiles; Construction workers; Pails; Skyscrapers; Trees; Trailers; Dollies (Moving equipment); Ladders; Trucks; Crates;	Looking north toward newly installed granite tiles and the north tower. Buildings visible in the background include the Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, the Smurfit-Stone Building,...

8.	Crown Fountain, installing glass brick panels, April 15, 2004	Glass blocks; Structural frames; Pipes (Conduits); Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Crates; Skyscrapers; Trucks; Pails; Concrete; Trees;	Looking southwest toward the north tower of Crown Fountain during installation of glass brick panels. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.

9.	Crown Fountain, tower interior, May 27, 2004	Structural systems; Glass blocks; Structural frames;	Looking up into one of Crown Fountain's towers.

10.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, formwork, February 15, 2002	Construction workers; Ladders; Sawhorses;	Workers install temporary wooden formwork for concrete at the construction site.

11.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, steel skeleton, October 15, 2002	I-beams; Concrete; Skyscrapers; Cantilever construction;	A view of the Pavilion as it is under construction; the steel skeleton of the roof is visible. The top of the Aon Center is visible in the background.

12.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, steel anchor, February 6, 2003	Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers;	Close-up view of an embedded steel anchor in a concrete wall.

13.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, building materials and pieces of structural steel, April 17, 2003	Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery;	Building materials and pieces of structural steel on-site during construction of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background....

14.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, May 29, 2003	Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers;	Close-up view of the structural steel for the Pavilion's headdress.

15.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, ca. July 1, 2003	Skyscrapers; Streets;	Looking west through the structural steel and scaffolding for the Pavilion's headdress. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.

16.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, September 25, 2003	Cantilever construction; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Ladders;	Close-up view of structural steel for the Pavilion's headdress just east of the stage.

17.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel, November 14, 2003	Construction workers; Welding;	Close-up view of part of the Pavilion's structural steel. Through an opening in the steel, a worker with welding gear is visible.

18.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, the first steel panels to be attached to the structural steel, April 24, 2003	Scaffolding; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Dollies (Moving equipment);	Looking west toward the first steel panels to be attached to the headdress's structural steel. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.

19.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, assembling the trellis, April 21, 2003	Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Sawhorses;	Beginning to assemble the trellis.

20.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Great Lawn, April 15, 2004	Walkways; Lawns;	Looking north across the newly laid sod on the Great Lawn toward the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. The trellis and its speakers are visible overhead.

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