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1. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Structural systems; Trusses; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Marks (Symbols); Looking northwest toward I-beams below the base of the sculpture. The sculpture is located on a load-bearing wall which separates two rooftops of different heights.
2. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 4, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Bolts & nuts; Close-up view of an I-beam and rebar below the base of the sculpture.
3. Cloud Gate, base plate and anchor bolts, March 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, base plate and anchor bolts, March 10, 2004 Concrete; 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.
4. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Snow; Shovels; Construction equipment; Trees; Lampposts; View of rebar latticework before the concrete surface is poured at SBC Plaza.
5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Dollies (Moving equipment); Wood blocks; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Workers prepare a steel plate to be lifted by a crane.
6. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Tents; Reflections; Marks (Symbols); A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander). After being ground with 40-grit sandpaper disks, the road grader was applied to the sculpture's surface,...
7. Crown Fountain, early site test, ca. May 19, 2001 Crown Fountain, early site test, ca. May 19, 2001 Mock-ups; Structural frames; Trees; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment; Dirt; Looking north toward an on-site mock-up showing the scale and impact of one tower. Buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.
8. Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Architects' offices; Alleys; Glass blocks; 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 Architects' offices; Alleys; Glass blocks; LED test panels in the alley behind the offices of Krueck + Sexton Architects at 221 West Erie Street in Chicago.
10. Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, 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.
11. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 19, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 19, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; Eyes; A glass brick panel mock-up, with an LED screen behind, at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida. The mock-up was created to test a possible steel support structure for the tower...
12. Crown Fountain, video test run, north tower, May 19, 2004 Crown Fountain, video test run, north tower, May 19, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Faces; Lighting; Testing; Tents; Trailers; Crates; Construction equipment; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking north toward the north tower during a video test run. An image of a face is visible on the LED screen. The Smurfit-Stone Building, One Prudential Plaza and Two Prudential Plaza are visible in the...
13. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view of the construction site, ca. May 19, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view of the construction site, ca. May 19, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Parks; Trees; Streets; Construction equipment; Aerial view of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion under construction. Some of the buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.
14. BP Bridge, landscaping, May 3, 2004 BP Bridge, landscaping, May 3, 2004 Trees; Gardening; Shrubs; Construction workers; Planting the area between the serpentine curves of the BP Bridge.
15. BP Bridge, newly installed shingles, March 16, 2004 BP Bridge, newly installed shingles, March 16, 2004 Construction workers; Snow; Ladders; Trees; View of newly installed stainless steel shingles, or "scales", on a curve of the BP Bridge near the Bridge's entrance in the Daley Bicentennial Plaza.
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