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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Machinery; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Working on a steel plate at the fabrication shop of Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI).
2. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Construction workers; Welding; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Workers weld two box girders together to form part of BP Bridge's span. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making up BP Bridge's span.
3. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Welding; Hoisting machinery; Workers weld two box girders together to form part of BP Bridge's span. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making up BP Bridge's span.
4. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Construction workers; Lumber; Streets; Saws; Hoisting machinery; Workers saw lumber on-site as BP Bridge's span was constructed.
5. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Construction workers; Lumber; Saws; Streets; Workers saw lumber on-site as BP Bridge's span was constructed.
6. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Construction workers; Streets; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Workers prepare a box girder on a truck to be hoisted into place by a crane. The center box girder of BP Bridge's span is already in place at right. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period...
7. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Streets; Skyscrapers; Workers prepare a box girder on a truck to be hoisted into place by a crane. The center box girder of BP Bridge's span is already in place at right. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period...
8. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Dollies (Moving equipment); Ladders Workers maneuver a steel plate for installation.
9. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 2, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Ladders; Reflections; Workers make minute adjustments to the cables and rigging that hold the plates in position. Each plate had to be in exact alignment with its neighbor.
10. Crown Fountain, construction of south tower, May 27, 2004 Crown Fountain, construction of south tower, May 27, 2004 Structural systems; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Crates; Trees; Workers make adjustments to a piece of steel just prior to its installation atop the south tower of Crown Fountain.
11. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, workers atop the construction site, July 22, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, workers atop the construction site, July 22, 2002 Construction workers; Cornices; Construction equipment; Scaffolding; Workers installing the cornice atop the construction site at the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square.
12. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, workers attaching the cornice atop the frieze, July 22, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, workers attaching the cornice atop the frieze, July 22, 2002 Construction workers; Cornices; Friezes (Entablature components); Scaffolding; Workers guiding a limestone slab into place at the back of the peristyle.
13. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Tents; I-beams; Scaffolding; Flags; Reflections; Workers guide the final steel plate into place on the sculpture as it is hoisted from above by a crane. Below, workers wait to adhere the plate to the sculpture from the inside.
14. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 8, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 8, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Workers guide a steel plate into place on the sculpture as it is hoisted from above by a crane.
15. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, entablature, July 22, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, entablature, July 22, 2002 Entablatures; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Construction; Workers attaching pieces of limestone entablature to the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background.
16. Cloud Gate, fabrication, ca. April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, ca. April 22, 2003 Welding; Machinery; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Welding equipment at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI).
17. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Glassware; Models; Paneling; Tables; Chairs; Posters; Viewing glass brick samples at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania: from left to right, Norm Pennington of L.E. Smith Glass Company, Mark Sexton and Tom Jacobs of Krueck + Sexton Architects,...
18. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Glassware; Models; Paneling; Tables; Chairs; Posters; Viewing glass brick samples at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania: clockwise from top left, Norm Pennington of L.E. Smith Glass Company, artist Jaume Plensa, Tom Jacobs and Mark Sexton...
19. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the ceiling, November 14, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the ceiling, November 14, 2003 Ceilings; Ladders; Scaffolding; View of the wooden ceiling during construction. The smaller circles in the wood are for the acoustics on stage.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 9, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 9, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; I-beams; Reflections; View of the partially completed sculpture.
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