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1. Cloud Gate, photograph of a construction drawing by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, photograph of a construction drawing by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), April 22, 2003 Computer-aided designs; Engineering drawings; A photograph of a construction drawing by PSI. PSI used CAD (Computer-aided design) software to create construction drawings for the piece.
2. Cloud Gate, fabrication, sub-frame grid, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, sub-frame grid, April 22, 2003 Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Industrial facilities; A section of the steel sub-frame during fabrication. The sections of the sub-frame were attached directly to the back of each of the curved plates that would form the mirror-like "skin" of the sculpture....
3. Cloud Gate, fabrication, rolling, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, rolling, April 22, 2003 Steel; Machinery; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; A worker positioning a flat steel plate into a roller. A custom made roller, similar to an English roller, was built by PSI to roll the steel plates into their curved shapes. The plates are shaped by moving...
4. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Steel; Milling machines; Machinery; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; A worker stands next to the milling machine in the fabrication shop of Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.
5. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view of the construction site, ca. April 22, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view of the construction site, ca. April 22, 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.
6. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; An untrimmed steel plate in the process of being attached to its sub-frame grid.
7. Cloud Gate, fabrication, close-up of sub-frame grid, April 22, 2003 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.
8. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Machine shops; Close-up of a metal plate during the fabrication of Anish Kapoor's sculpture (later named Cloud Gate).
9. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Machinery; Machine shops; Close-up of a rotary tool in the fabrication shop at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI).
10. Cloud Gate, fabrication, test weld, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, test weld, April 22, 2003 Steel; Welding; Close-up of a test weld showing a polished area.
11. Cloud Gate, fabrication, test weld, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, test weld, April 22, 2003 Steel; Welding; Marks (Symbols); Close-up of a test weld with notations.
12. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Close-up of the surface of a finely polished steel plate.
13. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Close-up of the surface of a finely polished steel plate.
14. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Close-up of the surface of a finely polished steel plate.
15. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Close-up of the surface of a finely polished steel plate.
16. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 22, 2003 Bolts & nuts; Structural systems; I-beams; Close-up view of a bolt connecting one of the large rings of the structural steel of the sculpture to an I-beam formation at its base during the trial assembly at PSI in Oakland, California.
17. Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, April 22, 2003 Steel; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Grinding Close-up view of a steel plate during grinding. A finely polished steel plate is visible in the background.
18. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 22, 2003 Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; Close-up view of the base of one of the large, 22-by-25-foot, steel rings that form part of the structural steel of the sculpture.
19. Cloud Gate, trial Assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial Assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 22, 2003 Structural systems; Industrial facilities; Close-up view of the base of one of the large, 22-by-25-foot, steel rings that form part of the structural steel of the sculpture.
20. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, freight container, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, freight container, April 22, 2003 Containers; Shipping; Industrial facilities; Interior view of a padded freight container at PSI in Oakland, California.
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