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1. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Dollies (Moving equipment); Plywood; Structural systems; Trusses; Scaffolding; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Workers change the position of a steel plate; the plate has been temporarily attached to a steel pole to make it easier to move around.
2. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Structural systems; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Plywood; Tents; Pails; Ladders; Workers guide a steel plate into position on the partially assembled sculpture.
3. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Workers prepare to lift a steel plate into place on the sculpture.
4. 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; Ladders; A stand is moved out of the way as workers guide a steel plate, hoisted from above by a crane, into place on the sculpture.
5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Cables and rigging are attached to a steel plate before installation.
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; 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.
7. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 3, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Reflections; Plywood; Scaffolding; Dollies (Moving equipment); View of the partially completed sculpture.
8. Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and others during a video test run, May 19, 2004 Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and others during a video test run, May 19, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mouths; Lighting; Testing; Crates; Project team members in front of the south tower during a video test run of Crown Fountain, including (left to right): a student director and Alan Labb of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, artist...
9. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, August 7, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, August 7, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Looking northeast toward the Pavilion and the structural steel of the headdress. Buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.
10. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis, September 25, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis, September 25, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Automobiles; Streets; Looking southwest toward the partially completed Pavilion and trellis from Columbus Drive. The Michigan Avenue street wall and the tops of the Kluczynski Federal Building and the Citadel Center are visible...
11. BP Bridge, shingles, May 3, 2004 BP Bridge, shingles, May 3, 2004 Plants; Trees; Close-up view of stainless steel shingles, or "scales", on a curve of the BP Bridge, and plants nearby.
12. BP Bridge, deck and sides, April 15, 2004 BP Bridge, deck and sides, April 15, 2004 Trees; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; A view showing the Pau Lope deck on the gentle slope of the BP Bridge. The meandering shape of the Bridge, which allowed the very gentle incline to be equal to a gradient of 5%, also obviated the need...
13. BP Bridge, wooden planking, April 22, 2004 BP Bridge, wooden planking, April 22, 2004 Screws; Close-up view of scores in the wooden planking of the deck of the BP Bridge.
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