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41. Crown Fountain, LED tile, ca. November 12, 2003 Crown Fountain, LED tile, ca. November 12, 2003 Offices; Boxes; Office workers; Close-up view of an LED tile. In the finished fountain, each tower has a 24 feet-by-49 feet LED screen made up of more than 70 two feet-by-three feet Barco SLite 14 LED video display tiles.
42. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, November 26, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, November 26, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Close-up view of part of the grounding system of Crown Fountain. The copper cables run from the ground up to the top each of the towers.
43. Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Pipes (Conduits); Construction workers; Pails; Chisels & mallets; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; A worker begins to build the surface of the reflecting pool. The surface is made of tiles of black, African granite that are 3 feet square and weigh around 250 pounds each. They sit almost 2 feet above...
44. Crown Fountain, granite tiles, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, granite tiles, April 1, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Pipes (Conduits); Construction workers; Pails; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; Dollies (Moving equipment); Automobiles; Surveying equipment; Looking south toward the south tower of Crown Fountain as construction of the reflecting pool continues. To ensure the correct spacing between each of the granite tiles small, semi-circular spacers, seen...
45. Crown Fountain, pedestal, May 27, 2004 Crown Fountain, pedestal, May 27, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Concrete; A close up of a screw-jack pedestal holding up two of the black, African tiles that form the surface of Crown Fountain’s reflecting pool. Great care was taken by workers when installing these tiles because...
46. Crown Fountain, lights, June 6, 2004 Crown Fountain, lights, June 6, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Pails; Glass blocks; Light fixtures; Close-up view of lights at the base of one of the towers. Each of the towers are surrounded by 60 submersible 500 watt halogen lights in two rows which skim the towers with white light after dark.
47. Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003 Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003 Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Pipes (Conduits); Concrete; I-beams; Trucks; Trailers; Skyscrapers; The north tower of Crown Fountain under construction. Each tower is 50 feet tall, 23 feet wide and 16 feet deep, separated by a 232 foot-long reflecting pool. At the bottom of this image the pipes that...
48. Crown Fountain, LED installation, construction of towers, February 2, 2004 Crown Fountain, LED installation, construction of towers, February 2, 2004 Close-up view of newly installed light-emitting diode (LED) screens at Crown Fountain. Each LED pixel, made up of 5 individual LEDs, is capable of displaying a range of 4.4 trillion colors. Small black...
49. Crown Fountain, installing glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Crown Fountain, installing glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Pipes (Conduits); A grid of glass bricks is lifted and hoisted into place on the north tower of Crown Fountain. LED panels are already in place on the tower and a gap shows where the “gargoyle” nozzle will be fitted....
50. Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and Mark Sexton visit the site, April 6, 2004 Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and Mark Sexton visit the site, April 6, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Construction workers; Ladders; Tiles; Trailers; Skyscrapers; Artist Jaume Plensa (left) and architect Mark Sexton view the north tower during Crown Fountain’s construction. The north tower has been fitted with all but the last LED panel which will go behind the...
51. Crown Fountain, dentist chair, video production, July 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, dentist chair, video production, July 30, 2003 Motion picture studios; Stuffed animals (Toys); The dentist’s chair that Chicagoans sat in to be filmed while making Crown Fountain’s videos.

The camera that was used to film the subjects was a high definition camcorder, the same kind...
52. Crown Fountain, video still with notes, July 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, video still with notes, July 30, 2003 Film stills; Pens; Marks (Symbols); A printed out image of a face that will be included in Crown Fountain’s video bank, showing some of the considerations the film makers had to take into account.

The dimensions of Crown Fountain,...
53. Crown Fountain, video filming, May 20, 2004 Crown Fountain, video filming, May 20, 2004 Motion picture studios; Video recording; Clocks & watches; A member of the public is filmed for the Crown Fountain’s video bank. The faces that appear on Crown Fountain were filmed by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Over 1,000 people, from over 75...
54. Crown Fountain, aerial view of construction site, ca. February 20, 2004 Crown Fountain, aerial view of construction site, ca. February 20, 2004 Trailers; Snow; Structural systems; Tents; Construction equipment; Trees; Street lights; Lampposts; Sidewalks; Streets; Automobiles; Railroads; Aerial view of the construction site. The towers' structural steel is visible, and a weatherproof tent covers most of the site. Installation of all but the last LED tiles, to go behind each tower's gargoyle...
55. Crown Fountain, aerial view of construction site, ca. February 21, 2004 Crown Fountain, aerial view of construction site, ca. February 21, 2004 Lawns; Snow; Trailers; Structural systems; Tents; Trees; Street lights; Lampposts; Pedestrians; Sidewalks; Streets; Aerial view of the construction site. The towers' structural steel is visible, and a weatherproof tent covers most of the site. Installation of all but the last LED tiles, to go behind each tower's gargoyle...
56. Crown Fountain, aerial view of construction site, ca. February 23, 2004 Crown Fountain, aerial view of construction site, ca. February 23, 2004 Lawns; Trailers; Structural systems; Tents; Construction equipment; Trees; Street lights; Lampposts; Pedestrians; Sidewalks; Streets; Railroads; Aerial view of the construction site. The towers' structural steel is visible, and a weatherproof tent covers most of the site. Installation of all but the last LED tiles, to go behind each tower's gargoyle...
57. Crown Fountain, aerial view of construction site, ca. February 25, 2004 Crown Fountain, aerial view of construction site, ca. February 25, 2004 Lawns; Trailers; Structural systems; Construction equipment; Trees; Street lights; Lampposts; Pedestrians; Sidewalks; Streets; Automobiles; Railroads; Aerial view of the construction site. The towers' structural steel is visible and the weatherproof tent has been removed. Installation of all but the last LED tiles, to go behind each tower's gargoyle...
58. Crown Fountain, aerial view of construction site, March 10, 2004 Crown Fountain, aerial view of construction site, March 10, 2004 Lawns; Structural systems; Reservoirs; Pipes (Conduits); Construction equipment; Construction workers; Crates; Trees; Lampposts; Sidewalks; Streets; Automobiles; Aerial view of the site of Crown Fountain, under construction. In this photograph both towers have been constructed and the LED panels are in place. Work has begun on the reflecting, or skin, pool. The...
59. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, June 17, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, June 17, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Looking north at the western-most edge of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion’s headdress, showing steel and aluminum panels onto which the final stainless steel plates were attached. Workers used lifts to reach...
60. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis and headdress, ca. October 17, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis and headdress, ca. October 17, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Looking north toward the Jay Pritzker Pavilion as work continues on the headdress, the stage and the trellis. The trellis, which delivers the sound system to the audience on the Great Lawn, is comprised...
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