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1. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 10, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 10, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Trailers; Construction equipment; Trees; Skyscrapers; View of the northwest corner of the construction site. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.
2. Crown Fountain, video test run, May 19, 2004 Crown Fountain, video test run, May 19, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Faces; Lighting; Testing; Tents; Skyscrapers; Project team members gathered on site during a video test run, from left to right: Christian Hanke of Krueck + Sexton Architects, artist Jaume Plensa, Paul Gray of the Richard Gray Gallery, and Alan Hughes...
3. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Michigan, Monroe Harbor, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Michigan, Monroe Harbor, ca. August 21, 2002 Harbors; Sailboats; Lampposts; Looking southeast at Monroe Harbor. The Adler Planetarium and the Shedd Aquarium are visible in the background. This is one of a series of photographs that follow the intended route the sculpture was to...
4. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Michigan, Monroe Harbor, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Michigan, Monroe Harbor, ca. August 21, 2002 Harbors; Sailboats; Sidewalks; Looking east across the bike path along Lake Shore Drive toward the Queen's Landing at Monroe Harbor in Chicago. This is one of a series of photographs that follow the intended route the sculpture was...
5. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Michigan, Monroe Harbor, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Michigan, Monroe Harbor, ca. August 21, 2002 Harbors; Sidewalks; Street lights; Streets; Sailboats; Looking southeast toward Monroe Harbor from the bike path along Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. The Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum are visible in the background. This is one of...
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 4, 2004 Logos; Signs (Notices); The logo of MTH Industries, the architectural glass and metal contracting company of Villa Park, Illinois, that assembled and completed the sculpture on site in Chicago.
7. Cloud Gate, transportation study, cleat, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, cleat, ca. August 21, 2002 Piers & wharves; Harbors; Close-up of view of a cleat on the sheet pile dock wall at the Queen's Landing at Monroe Harbor in Chicago. Project engineer Wiss Janney Elstner Associates, Inc. did a structural analysis of the sheet...
8. BP Bridge, newly installed shingles, October 17, 2003 BP Bridge, newly installed shingles, October 17, 2003 Skyscrapers; Looking north toward newly installed stainless steel shingles, or "scales", on a curve of the BP Bridge. Buildings visible in the background include Three Illinois Center, the top of North Pier Apartments,...
9. BP Bridge, structural steel, October 1, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, October 1, 2003 Skyscrapers; Abutments; Looking north toward the structural steel of the western approach span of BP Bridge. Three Illinois Center is visible in the background.
10. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, ca. July 1, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, ca. July 1, 2003 Skyscrapers; Streets; Looking west through the structural steel and scaffolding for the Pavilion's headdress. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.
11. BP Bridge, structural steel, November 12, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, November 12, 2003 Skyscrapers; Streets; Looking northeast toward the structural steel and the concrete surface of the western approach span of BP Bridge. Three Illinois Center is visible in the background.
12. BP Bridge, outline in rebar, May 9, 2003 BP Bridge, outline in rebar, May 9, 2003 Skyscrapers; Trailers; Trees; The path of the BP Bridge was outlined in rebar, or reinforcing bar, which was later cast in concrete. The orange caps atop the rebar spikes were for worker safety. Buildings visible in the background...
13. General construction, 20 N. Michigan Avenue, ca. July 1, 2003 General construction, 20 N. Michigan Avenue, ca. July 1, 2003 Skyscrapers; Trees; Streets; Flags; A view of the 20 N. Michigan Avenue building across from Millennium Park. The 20 N. Michigan Avenue building is part of the Historic Michigan Boulevard District, which was designated a Chicago Landmark...
14. BP Bridge, outline in rebar, May 13, 2003 BP Bridge, outline in rebar, May 13, 2003 Skyscrapers; Trees; Trailers; The western approach ramp for the BP Bridge is outlined in rebar, or reinforcing bar, and was later cast in concrete.
While the shape of the Bridge was still being decided, architect Frank Gehry agreed...
15. BP Bridge, deck, March 16, 2004 BP Bridge, deck, March 16, 2004 Snow; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; View of the deck of the BP Bridge under snow. Three Illinois Center and The Buckingham are visible in the background.
16. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Construction workers; Ladders; Skyscrapers; Looking west toward the partially assembled sculpture. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 6, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 6, 2004 Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery; Plywood; Skyscrapers; A steel plate is hoisted by a crane at SBC Plaza. The 20 North Michigan Avenue and the 30 North Michigan Avenue buildings are visible in the background.
18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Looking west toward the partially assembled sculpture. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.
19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Ladders; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers; Looking west toward the partially assembled sculpture. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Ladders; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers; Looking west toward the partially assembled sculpture. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.
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