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1. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 21, 2003 Structural systems; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; A close-up of one of the two 22-by-25-foot steel rings on either end of the structural steel of the sculpture during a trial assembly in Oakland, California.
2. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 21, 2003 Structural systems; Structural frames; A close-up of one of the two 22-by-25-foot steel rings on either end of the structural steel of the sculpture.
3. Cloud Gate, fabrication, computer screen, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, computer screen, December 17, 2002 Computers; Computer graphics; Computer-aided designs A computer screen at the offices of Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) showing a two-dimensional design.
4. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; Structural systems; A crane lifts one of the structural steel rings of the sculpture off of a pallet in Oakland, California. The structural steel was fabricated by Advanced Building and Metal Fabrication in Chico, California,...
5. Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plate and machinery, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plate and machinery, December 17, 2002 Milling machines; Machine shops; Steel; Industrial facilities; Machinery; A curved steel plate and milling machine at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.
6. Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plate and machinery, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plate and machinery, December 17, 2002 Steel; Milling machines; Machine shops; Machinery; Industrial facilities; A curved steel plate and milling machine at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.
7. Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plate, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plate, December 17, 2002 Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery; A curved steel plate under a tarp at the Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) facility in Oakland, California.
8. Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Computer graphics; Structural frames; A detailed plan for a compression strap frame glass brick panel. This was one of several wall structures that was proposed and ultimately rejected. On the finished fountain, the towers consist of steel...
9. Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall rendering, ca. August 1, 2002 Computer graphics; Structural frames; A detailed plan for a compression strap frame glass brick panel. This was one of several wall structures that was proposed and ultimately rejected. On the finished fountain, the towers consist of steel...
10. Cloud Gate, fabrication, ca. August 6, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, ca. August 6, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Water; A distorted reflection and water droplets on the surface of a curved steel plate.
11. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California. July 15, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California. July 15, 2003 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Pulleys; A lift alongside the structural steel of the sculpture.
12. Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Steel; Milling machines; Machine shops; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; A milling machine is used to remove excess material from a steel plate. In order for the steel plates forming the sculpture to fit together, the dimensions and curvature of each plate had to be exact to...
13. Cloud Gate, fabrication, offices, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, offices, December 17, 2002 Models; Photograph albums; Photographs; Pine cones; Desks; A model of the 26 feet high sculpture of a vintage baseball glove that sits in the fan lot of AT&T Park in San Francisco, home of the San Francisco Giants. A photograph within the photograph shows the...
14. Cloud Gate, photograph of a computer rendering by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), December 16, 2002 Cloud Gate, photograph of a computer rendering by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), December 16, 2002 Computer graphics; Public sculpture; A photograph of a computer rendering by PSI showing the internal structure of the sculpture. Ethan Silva of PSI created the digitized computer model of the sculpture, and divided the shape into 168 plates....
15. 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.
16. Cloud Gate, fabrication, baseball glove sculpture, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, baseball glove sculpture, December 17, 2002 Photographs; Sculpture; Machinery; A photograph of a photograph showing the baseball glove sculpture at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California. The vintage baseball glove sculpture is 26 feet high, and sits in the fan...
17. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); Structural frames; A polished steel plate at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.
18. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Steel; Reflections; Employees; A polished steel plate at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.
19. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Steel; Reflections; Employees; A polished steel plate at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.
20. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, ca. August 8, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, ca. August 8, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Reflections; A second plate has been attached to the omphalos during the trial assembly of the sculpture in Oakland, California.
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