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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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....
6. 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...
7. Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plates, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plates, December 17, 2002 Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); An outdoor lot where the curved steel plates of the sculpture are stored under tarps.
8. Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plates, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plates, December 17, 2002 Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); An outdoor lot where the curved steel plates of the sculpture are stored under tarps.
9. Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plate, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plate, December 17, 2002 Structural frames; Steel; Close-up of a curved steel plate on a cradle at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI).
10. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Structural frames; Metalworking; Close-up of a section of the sub-frame structure during fabrication. The sub-frame sections were attached directly to the back of each of the curved plates that later would form the mirror-like "skin"...
11. Cloud Gate, fabrication, exterior view of Performance Structures Inc. (PSI), December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, exterior view of Performance Structures Inc. (PSI), December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Dollies (Moving equipment); Steel; Exterior of Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California. Visible on the left are some of the curved steel plates that would later form part of the mirrorlike "skin" of Anish Kapoor's sculpture...
12. BP Bridge, eastern entrance, May 24, 2004 BP Bridge, eastern entrance, May 24, 2004 Trees; Lampposts; Looking across the curved path of the BP Bridge toward its eastern entrance in Daley Bicentennial Plaza.
13. 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...
14. Cloud Gate, fabrication, view of outdoor lot, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, view of outdoor lot, December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Hoisting machinery; Looking through a window at an outdoor lot where the curved steel plates of the sculpture are stored under tarps.
15. Cloud Gate, fabrication, view of outdoor lot, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, view of outdoor lot, December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Hoisting machinery; Windows; Looking through a window at an outdoor lot where the curved steel plates of the sculpture are stored under tarps.
16. Cloud Gate, fabrication, view of outdoor lot, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, view of outdoor lot, December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Hoisting machinery; Windows; Looking through a window at an outdoor lot where the curved steel plates of the sculpture are stored under tarps.
17. Cloud Gate, sander, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, sander, May 25, 2005 Equipment Once the seams had been ground, the sculpture's surface was treated with a 15 pound air-driven belt sander (sometimes referred to as a road grader), pictured here. All of the tools used in grinding and...
18. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, steel plate, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, steel plate, April 22, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Pulled-back tarp reveals a curved steel plate. The surface of the plate has been covered with a protective film.
19. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view showing the roof and structural steel for the headdress, November Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view showing the roof and structural steel for the headdress, November 25, 2003 Streets; Construction equipment; Automobiles; Trailers; Hoisting machinery; Taken from behind, this aerial view of the Pavilion shows the roof and structural steel for the headdress. The curved outline of the BP Bridge is visible at left.
20. Cloud Gate, fabrication, ca. December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, ca. December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Machinery; Steel; Machine shops View from above of workers shaping a curved steel plate in the fabrication shop at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI). After plasma cutting the steel plates, a custom made roller, similar to an English...
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