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1. Crown Fountain, early Jaume Plensa sketchbook drawing, ca. 2000 Crown Fountain, early Jaume Plensa sketchbook drawing, ca. 2000 Sketches; Fountains; An early sketch of Crown Fountain by Jaume Plensa. The Crown Foundation agreed to fund a water feature at Millennium Park in December 1999 and invited 3 artists to submit proposals. The Crowns left the...
2. Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, ca. April 10, 2002 Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, ca. April 10, 2002 Faces; Architects' offices; Alan Schachtman of U.S. Equities Realty (left) and artist Jaume Plensa view LED test panels at the offices of Krueck + Sexton Architects at 221 West Erie Street in Chicago. U.S. Equities Realty was the...
3. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 25, 2002 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 25, 2002 Fountains; Testing; Hoses; Water tanks;Industrial facilities; Testing the "gargoyle" feature of the fountain at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada. The finished fountain is made up of two glass brick towers, facing each other across a reflecting...
4. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; A close up view of an LED panel behind a mock-up of the glass brick wall. Each pixel is made up of five light emitting diodes, or LEDs, two red, two green and one blue, which can be manipulated into almost...
5. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; A behind-the-scenes view of the inside of a mock-up of one of Crown Fountain’s towers showing the backs of the LED screens. The mock-up was erected to test a possible steel support structure for the...
6. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 30, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Construction workers; Concrete; Pipes (Conduits); Construction equipment; Automobiles; Trees; View facing south of the eastern edge of the Crown Fountain's reservoir during construction. The Art Institute of Chicago is visible in the background.
7. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 30, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Construction workers; Concrete; Automobiles; Trees; Construction equipment; View facing south of the eastern edge of the Crown Fountain's reservoir during construction. The Art Institute of Chicago is visible in the background.
8. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 30, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Automobiles; View facing south of the western edge of the reservoir of Crown Fountain during the construction of the reservoir.
9. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 10, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 10, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Trees; Skyscrapers; View facing south of the construction site. The Art Institute of Chicago and the Michigan Avenue street wall are visible in the background.
10. Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and Alan Labb, video test run, north tower, May 19, 2004 Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and Alan Labb, video test run, north tower, May 19, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Faces; Lighting; Testing; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery Artist Jaume Plensa (left, facing camera) and Alan Labb of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (right) on site during a video test run. The north tower of Crown Fountain and the Michigan Avenue...
11. BP Bridge, western entrance, May 24, 2004 BP Bridge, western entrance, May 24, 2004 Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; View facing southwest from just inside the western entrance of the BP Bridge. The trellis of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, the south end of the Great Lawn, and the Michigan Avenue street wall are visible...
12. BP Bridge, western entrance, May 24, 2004 BP Bridge, western entrance, May 24, 2004 Skyscrapers; Trees; Hoisting machinery; View facing southwest from just inside the western entrance of the BP Bridge. The two posts in front of the entrance are there to prevent cars or other vehicles from crossing the Bridge. The trellis of...
13. BP Bridge, span, May 24, 2004 BP Bridge, span, May 24, 2004 Trees; View facing east taken from the BP Bridge's span. The contrasting textures of the wooden deck and the stainless steel shingles are striking against the leafy trees in the background.
14. BP Bridge, span, May 24, 2004 BP Bridge, span, May 24, 2004 Trees; View facing east taken from the BP Bridge's span. The contrasting textures of the wooden deck and the stainless steel shingles are striking against the leafy trees in the background.
15. BP Bridge, span, May 24, 2004 BP Bridge, span, May 24, 2004 Trees; View facing east taken from the BP Bridge's span. The contrasting textures of the wooden deck and the stainless steel shingles are striking against the leafy trees in the background.
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