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21. Cloud Gate, computer rendering of proposed sculpture, ca. 1999 Cloud Gate, computer rendering of proposed sculpture, ca. 1999 Public sculpture; Reflections; Computer graphics; A computer rendering shows the scale of the proposed sculpture by Anish Kapoor. Cloud Gate is a massive 110-ton, 66 feet long by 33 feet high, stainless steel sculpture at Chicago's Millennium Park that...
22. 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...
23. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Machinery; Steel; Industrial facilities; Machine shops A steel plate beneath a precision measuring device called a Faro arm. A Faro arm is an automated scanning device that checks measurements against computer models and calculates whether they are within...
24. 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...
25. 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...
26. Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, April 22, 2003 Steel; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Grinding Close-up view of a steel plate during grinding. A finely polished steel plate is visible in the background.
27. 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...
28. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, turnbuckle, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, turnbuckle, September 18, 2003 Fasteners An example of a turnbuckle used in the rigging of the steel plates of the sculpture. A turnbuckle is a link with screw threads at either end; it is used to alter the tension of a cable or rope.
29. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003 Trusses; Structural systems; Steel; Close-up view of the temporary rigging system used to hold the steel plates into place during assembly. The cables were removed once the sculpture was completely seam-welded. The finished sculpture is...
30. 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...
31. 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...
32. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002 Plazas; Fountains; Skyscrapers; Looking west at the concrete pavement near Buckingham Fountain in Chicago. Buildings visible in the background include the Harrison Hotel Electric Garage, the Congress Hotel, the Auditorium Building, the...
33. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002 Plazas; Fountains; Skyscrapers; Close-up view of the concrete pavement near Buckingham Fountain in Chicago. Buildings visible in the background include the Blackstone Hotel, the Harrison Hotel Electric Garage, the Congress Hotel, the...
34. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002 Stairways; Fountains; Street lights; Traffic signs & signals; Skyscrapers; Looking west at the steps leading up to Buckingham Fountain in Chicago. The buildings along the south Michigan Avenue street wall are visible in the background. Buildings visible in the background include...
35. 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...
36. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Automobiles; Street lights; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking north along Lake Shore Drive near East Jackson Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including the Buckingham Condominium (formerly Buckingham Plaza),...
37. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Street lights; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking north along Lake Shore Drive near East Jackson Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including the Buckingham Condominium (formerly Buckingham Plaza),...
38. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Sidewalks; Traffic signs & signals; Street lights; Trees; Skyscrapers; View northwest from the bike path at 500 South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including One Prudential Plaza, Two Prudential Plaza, the...
39. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Sidewalks; Traffic signs & signals; Street lights; Trees; Skyscrapers; View north from the bike path at 500 South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including Two Prudential Plaza, the Aon Center, Blue Cross-Blue...
40. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Sidewalks; Street lights; Trees; Skyscrapers; View north from the bike path at 500 South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including Two Prudential Plaza, the Aon Center, Blue Cross-Blue...
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