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1. BP Bridge, concrete foundation ramp, September 12, 2003 BP Bridge, concrete foundation ramp, September 12, 2003 Trees; Skyscrapers; A view of the concrete foundation ramp during construction and the landscaping between the curves of the Bridge. The subtle slope of BP Bridge allowed for the serpentine curvature visible here, and made...
2. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. August 27, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. August 27, 2003 Testing; Industrial facilities; Close-up view of the back of the "gargoyle" nozzle during fountain testing at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada. The finished nozzles were made from cast UV stabilized acrylic,...
3. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. August 27, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. August 27, 2003 Testing; Industrial facilities; A close up of the specially designed “gargoyle” nozzle used on each of Crown Fountain’s towers. The nozzle is made from cast UV stabilized acrylic, a material chosen for its appearance and its ability...
4. BP Bridge, subframing for shingles, October 1, 2003 BP Bridge, subframing for shingles, October 1, 2003 Structural frames; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Trees; Skyscrapers; Adding the subframing along a curve of the concrete approach ramp in Daley Bicentennial Plaza. The subframing provides support for the stainless steel shingles, or “scales,” that will form the surface...
5. 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...
6. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, stage with glass doors, March 4, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, stage with glass doors, March 4, 2004 Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Ceilings; Ladders; Stages (Platforms); Finishing the stage of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Always with an eye to the quality of the sound, architect Frank Gehry designed the stage to enhance the acoustics for the performers without sacrificing...
7. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, scaffolding and columns, March 14, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, scaffolding and columns, March 14, 2002 Scaffolding; Columns; Peristyles; Construction; Columns and scaffolding during construction of the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. The peristyle is made up of 12 pairs of Doric columns on a semicircular pedestal. Each of the 24 columns has 24...
8. Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Pipes (Conduits); Construction workers; Pails; Chisels & mallets; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; A worker begins to build the surface of the reflecting pool. The surface is made of tiles of black, African granite that are 3 feet square and weigh around 250 pounds each. They sit almost 2 feet above...
9. Crown Fountain, LED tile, ca. November 12, 2003 Crown Fountain, LED tile, ca. November 12, 2003 Offices; Boxes; Office workers; Close-up view of an LED tile. In the finished fountain, each tower has a 24 feet-by-49 feet LED screen made up of more than 70 two feet-by-three feet Barco SLite 14 LED video display tiles.
10. Crown Fountain, LED tile, ca. November 12, 2003 Crown Fountain, LED tile, ca. November 12, 2003 Offices; Boxes; Office workers; Close-up view of an LED tile. In the finished fountain, each tower has a 24 feet-by-49 feet LED screen made up of more than 70 two feet-by-three feet Barco SLite 14 LED video display tiles.
11. Crown Fountain, video filming, May 20, 2004 Crown Fountain, video filming, May 20, 2004 Motion picture studios; Video recording; Clocks & watches; A member of the public is filmed for the Crown Fountain’s video bank. The faces that appear on Crown Fountain were filmed by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Over 1,000 people, from over 75...
12. Lurie Garden, fall rendering, ca. 2000 Lurie Garden, fall rendering, ca. 2000 Landscape architecture drawings; Rendering of Lurie Garden showing fall foliage by Gustafson Partners. According to planting designer Piet Oudolf, the colors in the garden reach a "crescendo" in the fall. As is shown in the rendering,...
13. Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. October 15, 2003 Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. October 15, 2003 Industrial facilities; Warehouses; Shelving; Chief Operations Officer Kevin Sandor (left) and Jeff Barrett of Circle Redmont Inc. in a warehouse at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida, where panels for the tower walls of...
14. Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. March 24, 2004 Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. March 24, 2004 Industrial facilities; Structural frames; Glass blocks; Fans (Machinery); Pails; Shelving; Once the glass bricks were made by L.E. Smith in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, they were sent to the offices of Circle Redmont, Inc., to be assembled into steel grids, shown here.

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15. Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. January 29, 2004 Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. January 29, 2004 Industrial facilities; Structural frames; Glass blocks; Fans (Machinery); Pails; A glass brick panel fabricated and assembled by Circle Redmont Inc., in Melbourne, Florida. The panel is made up of a steel grid with glass bricks in each of the openings. The bricks were adhered to their...
16. Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. October 31, 2003 Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. October 31, 2003 Industrial facilities; Structural frames; A steel grid fabricated by Circle Redmont Inc., in Melbourne, Florida, before glass bricks were inserted into the openings. Circle Redmont fabricated 5 feet-by-16 feet and 5 feet-by-23 feet stainless steel...
17. Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. November 14, 2003 Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. November 14, 2003 Industrial facilities; Structural frames; A stack of steel grids fabricated by Circle Redmont Inc., in Melbourne, Florida, before glass bricks were added. Circle Redmont fabricated 5 feet-by-16 feet and 5 feet-by-23 feet stainless steel grids...
18. 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...
19. 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...
20. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Lighting; Mock-ups; A sample glass brick panel in front of an LED screen at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida. The glass bricks selected for Crown Fountain had to be thin to retain clarity, making...
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