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1. BP Bridge, rebar for pier, September 12, 2003 BP Bridge, rebar for pier, September 12, 2003 Streets; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Rebar for BP Bridge's central pier, or support column, on the median strip in the center of Columbus Drive. Pieces of formwork for the pier are visible on the ground nearby. Structural steel for the western...
2. BP Bridge, rebar for pier, September 12, 2003 BP Bridge, rebar for pier, September 12, 2003 Streets; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Rebar for BP Bridge's central pier, or support column, on the median strip in the center of Columbus Drive. Pieces of formwork for the pier are visible on the ground nearby. Structural steel for the western...
3. BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 12, 2003 BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 12, 2003 Construction workers; Structural frames; Trailers; Pieces of subframing for the BP Bridge are piled up on the waterproofed concrete foundation ramp, and an area of wooden planking is visible behind.
4. BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 14, 2003 BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 14, 2003 Structural frames; Cantilever construction; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Pieces of subframing for the BP Bridge are stacked on the waterproofed concrete foundation ramp, and an area of wooden planking is visible behind. The trellis and headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion,...
5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, Anish Kapoor's visit, May 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, Anish Kapoor's visit, May 10, 2004 Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Artist Anish Kapoor (right) inspects the partially completed sculpture. As is his practice Anish Kapoor did not name his sculpture until it was fairly well complete. The unnamed installation was affectionately...
6. 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; Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); On site at the Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) facility in Oakland, California. Pieces of the steel shell of Cloud Gate are visible in the background, covered in blue tarps. The sculpture was named Cloud...
7. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 10, 2004 Concrete; Construction workers; Close-up view of loose pieces of rebar at SBC Plaza. Rebar, or reinforcing bar, is put in place before the concrete is poured. The resulting reinforced concrete is stronger and more durable than regular...
8. 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...
9. 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...
10. 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...
11. 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...
12. Cloud Gate, transportation study, damaged tree, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, damaged tree, ca. August 21, 2002 Trees; Bark A damaged tree trunk. A plan was in place to photograph everything in the proposed path of the sculpture before the move, to document any damages resulting from the move. This is one of a series of photographs...
13. Cloud Gate, transportation study, East Monroe Street Street, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, East Monroe Street Street, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Street lights; Trees; Sidewalks; Skyscrapers; Automobiles; Looking west along East Monroe Street Street, just west of Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. The engineering firm of Wiss Janney Elstner Associates did a structural review in preparation for the move of the...
14. Cloud Gate, transportation study, East Monroe Street Street, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, East Monroe Street Street, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Trees; Parks; Sidewalks; Skyscrapers; Lampposts; Looking north toward Millennium Park from East Monroe Street Street in Chicago. Buildings visible in the background include: the 30 North Michigan Building, the Unitrin Building, the 35 East Wacker Drive...
15. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Michigan, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Michigan, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Harbors; Street lights; Traffic signs & signals; Sailboats; Sidewalks; Looking east across Lake Shore Drive toward the Queen’s Landing at Monroe Harbor in Chicago. The original plan was for the sculpture (named Cloud Gate in 2004) to be fully assembled and shipped from...
16. 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; Sidewalks; Street lights; Streets; Sailboats; Looking southeast toward Monroe Harbor from the bike path along Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. The Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum are visible in the background. This is one of...
17. 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...
18. 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...
19. 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),...
20. 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...
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