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1. 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...
2. 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...
3. Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Alleys; Glass blocks; Lighting; Architects' offices; Testing the LED display through different glass blocks in an alley in Chicago. One of the most important aspects of Crown Fountain that the project team worked on was the clarity of the images projected...
4. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass industry; Molds (Shaping tools); A mold for casting the glass bricks at the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. To obtain the clearest possible glass brick, the bricks were cast in these molds using a pressed-glass...
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; 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...
6. BP Bridge, installing the wooden planking, February 13, 2004 BP Bridge, installing the wooden planking, February 13, 2004 Construction workers; Streets; Hammers; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers; The 20-foot wide surface of the BP Bridge is decked with Pau Lope wood, a Brazilian hardwood similar to teak. It is extremely durable and was harvested using sustainable practices. A drawback to using...
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