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1. 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...
2. 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...
3. 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...
4. Crown Fountain, architectural model, ca. October 4, 2002 Crown Fountain, architectural model, ca. October 4, 2002 Architectural models; Structural systems; Fountains; A model of one of Crown Fountain’s towers, showing the internal structure. Each tower is 50 feet tall, with a rectangular footprint of 23 feet by 16 feet. Inside each tower is a basic structure with...
5. Crown Fountain, early site test, May 18, 2001 Crown Fountain, early site test, May 18, 2001 Mock-ups; Structural frames; Trees; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment;Dirt; Looking northwest toward an on-site mock-up showing the scale and impact of one tower. At 50 feet tall, there was controversy over the height of the towers; Art Institute of Chicago president James Wood...
6. 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...
7. 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...
8. 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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9. Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003 Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003 Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Pipes (Conduits); Concrete; I-beams; Trucks; Trailers; Skyscrapers; The north tower of Crown Fountain under construction. Each tower is 50 feet tall, 23 feet wide and 16 feet deep, separated by a 232 foot-long reflecting pool. At the bottom of this image the pipes that...
10. Crown Fountain, installing glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Crown Fountain, installing glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Pipes (Conduits); A grid of glass bricks is lifted and hoisted into place on the north tower of Crown Fountain. LED panels are already in place on the tower and a gap shows where the “gargoyle” nozzle will be fitted....
11. Crown Fountain, dentist chair, video production, July 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, dentist chair, video production, July 30, 2003 Motion picture studios; Stuffed animals (Toys); The dentist’s chair that Chicagoans sat in to be filmed while making Crown Fountain’s videos.

The camera that was used to film the subjects was a high definition camcorder, the same kind...
12. Crown Fountain, video still with notes, July 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, video still with notes, July 30, 2003 Film stills; Pens; Marks (Symbols); A printed out image of a face that will be included in Crown Fountain’s video bank, showing some of the considerations the film makers had to take into account.

The dimensions of Crown Fountain,...
13. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, steel skeleton, ca. August 26, 2002 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, steel skeleton, ca. August 26, 2002 Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; I-beams; Skyscrapers; View from below of the steel I-beams forming the skeletal structure of the Pavilion’s roof. In designing the stage area, Frank Gehry took great care to ensure that the sense of intimacy enjoyed by those...
14. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, side view with cantilever, January 9, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, side view with cantilever, January 9, 2003 Cantilever construction; Concrete; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Scaffolding; Looking west toward the Pavilion during the cantilever's construction. A concrete pylon for support of the trellis is visible in the foreground. The tops of several tall buildings can be seen in the background,...
15. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the glass doors, ca. October 30, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the glass doors, ca. October 30, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Stages (Platforms); The stage area of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion showing construction of the steel structure for the glass stage doors. Two massive glass and steel doors were built for the stage area of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion...
16. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the glass doors, November 14, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the glass doors, November 14, 2003 Scaffolding; Structural steel for the glass doors of the Pavilion's stage. Each sliding door is 30 feet wide and 50 feet tall.
17. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, glass doors, ca. March 10, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, glass doors, ca. March 10, 2004 Cantilever construction; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Looking north at the stage doors and headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. The stage area can be closed off by two massive sliding glass doors between performances or to create an intimate indoor space...
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