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61. Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, ca. May 13, 2002 Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, ca. May 13, 2002 Alleys; Architects' offices; Project members meet in an alley in downtown Chicago to look at the LED screens behind various glass brick samples. Left to right, Mark Sexton of Krueck + Sexton, architects; Alan Schachtman of US Equities...
62. Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Mock-ups; Glass blocks; Scaffolding; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers; Flags; Fog; Eyes; Lighting; On a gloomy, overcast day in Chicago a second LED test was conducted on site. Glass brick panels and LED panels were temporarily erected in Millennium Park at the approximate height of the towers to check...
63. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 25, 2002 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 25, 2002 Fountains; Testing;Industrial facilities; The “gargoyle” nozzle of the Crown Fountain being tested at the Crystal Fountain headquarters in Concord, Ontario. The “gargoyle” feature of the Crown Fountain, the part where the face on the screen...
64. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002 Mock-ups; Fountains; Ladders; Industrial facilities; Reflecting pools; A mock-up tower was constructed at Crystal Fountain’s headquarters in Concord, Ontario, to test the water features. Here the “gargoyle” feature is being tested for water flow and trajectory.
65. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002 Fountains; Testing; Ladders; Industrial facilities; Water tanks; Hoses; Lighting; Testing the cascade feature of Crown Fountain at Crystal Fountain’s headquarters in Concord, Ontario. Great care was taken to regulate the amount of water that cascades down all four sides of the towers...
66. 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...
67. Crown Fountain, glass brick sample, April 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, glass brick sample, April 30, 2003 Glass blocks; A sample of glass brick showing a corner joint. In addition to selecting the clearest glass bricks, the project team worked together to devise how the corner bricks would be constructed, making sure the...
68. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Posters; Tables; Paneling; Artist Jaume Plensa (right) views glass brick samples showing different clarity and texture possibilities at the offices of the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Each of the finished...
69. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass industry; Industrial facilities; Glassworking; Glassworkers; A glass worker at the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, the company that made over 22,000 glass bricks for the Crown Fountain. At the height of production L.E. Smith was able to make...
70. 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...
71. 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...
72. 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; A behind-the-scenes view of the inside of a mock-up of one of Crown Fountain’s towers showing the backs of the LED screens. The mock-up was erected to test a possible steel support structure for the...
73. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 19, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 19, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; Cross-section of the inside of one of Crown Fountain’s towers showing the LED units and the glass brick walls. The space between the LEDs and the glass brick wall allows for ventilation and permits the...
74. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; A model showing how the “gargoyle” nozzle would look when installed in the glass brick façade of each tower with the LED panels behind it.
75. 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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76. Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, November 16, 2003 Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, November 16, 2003 Mock-ups; Office buildings; Structural systems; Fences; Lighting; Faces; Video recording; Lampposts; Concrete; Artist Jaume Plensa (left) and Alan Schachtman of US Equities Realty during a viewing of a full scale mock-up of the LED component of Crown Fountain at BARCO’s Logan, Utah offices. BARCO, a global technology...
77. Crown Fountain, site excavation, September 2, 2003 Crown Fountain, site excavation, September 2, 2003 Lawns; Trees; Excavation; Skyscrapers; The site of Crown Fountain as construction was underway. Located at the southwest corner of Millennium Park, the Crown Fountain enjoys very high visibility with pedestrians on Michigan Avenue and with...
78. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 25, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 25, 2003 Excavation; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Concrete; Concrete mixers; Trailers; Trees; Skyscrapers; Workmen are seen here pouring concrete into formwork for the retaining wall of Crown Fountain’s reservoir. The reflecting pool is 232 feet long by 48 feet wide and the reservoir below serves to gather...
79. Crown Fountain, test of reservoir, ca. March 3, 2004 Crown Fountain, test of reservoir, ca. March 3, 2004 Reservoirs; Testing; Construction equipment; Trailers; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; Structural systems; Trusses; A test run of Crown Fountain’s reservoir to check for leaks before the smooth, granite tiles were installed. In the completed fountain, the black granite tiles of the reflecting pool are held in place...
80. Crown Fountain, test of reservoir, March 4, 2004 Crown Fountain, test of reservoir, March 4, 2004 Reservoirs; Testing; Construction equipment; Concrete; Reflections; A reflection of the Michigan Avenue street wall in Crown Fountain’s reservoir while conducting a water-tightness test.
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