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81. 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...
82. Crown Fountain, gargoyle spray, July 22, 2004 Crown Fountain, gargoyle spray, July 22, 2004 Fountains; Reflecting pools; Mouths; Lighting; Children; Fun in the fountain!
83. 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...
84. Crown Fountain, granite tiles, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, granite tiles, April 1, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Pipes (Conduits); Construction workers; Pails; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; Dollies (Moving equipment); Automobiles; Surveying equipment; Looking south toward the south tower of Crown Fountain as construction of the reflecting pool continues. To ensure the correct spacing between each of the granite tiles small, semi-circular spacers, seen...
85. 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...
86. 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....
87. Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and Mark Sexton visit the site, April 6, 2004 Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and Mark Sexton visit the site, April 6, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Construction workers; Ladders; Tiles; Trailers; Skyscrapers; Artist Jaume Plensa (left) and architect Mark Sexton view the north tower during Crown Fountain’s construction. The north tower has been fitted with all but the last LED panel which will go behind the...
88. 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...
89. 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...
90. 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...
91. Crown Fountain, north tower and reflecting pool, July 23, 2004 Crown Fountain, north tower and reflecting pool, July 23, 2004 Fountains; Reflecting pools; Faces; Lighting; Crowds; Skyscrapers; Trees; Lawns; Streets; A week after it opened to the public, Crown Fountain is established as a firm favorite with Chicagoans and visitors alike.
92. Crown Fountain, pedestal, May 27, 2004 Crown Fountain, pedestal, May 27, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Concrete; A close up of a screw-jack pedestal holding up two of the black, African tiles that form the surface of Crown Fountain’s reflecting pool. Great care was taken by workers when installing these tiles because...
93. 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...
94. Crown Fountain, south tower at night, July 23, 2004 Crown Fountain, south tower at night, July 23, 2004 Fountains; Reflecting pools; Faces; Lighting; Reflections; Perhaps even more dramatic at nighttime, the Crown Fountain never fails to attract the public to walk on water.
95. Crown Fountain, south tower, opening day, July 16, 2004 Crown Fountain, south tower, opening day, July 16, 2004 Fountains; Reflecting pools; Faces; Lighting; Crowds; Children; Trees; Skyscrapers; On Millennium Park’s official opening day, July 16, 2004, crowds gather to play in Crown Fountain’s reflecting pool and to experience the fountain. Within a few hours of the park opening, artist Jaume...
96. 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...
97. 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...
98. 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.
99. 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...
100. 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...
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