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101. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, wrapping steel I-beams in rebar, October 15, 2002 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, wrapping steel I-beams in rebar, October 15, 2002 I-beams; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Steel I-beams were wrapped in rebar, or reinforcing bar, prior to their being cast in concrete. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
102. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, partially-built cantilever, ca. January 9, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, partially-built cantilever, ca. January 9, 2003 Cantilever construction; Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Concrete; Skyscrapers; Looking northeast toward the construction site and the partially-built cantilever, which provides support for the headdress. The nature of the design demanded that the structural steel had to be perfectly...
103. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing structural steel for the headdress, May 13, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing structural steel for the headdress, May 13, 2003 Cantilever construction; Hoisting machinery; View from below of structural steel for the headdress being installed. Great skill was necessary to build the headdress: not only were there no straight lines to follow on from, but also because the builders...
104. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installation of structural steel for the headdress, May 13, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installation of structural steel for the headdress, May 13, 2003 Cantilever construction; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Flowers; Traffic signs & signals; Streets; Skyscrapers; Lampposts; Looking east, the partially-built headdress is in profile as a crane lifts structural steel into place. The distance the headdress, or proscenium, extends from the stage provides a cover for most of the...
105. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, May 29, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, May 29, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Looking north toward the Pavilion where the structural steel for the headdress is being installed. Many times during construction there were as many as four or five large cranes on site, plus 18 aerial...
106. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, August 10, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, August 10, 2003 Skyscrapers; Streets; Trees; Looking west through the headdress’s structural steel along Washington Street during construction. In addition to being the Pavilion’s signature decorative element, the headdress, or proscenium was...
107. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, newly installed steel panels, May 13, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, newly installed steel panels, May 13, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Scaffolding; Looking northwest toward the newly installed steel and aluminum panels on the west side of the headdress. Once these steel and aluminum panels were installed onto the yellow back up structure, the final...
108. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, June 17, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, June 17, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Looking north at the western-most edge of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion’s headdress, showing steel and aluminum panels onto which the final stainless steel plates were attached. Workers used lifts to reach...
109. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, July 1, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, July 1, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Steel and aluminum panels are added to the underside of the headdress. The headdress, or proscenium, reaches a height of 120 feet above the stage and is an important part of the overall acoustical plan...
110. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, ca. July 1, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, ca. July 1, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Parks; Workers securing the steel and aluminum panels to the structural steel provide a reference to the scale of some of these pieces. The panels ranged from 6 square feet to a staggering 300 square feet.
111. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, November 12, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, installing steel panels, November 12, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Looking north toward the Jay Pritzker Pavilion as the steel and aluminum panels were being installed onto the headdress. In the foreground, the site of the Great Lawn is visible, as is the overhead trellis...
112. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view, installing steel panels, February 14, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view, installing steel panels, February 14, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; Construction equipment; Streets; Snow; An aerial view of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion under construction. Five months before Millennium Park opened to the public, work continues on the Pavilion. Steel and aluminum panels are still being installed...
113. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, headdress, March 4, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, headdress, March 4, 2004 A view of the underside of the ribbons on the headdress. A worker’s yellow hard hat is visible between the folds of steel.
114. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, headdress, March 23, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, headdress, March 23, 2004 Cantilever construction; Construction equipment; Streets; Automobiles; An aerial view of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion’s headdress under construction. The finished stainless steel plates have been installed onto the ribbons of the headdress, or proscenium, and work continues...
115. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, headdress with blue lighting, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, headdress with blue lighting, March 22, 2004 Testing; Lighting; Skyscrapers; Looking north toward the Pavilion at night as it was illuminated in blue during a lighting test. The ribbons and the headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion are even more dramatic at night when they are...
116. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis, June 19, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis, June 19, 2003 Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; A close-up view of part of the trellis before it was installed over the Great Lawn. Inkeeping with Frank Gehry’s distinctive style, the trellis that spans the Great Lawn is not only attractive and adds...
117. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis and headdress, ca. October 17, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis and headdress, ca. October 17, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Looking north toward the Jay Pritzker Pavilion as work continues on the headdress, the stage and the trellis. The trellis, which delivers the sound system to the audience on the Great Lawn, is comprised...
118. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, lighting system, trellis, May 27, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, lighting system, trellis, May 27, 2004 A close-up view of the lighting system attached to parts of the trellis closest to the stage. In addition to supporting the Jay Pritzker Pavilion’s sound system for the Great Lawn the trellis also holds...
119. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, lights and speakers, May 27, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, lights and speakers, May 27, 2004 Cantilever construction; A view showing where the trellis connects with the headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Taken around six weeks before Millennium Park opened to the public, this photograph shows where the trellis and...
120. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, trellis with speakers, June 30, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, trellis with speakers, June 30, 2004 Lawns; Skyscrapers; Trees; Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; Looking northwest from the back of the Great Lawn toward the stage and headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. With a little over two weeks left before Millennium Park opened to the public this photograph...
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