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1. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, planter and ramp under construction, October 15, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, planter and ramp under construction, October 15, 2002 Plant containers; Construction; Construction workers; Sand; Close-up view of planter at the eastern end of the peristyle, and of the ramp behind.
2. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Concrete; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Structural systems; Trusses; Sand; Skyscrapers; The arm of a concrete pump truck extends over SBC Plaza. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background, and the structural steel of the sculpture is to the right. Although the concrete that...
3. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Concrete; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Sand; Structural systems; Trusses; Skyscrapers; The arm of a concrete pump truck extends over SBC Plaza and concrete is poured. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background, and the structural steel of Cloud Gate can be seen to the right....
4. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Ladders; Reflections; Sand; A worker refines the surface of the sculpture using a double action disk sander, rubbing out the fine scratches left from the platen sander.
5. 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...
6. Crown Fountain, chemical feed for water treatment, February 4, 2004 Crown Fountain, chemical feed for water treatment, February 4, 2004 Control rooms; Equipment used for water treatment in Crown Fountain's pump room. After water travels through the fountain and is gathered in the reservoir, it travels through sand filters, strainers, and then chemicals...
7. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, November 14, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, November 14, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Trailers; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Looking south, from the headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, as work continues on the Lawn. Here, piles of sand and gravel are ready to be spread over the surface of the lawn. The Great Lawn was designed...
8. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, walkway, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, walkway, March 22, 2004 Walkways; Sand; Looking northeast toward the Pavilion and the walkway surrounding the trellis.
9. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, walkway, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, walkway, March 22, 2004 Walkways; Sand; Skyscrapers; Looking northeast toward the Pavilion and the walkway surrounding the trellis.
10. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Sand; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Looking north across the future site of the Great Lawn, where a layer of sand is being added to the gravel. Newly installed speakers are visible on the overhead trellis, and the Pavilion's stage, glass...
11. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Sand; Looking north across the future site of the Great Lawn, where a layer of sand is being added to the gravel. Newly installed speakers are visible on the overhead trellis, and the Pavilion's stage, glass...
12. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Sand; Looking north across the future site of the Great Lawn, where a layer of sand is being added to the gravel. Newly installed speakers are visible on the overhead trellis, and the Pavilion's stage, glass...
13. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Skyscrapers; Sand; Looking northeast across the future site of the Great Lawn, where a layer of sand is being added to the gravel. Newly installed speakers are visible on the overhead trellis, and the Pavilion's stage, glass...
14. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Sand; Skyscrapers; Looking north across the future site of the Great Lawn, where a layer of sand is being added to the gravel. Newly installed speakers are visible on the overhead trellis, and the Pavilion's stage, glass...
15. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Sand; Skyscrapers; Looking north across the future site of the Great Lawn, where a layer of sand is being added to the gravel. Newly installed speakers are visible on the overhead trellis, and the Pavilion's stage, glass...
16. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Sand; Looking north across the future site of the Great Lawn, where a layer of sand is being added to the gravel. Newly installed speakers are visible on the overhead trellis, and the Pavilion's stage, glass...
17. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Sand; Skyscrapers; Looking northwest across the future site of the Great Lawn, where a layer of sand is being added to the gravel. Newly installed speakers are visible on the overhead trellis, and the Pavilion's stage, glass...
18. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Sand; Skyscrapers; Looking north across the future site of the Great Lawn, where a layer of sand is being added to the gravel. Newly installed speakers are visible on the overhead trellis, and the Pavilion's stage, glass...
19. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Skyscrapers; Looking northwest across the future site of the Great Lawn, where a layer of sand is being added to the gravel. Newly installed speakers are visible on the overhead trellis, and the Pavilion's stage, glass...
20. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, construction of Great Lawn, March 22, 2004 Sand; Skyscrapers; Construction of the Great Lawn continues as layers of gravel and sand are spread out before being topped with sod. The layers help the Lawn to drain quickly after a heavy rain, for both concert-goers and...
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