Night view of the Crown Fountain | Crown Fountain is an interactive public fountain in Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States by Jaume Plensa that opened in July 2004.[1][2] It is located on the east side of Michigan Avenue across from the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District, north of the Art Institute of Chicago and south of the McCormick Tribune Plaza and Ice Rink between Madison and Monroe streets. The fountain consists of a black granite reflecting pool that measures 48 feet (14.6 m) in width, 232 feet (70.7 m) in length and has an approximate water depth of .25 in (6.4 mm).[1] It contains two LED screen, glass brick sculptures, one at each end, measuring 50 feet (15.2 m) in height, 23 feet (7 m) in width, 16 feet (4.9 m) in depth.[1] The construction and design cost $17 million, $10 million of which was donated by the Crown family, for whom the fountain is named.[2][3] Jaume Plensa (born 1955) is a Catalan artist from Barcelona, Spain. ...
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The fountain is animated through a continuous dynamic exhibit of lights and electronic images.[1] The towers display images from a diverse selection of Chicago citizens, in tribute to all Chicagoans. A total of 1000 faces of Chicagoans are displayed in rotation so that the water has the illusion of flowing from the water outlet through the mouths of the images just as traditional fountains spout water from the open mouths of mythical gargoyles.[4][1] The images typically portray puckered lips spouting water.[2] The water feature operates from mid-spring through mid-fall each year (weather permitting,) while the images operate year-round.[4] For example, in 2006 the water feature was opened on April 15th.[4] The artist intends to portray the social evolution of the city by updating the collection of images.[1] When the water is not spouting out of the outlet on the front of the tower it cascades down each of the facades. The images are displayed in random order.[2] This article is about gargoyles, the statues. ...
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The waterfall is as popular as the spout among visitors Krueck & Sexton Architects designed a special stainless steel T-frame to bear both the gravity load of the 50 foot walls and to withstand the lateral wind forces. The frame holds all the glass blocks, but it transfers the load to the base in a zigzag pattern. .5 in (12.7 mm) diameter rods anchor to the structure and project into the frame for lateral stability while triangular corner brackets add support.[5] The 630 foot high, stainless-clad (type 304L) Gateway Arch defines St. ...
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The glass was custom made by hand by a factory in Pittsburgh, PA and fitted into small sections of the frame. Approximately 7 sections were shipped by truck per face. The glass is white glass rather than the usual green glass that results from the iron content of glass. White glass increases image clarity but makes dirt more visible.[5] Each block is 5 in (12.7 cm) x 10 in (25.4 cm) x 2 in (5.08 cm) with glass thin enough to avoid image distortion, and on each only the facing glass is clear while the other 5 surfaces are textured.[2] City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area - Total - Water 151. ...
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An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...
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The water is pumped and recirculated through the fountain. It both spills over the fountain top and arcs through the spout at various times. The water continuously spills over the fountain down the sides of the towers and intermittently spouts from the nozzle.[2] The water is filtered and pumped from the level of the underground parking garage. Two essential custom fittings contribute to the artistic harmony of the fountain: A custom glass block for the upper edge serves the dual purpose of gently guiding the water's descent while maintaining the perception of invisibility; a plastic nozzle was fitted to the stainless steel frame to control the waterflow at a rate that will not cause the city to be liable for injury by interactive participants.[6] Dual pump rooms located below each tower draw water from a reservior beneath the reflecting pool. Although consideration was given to omitting an LED tile for the spout, it was determined that each image would look like it was missing a tooth. Instead, one tile in each tower is recessed about 6 in (152.4 mm) to allow the installation of 1 in (25.4 mm) clear tubing for the water feature.[2] Rocket Nozzle A nozzle is a mechanical device designed to control the characteristics of a fluid flow as it exits from an enclosed chamber into some medium. ...
The physical demands of LED screens, in particular the red, green, and blue long-life bulbs and the requisite circuitry, created three major challenges: supporting the physical structure, combating heat buildup, and optimizing legibility of the display. The LED structure is not supported as a 50 foot tall wall, but rather as a segments that are noticeable by visible horizontal bands that show where the LED equipment is supported every few feet. The heat is handled by fans that cool the air at the bottom that works its way through the chimney-like tower. Legibility was determined to be optimal with LED lights 2 in (50.8 mm) behind the glass.[7] Look up Chimney in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
An additional challenge was designing the structure to facilitate interior access for ongoing maintenance and repairs while accommodating two-levels of underground parking underneath. This challenge was solved by combining a T-bar grid to absorb weight with about 150 “outriggers” or “tiebacks” inserted through the video wall to support the glass blocks and absorb wind loads. This design allows removal of individual glass blocks for cleaning or repair without disruption to the display. The filtered air inside the towers helps minimize the need for cleaning, however.[2]
The control center for the tower that contols the synchronization of images, water flow, and lighting color and intensity is located beneath one of the towers in a 550 sq ft (51.1 m²) room. The room houses high-definition video servers and equipment temperature sensors. Hard drives contain all of the individual files of faces. Generally, the computer programs run automatically to perform tasks such as determining when the face will pucker and, if weather conditions permit, when to turn the water on and off. It was determined that using low resolution images rather than high was both less expensive and improved the optimal viewing point for the displays.[2] Generally, high-definition refers to an increase in resolution or clarity such as in: High-definition television (HDTV), television formats that have a higher resolution than their contemporary counterparts High-definition video, which is used in HDTV broadcasting, as well as digital film and computer HD video file formats HDV...
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- ^ a b c The Crown Fountain. Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
- ^ a b Crown Fountain. a weekly dose of architecture (2005-03-07). Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
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