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Donor:

Henry Crown and Company

Artist:

Jaume Plensa

Program Managers / Client Representative:

U.S. Equities Development LLC

Architect:

Kreuk and Sexton

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Crown Fountain at Millenium Park
Chicago, USA  

Project Features:

  • Waterfalls (50 foot cascade down 4 sides of 2 glass block towers)
  • One reflecting pool (232 feet long by 48 feet wide by 1/8" deep) joins the two facing glass block structures in the middle.
  • Custom waterspout of clear acrylic (Gargoyle effect)

About the Project:

Chicago is home to a number of architectural landmarks. In 2004 they unveiled their newest landmark, Millenium Park, a world-class artistic and architectural extravaganza just off the famed "Magnficent Mile". The park has transformed unsightly railroad tracks and parking lots along prime lakefront into an architectural showcase. A collection of world-class artists, architects, planners, landscape artists and designers contributed to this unprecedented landmark. Crystal Fountains worked with the artist Jaume Plensa and full design team on the "Crown Fountain" taking interactive art, technology and water-shaping to new levels.