Installation of Runners: First Concrete Pour

The Runners – by Prof. Theodoros Papagiannis

Documentation of  the installation of the Runners

Location: O’Hare International Airport, at I-190, just before it joins I-90.

The sculpture is donated by the Athens Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International.

“The Runners”, is a massive 18-foot x 40-foot sculpture, with 10 individual runner statues. Each of the first five runners, is about 6,000 pounds [3 tons] and each of the later empty runners, is about 12,000 pounds [5-6 tons]. This major installation went through many different stages.

 

 

 

• By March 14, 2011, the site was prepped for the statues installation with fencing of the area and excavation.
• 21 March: Setting plates and rebar were installed..
• 28 March: First concrete pour..
• 05 April: Installation of The Runners statues
• 11 April: Second concrete pour..
• 20 April: Third and Final concrete pour

All images are copyright © Jyoti Srivastava. Please do not use any image without written permission.

 

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FIRST CONCRETE POUR

March 28, 2011

One-foot n’ six-inches [1′- 6″] of concrete pour

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FIRST CONCRETE POUR: March 28, 2011

The pour started from the  apex of the triangular base.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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