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
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FIRST CONCRETE POUR
March 28, 2011
One-foot n’ six-inches [1′- 6″] of concrete pour
FIRST CONCRETE POUR: March 28, 2011
The pour started from the apex of the triangular base.
- Installation of Runners: First Concrete Pour
- Installation of Runners: First Concrete Pour
- Installation of Runners: First Concrete Pour
- Installation of Runners: First Concrete Pour
- Installation of Runners: First Concrete Pour
- Installation of Runners: First Concrete Pour
- Installation of Runners: First Concrete Pour
- Installation of Runners: First Concrete Pour
- Installation of Runners: First Concrete Pour
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