Crown Fountain
Designed by Jaume Plensa

General Information about the Park

Pritzker Pavilion by Frank Gehry

Great Chicago Places & Spaces Tour

BP Pedestrian Bridge by Gehry

Lurie Garden

Construction Info

Bike Facility

McCormick Tribune Ice Rink

Kapoor Sculpture

"Green" Features

Harris Music and Dance Theater

Park Grill

Jaume Plensa Designed Fountain Under Construction


Probably my favorite addition to the park besides the Gehry Bandshell and Bridge, is this new double fountain with two towers each 50 feet high that will display images and video. This fountain designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa and funded by a donation from Crown Family, will really be the future of what modern fountains will try to emulate. Kruek & Sexton Archictects' site has really good pictures of what the fountain will do, and of a completed working image, really interesting to see it working this summer.

Glass bricks specially made for the fountain

LED's - Description of new technology needed to create this water fountain for the park.

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