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| Earth removal from site. Approximately 10-ft removed so far. (02/01/04) |
North end of site excavated to basement level - future mouse village . Footings and piers partially poured for east (Garden) and west (University Ave) walls. Retaining wall for Garden side is pretty impressive - approx 20-ft high.(02/21/04) |
Beginning excavation to subbasement level (arrow) at south end of site.03/05/04 |
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| Phases of "garden wall" construction. 1) Steel I-beam and timber layer. 2) Membrane layer. 3) Concrete form construction. 4) Finished wall with concrete layer.(04/09/04) |
Cross section of the Garden Wall. 1) Timber 2) Timber & membrane 3) Steel I-beams 4) Concrete. Concrete piers for vertical steel also shown (arrows) (4/16/04) |
Looking up to the Garden from the sub-basement. Concrete forms being installed over membrane for Garden Wall. Concrete forms for north wall of subbasement on left. (4/16/04) |
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| Looking down into the University Avenue side of the subbasement from the southern edge of the site. (4/16/04) |
Two walls are on the Garden side of the building. The multi-layered "garden wall" (yellow arrows) prevents the garden from sliding into building wall (red arrows). (5/7/04) |
Steel rising from northeast wall - viewed from Garden. (7/02/04) |
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| Basement floor filled in. First steel rising from basement level.(7/2/04) |
First steel rising from northeast wall along Garden. (7/2/04) |
First steel rising from basement level and northeast wall.(7/2/04) |
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| North end - first floor from University Ave. 7/14/04 |
North end - first floor from University Ave. 7/14/04 |
Looking north at a cross-section of the growing building.(7/14/04) |
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| Cross-section of north end viewed from the south (7/30/04) |
Decking installation in the north end. (7/30/04) |
North end roof & third floor viewed from Mudd. (9/12/04) |
