The Week of November 25, 2019 — Windows For the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge, Thanksgiving, and a Rain Storm is Comin’ In!
The featured photo of the Schuman Pavilion pedestrian bridge was taken on Friday, November 22, 2019, while three project superintendents stood below the bridge as they discussed the upcoming window phase scheduled for the following Monday.
Before 8:00 AM, fire proofers were hard at work spraying the final touches of Monokote (fire retardant) to the beams and columns.At 10:40 AM, I arrived on site as the first 1,000-pound window panel was being set on the west side of the Schuman Pavilion pedestrian bridge.After clipping the window panel to the upper and lower “monkey bars,” which are welded to the steel beams, the window installers bolted the panel to the “monkey bars.”
The Second Panel
The Making of a Reflection
The installation of the second panel created a reflection of the iconic Medical Center sign.
A Brief Pause in the Installation Action
The reflector becomes the reflection.TWhile on the Schuman Pavilion pedestrian bridge waiting for the third panel, I captured Andrew seemingly casting a spell on a levitating (actually hanging) handheld power drill.
The Installation of the Third Panel as Viewed From the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge
The Magic of Spandrel Glass
“An opaque glass used in curtain walls to conceal spandrel beams, columns, or other internal structural construction.”
— The Free DICTIONARY BY FARLEX
The Medical Center’s iconic towers are reflected in the newly installed glass panels on the west side of the Shuman Pavilion pedestrian bridge. Looking through the glass at the glass in the Medical Center tower. The backside of the Spandrel glass is visible.The Schuman Pavilion pedestrian bridge with its newly installed glass panels as viewed from the northwest second-floor popout, which connects to the bridge. The inside of the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian bridge as viewed from the second floor of the elevator tower. Tarps cover the overpass to protect the fire retardant from getting wet during the predicted rainstorm.
The Elevator Tower, A Hole in the Roof
Section of corrugated steel to be cut out for the elevator shaft extension.The corrugated metal that was cut from the roof of the Schuman Pavilion to make room for the elevator shaft extension is being removed from the roof.
After the Thanksgiving Day Storm
Three Time Periods in the Day
Three Elevations
This week’s post will end with three sets of three images representing three elevations and three-time periods in the day.
After graduate school Dennis accepted a position at Loma Linda University. He worked there for 42 years in the areas of administration and financial management, also teaching accounting and management to dietetic students at the School of Public Health. Through the years Dennis has chronicled the growth of the campus, including the construction of the Drayson Center and the Centennial Complex and the razing of Gentry Gym. He is the author of "The Mound City Chronicles: A Pictorial History of Loma Linda University, A Health Sciences Institution 1905 - 2005." dEp 09.30.2016 🔨
Looks like they took down the scaffolding under the walkway connector on the north west side of the new hospital.