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Metal Lotus – by Terrence Karpowicz
Installed: Sep 25, 2013.
Location: 360 W. Hubbard Street.
Commissioned by the Habitat Company in conjunction with Hubbard Place Development
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Installation of Lotus
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On a beautiful autumn day, Set 25, 2013, Lotus was installed at 360 W. Hubbard Street. Vector Fabricating was closely involved with the installation process. For installation images.. . click here..
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Here is a photo Documentation of the different Stages of fabrication of Lotus..
Fabrication of Metal Lotus – by Terry Karpowicz
August, 2013
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- Pipe Sections ready to be assembeled
- Assembly of sculpture – Erik Lowe, Adrian Calderon & Seth Goddard
- Assembly of 8″ Pipe Sections
- Assembly of 8″ Pipe Sections – Derick Malkemus
- Assembled Metal Lotus
- Assembled Metal Lotus – in Vector yard
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July 2013

Fitting the 12″ Pipes – Derick Malkemus
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- Stored in the Yard prior to assembly
- Fitting the 12″ Pipes – Derick Malkemus
- Twisting the Pipes into alignment
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June 2013

Fitting the Sections – Barry Hehemann & Derick Malkemus
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- A complete 12″ Pipe section
- Cutting to length 12 ” Pipe – Erik Lowe
- Fitting the Circumference
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June 2013
- Rolled Pipe from CMRP received at Vector
- 12″ Pipe Rolled and cut to length
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April 2013
Steel Pipes being Rolled at Chicago Metal Rolled Products [CMRP].. click here..
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- Steel pipe bending at Chicago Metal Rolled Products
- Steel pipe bending at Chicago Metal Rolled Products
- Dan Wendt [from Chicago Metal Rolled Products] and Terry Karpowicz
- Steve Mueller, Dan Wendt and Terry Karpowicz at Chicagoi Metal Rolled Products
- Illustrations
- Illustrations
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March 2013

3-D rendering by Seth Goddard
3-D rendering by Seth Goddard

3-D rendering by Seth Goddard
- Maquette
- Maquette
- 3-D rendering
- Scheme-A
- Scheme-B
- Scheme-C
Rendering by Ceyda Akosman [March 2013]
- Rendering by Ceyda Akosman
- Rendering by Ceyda Akosman
- Rendering by Ceyda Akosman