For the next few days, the work will be going on in the open air. As of Monday, June 22, though, a construction tent will be put up over the site, cutting off this side view. But the plans are for visitors to continue to watch the pavilion take shape through a clear panel on the north side of the tent.
The aluminum framing is large but not overwhelming. It could easily fit inside the base paths at Wrigley Field. The upper level of the frame looks a bit like the tiara for a giantess, and a large oval emptiness on the west side could be the eye of a cartoon whale.
This initial fitting together of the aluminum tubing seems to be the easy part --- or, at least, the easier part. The work to stretch the fabric over the frame so it fits just right and looks and works the way the designer wants it to will certainly be more difficult, dicier.
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