Jan 7, 2017
“The big scene-stealing move for Jacaranda Avenue—named for the purple flowering trees found in arid climates—is a crocheted canopy that would drape over the existing roadway. The structure would be made from loosely knit sisal, the same material that’s woven into outdoor rugs.
Sisal is made from the fibers of the agave plant, which grows easily and with little water in Phoenix’s climate, making the canopies environmentally sustainable and easy to replicate and repair.”