This story reminds me of this cool shade solution from Spain, where grandmas gather and crochet canopies for the street. They allow the women to get critical social time and lower the ground temps by as much as 10 degrees.
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I've heard of that before! It would be cool (in both senses of the term) if that could be done in various places in the US, but it could be difficult to get whatever necessary approvals from the building owners and city officials.
Depending on the fiber of the yarn, it could be relatively hardy. But it would probably need to be replaced every once in a while. Which would be a great thing! Planners could focus on certain local events to come up with colors, patterns, etc.
Yeah, I wonder what the most ideal yarn fiber would be for that kind of thing. I can't really find out (from a quick search, at least) how often it gets replaced or what specific yarn type they used. https://suzannelovellinc.com/blog/a-crochet-roof/
On the video, it mentions that they started with wool, but that retained too much moisture when it rained, so they switched to acrylic. They also mentioned that new bits are added each summer, but old ones can stay up a couple of summers. Pretty impressive!
The shopping arcades in Japan were WAY cooler than the uncovered streets. They're considered a bit old fashioned now sadly, and modern stuff is more car centric.
Sind Opas auch dabei? Oder Männer, die mit fossilen Energien die Welt verbrennen?
Oder müssen Frauen auch diese Carearbeit wieder fast alleine machen? 🙂😇
30 years ago in Buenos Aires, surface parking lots pretty normally had black fabric shades over them. Although I've always suspected that white would be better overall.
Ive seen a similar installation using umbrellas, and another more elaborate structure having colored acrylic panels that washed the ground plain in color…but this has a definite regional flavor thats both unique and beautiful
I'm using it for a fantasy milieu, on a hot tropical archipelago.
I'm thinking sun would bleach color & destroy fibers. But my fantasy world has a silicon-based fiber that already helps build bridges & macrame tree-cities. So intricate canopies will be no problem. ❤️
I live in ☀️ Los Angeles County ☀️, so I get confidently say the sun will definitely destroy this. But I think a non-fantasy solution is simply making it anew every year. Which has lovely cultural implications!
I know Spain gets intense heat, and I've never lived there, so I can't compare -- but I would not be surprised if the destructive power of the Los Angeles sun is in a different class. It eats things up!
Wow that is GORGEOUS! Seems like a good use for recycled fibers, perhaps? Very curious about the logistics and longevity of something like this. Thank you for sharing!
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Also: pigeons.
In a more desert clime, it seems like it'd be a really good idea.
A lot of cities aren't able to keep greenery near their thoroughfares, and the ones that do, don't always permit them to provide enough shade.
Oder müssen Frauen auch diese Carearbeit wieder fast alleine machen? 🙂😇
30 years ago in Buenos Aires, surface parking lots pretty normally had black fabric shades over them. Although I've always suspected that white would be better overall.
Ive seen a similar installation using umbrellas, and another more elaborate structure having colored acrylic panels that washed the ground plain in color…but this has a definite regional flavor thats both unique and beautiful
https://youtu.be/NpNuxwfasHU?si=5oWEmJmEwxo8RtPu
I'm thinking sun would bleach color & destroy fibers. But my fantasy world has a silicon-based fiber that already helps build bridges & macrame tree-cities. So intricate canopies will be no problem. ❤️
I know Spain gets intense heat, and I've never lived there, so I can't compare -- but I would not be surprised if the destructive power of the Los Angeles sun is in a different class. It eats things up!
https://youtu.be/9WOeh-BErkw?si=H3VGPP0lr4OHRNBR
I'm guessing it doesn't rain much there or is this a specific type of yarn that is water resistant?
I'm in pretty bad shape today, but regardless you have my apologies. /gen