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DesignerWaibel & Associates Landscape ArchitectureFabricatorCAID IndustriesPhotographyRobb WilliamsonApplicationsArt & SignageLocationPhoenix, AZ, US

Arizona Centennial Way Celebration

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Arizona's “Centennial Way”, honors Arizona’s 100 years of statehood by transforming the imperative roadway with wider sidewalks and crosswalks, enhanced street and pedestrian lighting, as well as benches, canopies, and displays that feature historical and cultural information about Arizona’s counties.

For Arizona's centennial celebration in 2012, a major and revitalizing streetscape-renovation project was undertaken in order to help beautify an arterial road connecting the downtown area to the Arizona capitol. The project, "Centennial Way", honors Arizona's 100 years of statehood by transforming the imperative roadway with wider sidewalks and crosswalks, enhanced street and pedestrian lighting, as well as benches, canopies, and displays that feature historical and cultural information about Arizona's counties. Among the numerous cultural displays, a "Tribal Walk" is one featured stopping point, paying homage to Arizona's 22 Native American Tribes.

In the “Tribal Walk” Banker Wire S-4 woven wire mesh pattern in stainless steel, was utilized to the backdrop for the displays on "Centennial Way." The mesh is incorporated through the structure, providing a decorative surface that also acts as attachment points for the displayed information. This demonstrated Banker's exclusive embossing technology. Completely cold-formed during the crimping process, the material transitions from round, glossy surfaces to highly faceted satin surfaces throughout the process. This heavy and dense wire mesh pattern will accentuate any project and add intricate details throughout the project.

The image clearly shows one great example of how thought in design can create functionality and make an area aesthetically pleasing. It is distinctly modern, with the sophistication of wire mesh in the signage that can easily be incorporated within the feel of a campus. This design has ensured not only durability and visibility but also helped adorn the visual appeal of the campus. It will establish the new benchmark of design on campus with innovative materials like decorative wire mesh, setting up the signage along Centennial Way to create a warm and inspirational environment for all its students, staff, and visitors.

 
The Tribal Walk displays utilize Banker Wire's S-4 mid-fill woven wire mesh as a decorative surface which also acts as attachment points for the displays.Each display using stainless steel S-4 is as unique and diverse as Arizona.S-4 is a wire mesh pattern that features rounded glossy surfaces and faceted satin surfaces adding a unique detail to each display.Even though S-4 is a more densely woven wire mesh pattern, it still allows pedestrians to see just through it, giving an interesting texture to the area around it.Wire mesh can integrate with a wide variety of applications, making it a highly desirable material to work with. Here, S-4 blends with it's environment while still adding a metallic touch to each display.Sunlight sparkles off of S-4 wire mesh used on the Centennial Way Tribal Walk displays. Wire mesh can add texture and shine to nearly any project.The subtle detail of stainless steel s-4 adds a unique metallic pop to the neutral colored Tribal Walk displays.At night, the stainless steel of S-4 picks up and highlights the various colors glowing from the displays.