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City of Indio, Jackson Street Shade Structure
Indio, California
Completed in 2025

Yellow zinc chromate plated steel, glass

Concept and design: Wes Heiss & Marek Walczak
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Derived from Indio’s history with date palms, this ¾ mile sculptural structure on Jackson St. provides valuable shade and connects the CV Link to the downtown. Local school children drew shadows of palms & we translated those drawings onto perforated shadow-casting panels. An undulating structure reflects the surrounding mountains.


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