How to Make Ice in the Desert: Architectures to Restore Our Health and That of the Planet

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In How to Make Ice in the Desert, Francisco Colom explores how our relationship with the environment through buildings has evolved, dismantles the myths of sustainability centered on energy efficiency, and proposes an antifragile architecture that helps us reconnect with nature.

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Cite: "How to Make Ice in the Desert: Architectures to Restore Our Health and That of the Planet" [Cómo hacer hielo en el desierto: Arquitecturas para recuperar nuestra salud y la del planeta] 07 Jul 2026. ArchDaily. (Trans. Diaz, Valentina) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1044339/how-to-make-ice-in-the-desert-architectures-to-restore-our-health-and-that-of-the-planet> ISSN 0719-8884
Cover of the book "How to Make Ice in the Desert." Credits: Francisco Colom

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