This article is part of our Design special section about water as a source of creativity.
Years of abnormally low rainfall, higher-than-normal temperatures and aging infrastructure have led to a dangerously low water supply for Mexico City.
The issue isn’t a new one for the Mexican capital — in 2014, it was ranked as the third most water-stressed of more than 150 of the planet’s largest cities.
Now, the metropolis faces a water crisis so severe that local authorities recently began imposing rations.
For Javier Sánchez, a low-slung earthen house just west of Mexico City, designed by his architectural firm JSa, reflects an obvious way out of the predicament.
Persons:
Javier Sánchez
Organizations:
Mexico City, —
Locations:
Mexico, Mexico City