Editorial · November 2026
The word resilience comes from the Latin resilire: to leap back. A resilient steel takes a blow, deforms, and recovers its shape. Applied to people and cities, the metaphor carries an uncomfortable assumption: that someone is going to keep on hitting.
Elsie RalstonOct 30
Óscar Pastor Paredes · Oct 30 · 17 min read
David Mora Torres & Román Bahena Cárdenas, del Consultorio Arquitectónico Para Vivienda-CAVI · Oct 30 · 12 min read
Mariana Alegre Escorza · Oct 30 · 6 min read
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