17. Architecture Biennale, Venice, 2021

In northern Italy's Trentino region, an annual effort takes place to preserve the Presena Glacier from climate change. Initiated in 2008, workers cover the glacier with large industrial textiles, preventing its melting due to rising temperatures. The covered area has grown to about 120,000 square meters, using petroleum-derived textiles with a limited lifespan of around two years. This paradoxical act, burning 34 tonnes of plastics annually, releases approximately 20 tonnes of CO2.