Climate & Resilience

2 articles · Updated perspectives on this topic

April 2026

2 articles

From the Medici Villas to the Malibu Rebuild

The 12 Medici villas inscribed by UNESCO in 2013 were built for the same Csa Mediterranean climate that now defines coastal Los Angeles. After the January 2025 Palisades fire, that climate logic is the rebuild brief.

April 20, 2026 · 7 min read

Citing Ministero della Cultura / UNESCO Italy, Ville e Giardini Medicei, Ville e Giardini Medicei

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The Italian Villa Is a Los Angeles Building Type

Central Italy and coastal Southern California are both Köppen-Geiger Csa. The Italian villa is a 2,000-year climate instrument — and it is site-correct in Los Angeles for the same reason it was in Tivoli.

April 20, 2026 · 7 min read

Citing Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (Copernicus), Princeton University Press, Internet Archive / Getty Research Institute

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April 2026

From the Medici Villas to the Malibu Rebuild

The Italian Villa Is a Los Angeles Building Type

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