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Colonial Urbanism Solved Climate. We Forgot.

American cities keep patching problems with the wrong tools: we use 1926 style zoning to fight a 2025 climate, and we wonder why the patient keeps sweating. When in doubt, open the drawer with the old instructions. In 1573, a Spanish royal decree—the Ordinances for the Discovery, New Settlements.

Sep 6, 202524 min