Rain garden image with the caption 'the landscape changes color: from green to blue, to manage water scarcity and wxcess' by landscape architect Valerio Cozzi

Climate impact in urban transformations

The effects of climate change on our cities: on Friday, June 26, 2026, I will address this topic from a landscape design perspective during the interdisciplinary training seminar “Climate Impact in Urban Transformations organized by the Municipality of Milan, the Board of Architects PPC of Milan, the Board of Engineers of Milan and the State Property Agency.

Together with architect Simona Basilico, we will illustrate concrete solutions and design approaches to manage urgent environmental challenges such as drought and extreme weather events. We will highlight recent projects like Feel UpTown—a model integrating nature and urban innovation—and Rain Garden, a sustainable stormwater management system based on Nature-based Solutions (NbS).

The free event aims to explore technical-cultural aspects and best practices for designers and public administrations. It will take place in person at the Conference Hall of Palazzo Reale in Milan, as well as online via webinar.

  • Target Audience: Professionals, public employees
  • Where: Palazzo Reale, Milan + online webinar
  • When: Friday, June 26, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
  • Training Credits (CFP): Architects: 4 professional ethics CFPs; Engineers: 3 CFPs; Surveyors: 4 CFPs; Agronomists: 0.479 CFPs

Cost: Free

Invito all'evento dedicato a Gilberto Oneto

A lake of landscapes. Gilberto Oneto legacy

On Saturday 14 March 2026, I will be commemorating the landscape architect Gilberto Oneto together with my friend and colleague, Massimo Semola. To celebrate National Landscape Day, we will retrace the legacy that this Piedmontese master left on the Verbano area and on us professionals, ten years after his disappearance.

Sat 14 March 2026 – h 17:00
Casa Ceretti, via Roma 42, Verbania, Italy
Lago di paesaggi, ladro di paesaggi. Gilberto Oneto e il Verbano
(Lake of landscapes, thief of landscapes. Gilberto Oneto and the Verbano territory)

A conversation between Massimo Semola e Valerio Cozzi, landscape architects
moderator Carlo Ghisolfi
introduction by arch. Matteo Gambaro, President of the Architects Board of Novara and VCO
Free admittance

Invitation to a talk on Gilberto Oneto, Italian landscape architect
Hug a tree!

Happy new year!

Thank you for this year spent together. Near or far, it is good to share the desire and commitment to make this world a better place through gardens. Best wishes for a blooming 2025!    

Il Giardino botanico di Villa Monastero affacciato sul lago di Como

Guided tour to the botanic garden of Villa Monastero

On Wednesday 5 June I will guide a tour to the botanical garden of Villa Monastero, illustrating on site the landscape project and the ongoing redevelopment works financed by the European Union Next Generation Eu. The visit will give the opportunity to read one of the jewels of Lake Como from the standpoint of the designer and works manager.

Villa Monastero has a unique linear garden that can be discovered only by walking it all back and forth, enjoying step by step the exquisite game between its floristic and artistic heritage and the panorama.

Together with architect Paola Bassani who cured the restoration project of the sculptural apparatus, I will delve into the compositional and technical aspects of the landscape works that are going to be completed by December 2024.

The event, organized by the Culture, Environment and Landscape Commission of the OAPPC Varese, provides 1 professional training credit for architects.
Limited places available, Registration by June 4th by writing to formazione@ordinarchitettivarese.it

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Villa Monastero, the renovated fountain staircase
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Sketch illustrating the renovation intent for the fountain staircase of Villa Monastero in Varenna. Drawing by landscape architect Valerio Cozzi
Project sketch by landscape designer Valerio Cozzi