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A modern grand tour, Sam Cox on garden design, and plants in space
We go on a grand tour for the 21st century, discuss better apartment design, visit landscape designer Sam Cox in his naturalistic garden, and look to the future when plants can survive on the Moon and sustain us as we journey Mars.
Published: with Jonathan Green
Duration: 54 minutes 4 seconds
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To the ends of the earth
Grand tours for the aristocracy in centuries gone by were filled with art and architecture to fulfil the senses.
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Duration: 15 minutes 53 seconds
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Reinventing apartment living
As higher density increases in our cities and we look for housing solutions, how can apartment design be improved?
Dr Elizabeth Farrelly is the founder and CEO of the Better Cities Initiative, an organisation which is calling for better planning…
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Duration: 12 minutes
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Sam Cox and naturalistic design
Sam Cox is a landscape designer who learnt his craft from one of the leaders in naturalistic garden design, the late Gordon Ford.
He takes us on a tour of his garden and reflects on how we can all learn from the natural contours of the landscape.
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Duration: 12 minutes 46 seconds
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Plants in space
What role can the humble duckweed play as humans embark on missions to the Moon and Mars?
And what lessons can be learned about food security here on Earth?
Professor Matthew Gilliham is the director Plants for Space, a consortium of academics who…
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Duration: 11 minutes 59 seconds