How 18th-century gardening innovations reshaped the modern built environment
In short: Explore how technologies originally designed for English gardens—from water engineering to greenhouse heating—eventually transformed our cities, infrastructure, and architecture.
In this lecture, economic historian Sir Roderick Floud examines the unexpected legacy of horticultural advancement. He traces how 17th and 18th-century developments in water engineering, used to create artificial lakes, paved the way for modern dams. Furthermore, he explores how the necessity of central heating for greenhouses and the use of glass in gardening influenced broader construction and the evolution of our modern landscape.
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