Follows intrepid individuals as they try to design and construct the home of their dreams.
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British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.
A documentary series profiling architects who are using design as a form of activism and resistance to tackle the world’s urban, environmental and social crises. The series follows architects from Vietnam, Nigeria, Spain, Pakistan, Israel/Occupied West Bank and Brazil who believe architecture can do more than iconic towers and luxury flats – turning away from elite “starchitecture” to design for the majority.
Kevin McCloud follows households as they embark on an epic mission to construct their own homes, creating brand-new streets in Britain's biggest self-build project
Having spent the best part of 10 years talking about buildings, getting excited about new technologies and materials, plus critiquing the emotional journey of more than 50 Grand Designers – finally, it's time to turn the tables on Kevin McCloud's traditional role and watch him build his own house. But, clearly it won't be that straightforward...
Kevin McCloud follows an innovative community-led regeneration scheme in Castleford.
Discover how Singapore's architects and futurists plan to radically transform the city in response to the daunting challenges it faces.
Hosted by Suzanne Whang, the show takes viewers behind the scenes as individuals, couples and families learn what to look for and decide whether or not a home is meant for them. Focusing on the emotional experience of finding and purchasing a new home, each episode follows a prospective buyer and real estate agent through the home-buying process, from start to finish.
Under the leadership of architect Samppa Lappalainen, we follow the passion projects of house builders from the beginning, from the design table through construction stages and challenges to the finished dream home. Where did the old dreams start and what kind of work must be done to fulfill the dreams? And was all the hard work worth it?
Design expert Kevin McCloud secures breathtaking vantage points from which to view impressive feats of architecture as he scales some of Britain's highest structures.
They are some of the world’s all-time greatest building projects. Most have stood the test of time, but with today’s technology, could they be duplicated and done better?
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The enormous popularity of recent British dramas such as Downton Abbey, Mr. Selfridge, and Sherlock, has led to vast interest in the real-life stories and history of the icons of Great Britain. Each episode of this series visits a famous British building or institution to explore its past and present, meeting a wide range of experts and historians along the way.
The show traces the history of architecture and urban planning in Reykjavík in the twentieth century. The series begins in 1915, in the big fire where many wooden houses in the town were destroyed. Then the time of the concrete houses began.
Kevin McCloud presents Grand Designs Abroad. The stakes are higher, the risks are multiplied, and the ambition - to build your dream home in the perfect European location - is greater than ever.
Personal reflections on the best of 20th Century architecture.
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This series travels the length and breadth of Britain to find out how the Victorians built Britain. It uncovers the incredible and surprising stories behind iconic landmarks; discovers the hidden heroes behind the epic constructions; and finds out how the incredible advances made by the Victorians forged the world we live in today.
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9 episodes • 2010
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushfire House | Oct 21, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Very Small House | Oct 28, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Southport Heritage House | Nov 4, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Clovelly House | Nov 11, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Lake Bennett House | Nov 18, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hamptons House | Nov 25, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Fish Creek Church House | Dec 2, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Cottage Point House | Dec 9, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Indented Head House | Dec 16, 2010 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2012
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton Sixties | Apr 5, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Paynesville Industrial | Apr 12, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Five Dock Retro | Apr 19, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kyneton Flat Pack | Apr 26, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Trinity Beach Pole House | May 3, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Gladysdale Dry Stone House | May 10, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Stonyfell Watertank | May 17, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Yellingbo Artist's House | May 24, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Battery Point Glass House | May 31, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Steels Creek Earth House | Jun 7, 2012 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2012
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield Indoor/Outdoor | Oct 18, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Hampton Timber | Oct 25, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Balnarring Rammed Earth | Nov 1, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Warburton Arch House | Nov 8, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Byron Bay Beach House | Nov 15, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Annandale Urban House | Nov 22, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Barossa Valley Glass House | Nov 29, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ocean View House | Dec 6, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Surry Hills Small House Revisited | Apr 15, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Clovelly House Revisited | Apr 22, 2013 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2013
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inverloch Sand Dune House | Oct 10, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 2 | South Melbourne Brick | Oct 17, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Torrens Park Modern Mansion | Oct 24, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Hornsby Heights Adobe | Oct 31, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Richmond Inner City | Nov 7, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Forest Lodge Eco House | Nov 14, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ilford Sheep Station | Nov 21, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hunters Hill Textural | Nov 28, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 9 | King Island Whale Tail | Dec 5, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dynyrnne Curved | Dec 12, 2013 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2014
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Graceville Container House | Oct 9, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mt. Eliza Modern | Oct 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Claremont Origami | Oct 23, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Foxground Pavilion | Oct 30, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Port Melbourne Urban Green | Nov 6, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Toowoomba English Farmhouse | Nov 13, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Williamstown Bluestone | Nov 20, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Brookfield Spotted Gum | Nov 27, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Pipers Creek Strawbale House | Dec 4, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Faraday Aussie Bush House | Dec 11, 2014 | 0.0 |
11 episodes • 2015
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yackandandah | Jun 4, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Harcourt | Jun 11, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Kinglake | Jun 18, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 4 | East Melbourne, VIC | Nov 5, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Launceston, TAS | Nov 12, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kuitpo, SA | Nov 19, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 7 | North Balgowlah, NSW | Nov 26, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Turners Beach Eucalyptus House | Dec 3, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Deakin Retro '70s House | Dec 10, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Northcote Vinegar Factory | Dec 17, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Kevin McCloud's Top 10 Grand Designs Australia | Apr 20, 2017 | 0.0 |
14 episodes • 2017
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Bondi Urban Cliff, NSW | Apr 27, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Maianbar Cross Laminated Timber, NSW | May 4, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Verrierdale Tent House, QLD | May 11, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Hillbank Medieval, SA | May 18, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ocean Shores Chipboard, NSW | May 25, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kensington Curvy, VIC | Jun 1, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Aldinga Beach Dune, SA | Jun 8, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Stirling Glass Stone House, SA | Jun 15, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Hamilton Japanese Queenslander, QLD | Jun 22, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Daylesford Long House, VIC | Jan 11, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Tallebudgera Valley Queenslander, QLD | Jan 18, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 12 | French Island Barge, VIC | Jan 25, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Stanley Windmill, TAS | Feb 1, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Coombs Curtain Wall House, ACT | Feb 8, 2018 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2019
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Euroa, VIC | Jul 17, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Elsternwick, VIC | Jul 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Curl Curl, NSW | Jul 31, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Lockleys, SA | Aug 7, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Lewisham, TAS | Aug 14, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Toolangi, VIC | Aug 21, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rivett, ACT | Aug 28, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Suffolk Park, NSW | Sep 4, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mt Tamborine, QLD | Sep 11, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dee Why, NSW | Sep 18, 2019 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 2021
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mystery Bay, NSW | Mar 31, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Hawthorn, VIC | Apr 7, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Tamar, TAS | Apr 14, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 4 | North Perth, WA | Apr 21, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Hawkesbury, NSW | Apr 28, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Greenwich, NSW | May 5, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ascot, QLD | May 12, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Coburg, VIC | May 19, 2021 | 0.0 |
16 episodes • 2022
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goobarragandra, NSW | May 5, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Inverloch, VIC | May 12, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Carlton, VIC | May 19, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Coffee Camp, NSW | May 26, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Chain of Lagoons, TAS | Jun 2, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Clunes, NSW | Jun 9, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bullsbrook, WA | Jun 16, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 8 | North Melbourne, VIC | Jun 23, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Whittlesea 'Earth', VIC | Jan 25, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Torquay 'Raw Concrete', VIC | Feb 1, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Newtown 'Hat Factory', NSW | Feb 8, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Clarence 'Container House', NSW | Feb 15, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Carrickalinga 'Shed', SA | Feb 22, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Norwood 'Gold', SA | Mar 1, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Dooralong 'Elemental', NSW | Mar 8, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Coober Pedy 'Dug Out', SA | Mar 15, 2023 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2024
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin McCloud Special | Oct 10, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Fish Creek | Oct 10, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Mount Waverley | Oct 10, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Huon | Oct 10, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Benowa | Oct 10, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sutton Farm | Oct 10, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Surry Hills | Oct 10, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Strath Creek | Oct 10, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Buderim | Oct 10, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Newtown Impossible | Dec 12, 2024 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2025
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cygnet Earthship | Oct 16, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Horse Shoe Hill | Oct 23, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rye Cave | Oct 30, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dover Heights | Nov 6, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Blue Mountains Tardis | Nov 13, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sherwood River | Nov 20, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Yass Earth Berm | Nov 27, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Interlaken Lodge | Dec 4, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Hunter Valley | Dec 11, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Yarraville Pigeon | Dec 18, 2025 | 0.0 |