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Grand Designs at 25

Game-changing designs from the iconic series

Kevin McCloud

$59.99

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Quarto Books
08 October 2024
Grand Designs at 25 is the ultimate celebration of the greatest TV series on modern architecture and design in Britain. Featuring Kevin McCloud's selection of the most game-changing constructions from the past 25 years, the book explores some of the most iconic - and challenging - builds ever seen on TV.

 From eco-builds to luxurious constructions, Grand Designs has undeniably impacted the world of architecture and design. Showcasing the most ambitious builds and touching human dramas from the series, Kevin provides readers with his famously insightful commentary, emphasising the journey that Grand Designs and its fans have embarked on over the past 25 years.

Along the way, he offers a fascinating perspective on how home design has evolved to reflect contemporary lifestyles and highlights the significant legacy of this award-winning programme.

Don't miss Grand Designs at 25, the essential collection of the most legendary builds from this perennially popular series, as chosen by Kevin McCloud himself.
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Imprint:   Quarto Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 246mm,  Width: 190mm, 
Weight:   750g
ISBN:   9781836001331
ISBN 10:   1836001339
Pages:   272
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Foreword by John Lonsdale Foreword by Daisy Goodwin 1999     Water Tower Conversion – Amersham Straw Bale House – Islington Hedgehog Co-op – Brighton  2001     Cruciform – Lambourn Barn Conversion – South Devon 2003     Rustic – Sussex  Waterworks – Chesterfield 2004     Beach House – Hastings     Norwegian Longhouse – Glasgow     2005     Stealth House – Peckham     White House on a Hill – Belfast     2006     Cedar-clad Box – Stirling     Water Tower – Ashford     2007     Two Timber Houses – London     Straw Bale Roundhouse – Cambridgeshire     2008     Lime Kiln House – Midlothian     Sugar Cube – Bristol     2009     Vaulted Arch House – Weald of Kent     Apprentice Store – Somerset     2010     Recycled Bungalow – Isle of Wight     Passive House – Cotswolds     2011     Artists’ Barn – Braintree     House in the Hills – Herefordshire     2012     Glass House – Brixton     Artists’ Muse – Skye     2013     Flint Farm – Newbury     Hangar House – Strathaven     2014     Container House – County Derry     Engineered Timber House – North Cornwall      2015     Riverside Shed – South Downs     Stilt House – East Sussex     2016     Tree House – Gloucestershire     Shadow Barn – Horsham     2017     Extruded Barn – County Down     Earth-sheltered House – Peak District     2018     Concrete House – Lewes     Expedient House – Leominster 2019     Watershed – Hull     Lighthouse – North Devon     2021     Pond House – Chichester     Self-heating House – Bletchley Triangle House – Billingshurst     Gardener’s Bothy – Kinross     2022     Spacesaver – Sydenham Hill     Scandi Villa – South Manchester     2023     House in the Woods – South Herefordshire     Passive House Premium – North Cotswolds     Honourable Mentions 2003: Threshing Barn –Surrey 2004: German Kit House – Esher 2005: Modernisation of Elizabethan Farmhouse –Gloucester 2006: Farmhouse Chalet Renovation – Les Gets, France 2007: Gentrified Fourteenth-century Peel Tower –Yorkshire 2008: Contemporary Family House – Bath 2009: Twenty-first-century Farmhouse –Marlborough 2010: Modest Contemporary Home –Woodbridge 2011: Hole in theWall –Kensington 2012: Camden Workshop –Camden 2013: Cob House –East Devon 2014: Cliff Top House –North Wales 2015: Cow Shed – South Somerset 2016: Woodland House – Essex 2017: Box House – East London 2018: Twins Houses – Sheffield 2019: Round House –Lincolnshire 2021: Cemetery Lodge – South West London 2021: Barn Conversion – Sevenoaks 2022: Modular House – Tunbridge Wells 2023: Tree House – Scunthorpe    Afterword by Ned Williams Episode List   Acknowledgements     Index     Picture Credits    

Kevin McCloud is best known for the internationally acclaimed, Bafta award-winning series Grand Designs which has been running on Channel 4 for 25 years. It is now shown around the world along with spin-off series including Grand Designs: The Street and Grand Designs: House of the Year. Grand Designs has grown to encompass Grand Designs Magazine and live consumer event Grand Designs Live. Kevin recently joined forces with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Mary Portas to challenge the government's commitment to climate change policies for Channel 4's The Great Climate Fight. Kevin's other TV work includes two series of Man-Made Home, Kevin's Supersized Salvage and Kevin McCloud's Escape To The Wild, as well as his four part Grand Tour of Europe. Kevin has written several books on design and champions sustainable development, context, the historic environment, and ecological construction. He studied History of Art and Architecture at Cambridge, is an Honorary Fellow of both the RIBA and the Society of Light and Lighting, a fellow of WWF and a recalcitrant patron of a handful of organisations. His two ambitions remain to entertain and to make the built environment better - and consequently make people feel better'. He was awarded an MBE in 2014 for his services to architecture.

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