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Kevin McCloud follows people as they build their dream house, often focusing on modern design, energy efficiency, maximizing space and views.Kevin McCloud follows people as they build their dream house, often focusing on modern design, energy efficiency, maximizing space and views.Kevin McCloud follows people as they build their dream house, often focusing on modern design, energy efficiency, maximizing space and views.
- Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total
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What's about all those people thinking they could be project coordinators in their spare time? Or they don't need an architect?
Of course, the show wouldn't be as interesting without it, but the same old same old budget problem is getting a little annoying.
First they want to build their dream home as big and pompous as possible But all of them have wrong budget expectations. Then they want it built in months during the worst possible snow and rain storms. And in the end they magically have enough money for it, but it took 4 years instead of 2.
I love seeing new ides for houses, learn more about architecture and building problems, but I don't need the personal drama in each episode. Will they have enough money? Will the weather get better? Will they finally move in? That gets a little boring. The architecture itself should be the focus. And the building site.
It's a tv show about building your own home in the UK and Ireland. It shows the up and downs and difficulties involved in a self build. Reviews here on IMDB are pretentious to say the least. Over aliasing every aspect of it it's a diy show for mid week tv pre prime time. And just to say one last thing. 18 years it running. Season 18. So it's doing something right.
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My wife and me are enjoying so much this series as it has everything. Kevin is really great in knowledge, presentation, energy, witty humor and communication. The houses are amazing on so many levels, educational and a joy to watch. It's atmosphere, soft music background and the original content every episode brings makes it so entertaining and inspiring to watch. Well done!
Kevin mc cloud is genius and so good to listen he explain and follows up perfectly.
Grand design becomes a good show with him.
One of my best number one shows ever...
Grand design becomes a good show with him.
One of my best number one shows ever...
'Grand Designs' is a very good program in which it follows people building their dream houses and all the dilemmas that come with it. I must admit a lot of the designs are very modern, quite impractical - definitely not my cup of tea, but it's a great show but I wonder why anyone would want to live in that sort of house. Just my opinion. That's why it's nice to see people's creative sides work, see what other people like, see people's dreams unfold before your eyes. The presenter is very good - he actually writes it himself, which is definitely a credit to him! All in all, a great show, very entertaining!
Did you know
- TriviaCuriously there are a number of revisit episodes of Grand Designs in which Kevin revisits properties that do not feature in any episodes of this programme. These properties are ones that featured in various spin-offs, particularly Grand Designs Abroad and Grand Designs Indoors.
- ConnectionsFeatured in How TV Changed Britain: Property (2008)
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