Season 1 · Episode 1
Architects compete to design a new pedestrian bridge over Castleford's river, which could improve residents' quality of life and become an attraction
This programme looks at plans to rejuvenate three run-down green spaces in some of the hardest-hit neighbourhoods in Castleford in Yorkshire
Kevin McCloud follows attempts to revitalise Castleford's failing town centre market. But will fancy new stalls be enough to save it?
Kevin McCloud concludes his look at Castleford's attempts to revitalise itself with two vital schemes: traffic-calming the town's residential heart and a controversial underpass
Discover how Singapore's architects and futurists plan to radically transform the city in response to the daunting challenges it faces.
2018
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?
2019
Architect George teams up with garden designer Luke Millard to offer people two design solutions - one for the kitchen and one for the outside - before the homeowners' decide how much of their budget to allocate to each improvement.
2025
The fascinating and dramatic stories behind some of the grandest designs never built.
2013
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?
2022
British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.
1999
Presenter Rob Bell takes us on a voyage around Britain and Ireland to reveal the hidden secrets that make offshore lighthouses such extraordinary feats of engineering.
2020
Personal reflections on the best of 20th Century architecture.
1988
An exploration of some of the world's most famous structures and the inspirations of the architects behind them.
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.
2014
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The most unique log homes on earth are custom built by master log-smiths in the small town of Williams Lake, British Columbia. Each one is handcrafted on site, then taken apart, shipped around the world, and reconstructed wherever the client wants. No one else can do it like the boys at Pioneer Log Homes. They are "Timber Kings."
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.
2004
A factual, fast paced, adrenalin-driven show featuring the biggest, strangest, and most jaw-dropping mishaps from the world of construction.
An entertaining series about how our Swedish houses, homes, and cities have developed, and what they might look like in the future. The series' guide, Petra Mede, and architecture experts Gert Wingårdh and Mark Isitt take us on a journey through time, starting 100 years ago and continuing 100 years into the future. Come along to the village street, the big city, the industrial town, the countryside, the dream cottage, the suburbs, the city center, and the village!