Writer and journalist Ian Nairn presents a series of travels, examining architecture and culture across Europe.
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Simon O'Brien travels the United Kingdom meeting people building their own homes.
Personal reflections on the best of 20th Century architecture.
Discover how Singapore's architects and futurists plan to radically transform the city in response to the daunting challenges it faces.
The fascinating and dramatic stories behind some of the grandest designs never built.
Kevin McCloud follows an innovative community-led regeneration scheme in Castleford.
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.
British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.
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?
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.
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.
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse meets people who know and care about architecture, real estate and design, and finds out what guided their choices in the design and construction of their homes.
An exploration of some of the world's most famous structures and the inspirations of the architects behind them.
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.
Follows intrepid individuals as they try to design and construct the home of their dreams.
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