''Grand Designs Australia'' is an Australian spin-off of the
British
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* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
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TV series ''
Grand Designs
''Grand Designs'' is a British television series produced by Boundless and broadcast on Channel 4 which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.
The programme has been presented by Kevin McCloud since it first ...
''. The show documents people who attempt to build a custom-designed house and the challenges they face. It is aired on
The LifeStyle Channel
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and is hosted by the architect
Peter Maddison
Peter Maddison is an Australian architect and television presenter. He is best known for presenting the TV series ''Grand Designs Australia'', which has been shown in Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands and the UK.
Early life and education ...
.
The series was renewed in October 2022 at Foxtel’s 2023 upfronts for an eleventh and final season.
Format
The Australian edition follows its British lead and, generally, begins with Maddison meeting the individuals constructing a "unique" build; this is followed by a CAD (
Computer Aided Design, produced b
Our Vision of the layout of the build. As the build progresses, Maddison visits the site to interview the build clients and will, occasionally, interview other persons relevant to the project such as
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
s and site managers. Finally, Maddison visits the site, at a planned end of the build and interviews the project clients on life in their new house (if completed) and the challenges they encountered in pursuing the project.
Episodes and spin-offs
A two-part spin-off series titled Grand Designs Australia Revisited premiered on 15 April 2013. The series featured the
Surry Hills Small House and the
Clovelly Modular episodes.
Broadcast
The series has aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.
Exhibition
Grand Designs Australia Live launched in
Sydney
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in October 2011 and again in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
in September 2012.
References
External links
''Grand Designs Australia''at
TV3
LifeStyle Channel page for ''Grand Designs Australia''* {{IMDb title, 1677691, Grand Designs Australia
'Interview: Peter Maddison on Grand Designs Australia' in ''Australian Design Review'' (23 September 2010)
Lifestyle (Australian TV channel) original programming
2010s Australian reality television series
2010 Australian television series debuts
Television series by Fremantle (company)
Australian television series based on British television series
2020s Australian reality television series