As watchers of Grand Designs for many years, this was a must-read for my daughter and I. We personally felt that too many properties were included and would’ve preferred a more in depth look at fewer properties as while there were many beautiful photos, there were only two or three per property. Anyone familiar with the series could instantly recognise Kevin’s voice while reading, however words such as ‘excoriating’ and ‘acuity’ had us heading for the dictionary!

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC.

Trip down memory lane. Really beautiful book. Loved seeing all these wonderful projects in one place. One of my fav to series.

I’ve watched the programme from the beginning and this anniversary book chooses some of the most iconic and memorable houses featured over the years. I confess that I didn’t remember all of them but others have left an indelible memory. The format provides the original vision and sometimes struggles and the majority have an update. It’s interesting to see the changes over 25 years, some pioneering concepts have become mainstream and others are showing their age. I read the electronic version but feel the hard back copy would make an excellent Christmas gift.

I am not a frequent watcher of the show, however I like home designs, and this book features some of the houses from the show.
Each building is presented with their story of building, and presentable photos.
Many of the stories and the architecture and designs are inspiring.