Kevin McCloud Quotes

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Kevin McCloud

Profession : Designer

Birth : May 8, 1959

There's no reason for your imagination to be fettered by money.

Kevin McCloud

Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of human energy, testimony to the magical ability of our species to take raw materials and turn them into things of use, value and beauty.

Kevin McCloud

I am a big fan of long drop, composting toilets - I like the cycle of using waste. When you have experienced one and seen what comes out of the bottom, it is amazing stuff. It's the most beautiful, driest, sweet-smelling compost.

Kevin McCloud

Architecture was pretty much the sexiest thing to be doing from 1700-1800.

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The thing that I champion is sustainability. My terror is that suddenly we see it as a luxury, not an essential. That's a danger.

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Building a house from scratch in the middle of a field is a bit like building a prototype car. As with all prototypes, if you're building a car you usually have the luxury of producing several prototypes before you arrive at the production line version - so the opportunity for changing things is quite rich.

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I'm really quite conscious of clothes and the way they fit and don't regret wearing anything. Not even the five-inch stack heels I wore with three-button high-waisters at comprehensive school. Regret is for wimps.

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I cannot look at modern buildings without thinking of historical ones.

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As a property developer, I learned a long time ago to choose your battles wisely and that, unfortunately, compromise is a given.

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Building your own home is about desire, fantasy. But it's achievable; anyone can do it.

Kevin McCloud

I don't know whether other asthma sufferers find this, but I've noticed that even when I've got my asthma under control, I often develop another problem such as an ear, chest or sinus infection and sometimes even joint pains.

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I've had my fair share of colds, which last longer than they should and can cause wheezing, so I avoid people who are sneezing like the plague and am scrupulous about hygiene and hand-washing.

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Life involves other people and it is a compromise.

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I like the absurd and the surreal: the Coen brothers, Bunuel, Kubrick.

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Building design isn't trendy.

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Because I live in the countryside, I want a building which encourages me to have a fully formed relationship with the environment. It gives me an opportunity to not just be inside or outside, but in a range of contexts.

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What happened in 2008 stopped people in their tracks. People stopped looking at their homes simply as commodities to exploit and starting thinking about how they might personalise that space and make them less bland and more autobiographical, and that's healthy, I think.

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We are borrowing money from future generations. We are borrowing the carbon impact, the resource impact from future generations to get stuff cheap now. We have swept the dirt and dust from our society under the carpet - but this carpet is on other side of the planet.

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I don't look at what people do with their homes in terms of money, but the social and personal value of what they're trying to do and achieve.

Kevin McCloud

Your home should be about enriching the daily experience.

Kevin McCloud