Big Design Adventure

Tim Ross, Kevin McCloud

Booking Overview

An architecture-and-design field-visit interview show that typically features senior architects, heritage specialists, planners, institutional leaders, and people closely connected to notable buildings and adaptive-reuse projects. Credible pitches include architects, conservation and heritage authorities, urban planners, designers, and leaders of significant building or place-making projects; booking is likely medium difficulty because guests generally have substantial professional expertise or institutional standing.

Metrics

Episodes: 44

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: Australia

Contact Information

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Host

Tim Ross - Australian comedian and broadcaster known for his enthusiasm for architecture, design, and modernist buildings.

Kevin McCloud - British writer, design commentator, and television presenter best known as the host of Grand Designs.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:

Established architects, designers, urban planners, heritage professionals, institutional leaders, or people with direct responsibility for notable buildings, conservation projects, or major place-making initiatives.

Required Achievements:

Senior leadership in architecture, planning, design, or heritage institutions, Decades of professional experience in conservation, development, or place-making, Direct involvement with notable buildings, restoration projects, or adaptive-reuse initiatives

Recent Guest Discussions

Jack Pringle - The Restoration And Reimagining Of 66 Portland Place, The Future Of The Royal Institute Of British Architects, And The Preservation Of Its Architectural Archive.

Pippa Goldfinger - A Personal And Historical Perspective On Ern Goldfinger’s Life, Work, And Influence On Modernist Architecture And Housing.

Pippa Goldfinger - Ern Goldfinger’s Architectural Legacy, 2 Willow Road, Modernist Housing, And Her Experiences Growing Up Around Her Grandparents.

Catherine Dewar - Industrial Heritage, The Regeneration And Adaptive Reuse Of Leigh Spinners Mill, And Using Historic Buildings To Create Successful Contemporary Places.

Recent Topics

Architecture, Architectural Design, Heritage Conservation, Urban Planning, Adaptive Reuse

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Big Design Adventure

S3 Ep 10 – 66 Portland Place. Reimagining an Icon

August 26, 2026

Tim and Kevin pull on their hard hats for a tour of 66 Portland Place, the striking 1934 London home of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Chair of the RIBA Board of Trustees Jack Pringle guides them through the building as it’s being stripped back, restored and reimagined as a new, more welcoming public home for architecture. Along the way, they uncover the work of designer Miriam Wornum, whose colourful original interiors have been hidden or lost over the decades and Jack also...

S3 Ep 9 – BONUS CHAT - The Ernő Goldfinger Legacy

August 18, 2026

It’s a bonus episode with Pippa Goldfinger, especially curated by Kevin for you. Works best if you listen to the main episode first - Series 3, Episode 9. To view images from this episode, head to our Instagram page - @big_design_adventureAnd be sure to follow Tim Ross (@modernister) and Kevin McCloud (@kevin.mccloud1) We’d love to hear from you, reach out to us on hello@bigdesignadventure.comKnow someone who would love this podcast? Please help us share this ex...

S3 Ep 9 – The Ernő Goldfinger Legacy

August 18, 2026

Tim and Kevin head to West London to borrow the keys to an apartment in Trellick Tower, the iconic Brutalist apartment block designed by Hungarian émigré architect Ernő Goldfinger — an absolute banger of an example of social housing. Joining them on the sofa is Ernő’s granddaughter, Pippa, who shares her very personal story of growing up around her incredibly progressive grandparents, particularly at 2 Willow Road, Ernő’s groundbreaking modernist development th...

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