About Kevin McCloud Slumming It

Kevin McCloud immerses himself in one of the most extreme and densely populated places on earth: Dharvi, Mumbai. Living and working with the locals, Kevin explores the 15,000 one-room industries contained within the slum.

Despite the hardships of life in the area, Kevin discovers an extraordinary sense of spirit and community and reflects on the lessons Western cities could learn from its sustainable society.

Kevin McCloud Biography

Kevin McCloud

Kevin McCloud
Kevin is best known for his work on Grand Designs and for his annual coverage of the Stirling Prize each October. He admits to an unhealthy obsession for buildings since childhood - he studied the history of them at Cambridge, has designed everything in and around them, has lit them and written about them. He now champions issues such as context, the historic environment and sustainable construction, often in his feisty columns in which he takes on planners, architects and developers. His two ambitions are to entertain and to make the built environment better - and consequently 'make people feel better'.
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