Kevin mcclouds travelled to the worlds biggest slum, dharavi in mumbai, and followed. To experience the good and bad of one of the biggest slums in asia, kevin mccloud goes to live there. Users may download andor print one copy of any articles in. Kevin mcclouds slumming it episode 2 grand designs. When your lad does his work experience in a few years hell have the terrible quandry as to whether to select 2 weeks in the local health club. The fourpart series saw mccloud retracing the popular tour of european cities and sites of classical antiquity undertaken over the last four centuries by upper class, primarily british, young men of means, and describing their subsequent impact on british customs and architecture. Kevin mccloud s travelled to the worlds biggest slum, dharavi in mumbai, and followed hot on the heels of slumdog millionaire, 2008s oscarwinning film set in the same. Kevin mccloud was born on may 8, 1959 in bedfordshire, england.
Kevin mccloud at the edge of dharavi and expressing his shock. Fat chance, although who knows, theres nothing like a dose of what you dont have to make you appreciate more what you do have. Kevin mccloud s travelled to the worlds biggest slum, dharavi in mumbai, and followed hot on the heels of slumdog millionaire, 2008s oscarwinning film set in the same shanty town focused on the extreme daytoday poverty endured by the local residents. What other types of documentariesinquiries has he undertaken. Building eco houses is easy kevin mccloud duration. Kevin mccloud slumming it 2010 ep1 full rgs geography.
Britains best houses of 2015 telegraph design casa. With a million people crammed into one square mile, dharavi is one of the most densely populated. Geography and planning cardiff university 9,144 views. A twopart documentary detailing a twoweek stay in mumbais dharavi slum. Kevin mccloud follows intrepid individuals trying to design and build their dream home. Slumming it episode one 2015 online, having heard bigwig architects, planners and even prince charles claiming that dharavi has the answers to some of the biggest problems facing our western cities, kevin embarks on a journey to lift the lid on this place himself. Kevin mccloud, mbe born 8 may 1959 is a british designer, writer, and television presenter. To understand where the narrator of the documentary is coming from, do some webbased research to answer the following questions. Pdf informal urbanism and the taste for slums researchgate. See more ideas about culture, kowloon walled city and breaking amish. A recap of the most anticipated collection of 2015. Kevin mccloud experience life in the shanty town of dharavi, mumbai. Slumming it, he headed to dharavi, a slum in mumbai and also, apparently, one of the most extreme urban environments on.
Mccloud demonstrated his fluency in french and italian, occasionally acting as a. With a million people crammed into one square mile, dharavi is one of the most densely populated places on earth. Kevin mcclouds grand tour of europe by kevin mccloud orion publishing co. He is a writer, known for grand designs 1999, kevin mcclouds grand tour of europe 2009 and grand designs. Mccloud presented kevin mcclouds grand tour on channel 4 during the late summer and early autumn of 2009. In january 2010, mccloud fronted a twopart documentary, kevin mccloud.
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