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… — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
A friend of mine once wrote a silly article about all these metrosexuals like David Beckham wearing sarongs, and she described me as a 'heteropolitan.' I don't know what that means. I think it was a joke. — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
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. — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
I've forgiven all my enemies - even those who have stolen money from me. — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
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… — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
Sustainability is now a big baggy sack in which people throw all kinds of old ideas, hot air and dodgy activities in order to… — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
It's possible to be satisfied with a day's work or a cake, but a life... what is a life but a history of events… — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
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… — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
I like the absurd and the surreal: the Coen brothers, Bunuel, Kubrick. — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
Building a house from scratch in the middle of a field is a bit like building a prototype car. As with all prototypes, if… — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
A great deal of energy is wasted in hating people, and I can honestly say I've no wish to expend such a precious resource… — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
Because I live in the countryside, I want a building which encourages me to have a fully formed relationship with the environment. It gives… — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
