Comments on: My top 5 buildings http://georgeclarke.com Architect and TV presenter Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:14:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kelsey from Whickham, Tyne & Wear http://georgeclarke.com/about-george/my-top-5-buildings/comment-page-5/#comment-58105 Kelsey from Whickham, Tyne & Wear Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:38:40 +0000 http://georgeclarke.com/?page_id=310#comment-58105 Watched your programme with the lovely man who was doing his best to restore a windmill whilst his wife suffered from terminal cancer.....absolutely heartbreaking. Tears were streaming down my face as I sobbed uncontrollably for him and his family. A slightly bittersweet sense of feeling as he ended up with a fantastic home but without the love of his life to share it with. I am sure that all of your viewers were very touched by that episode and that many can relate to him in one way or another as I myself am coming to terms with my mam having cancer. :( Although sad...fabulous programme x Watched your programme with the lovely man who was doing his best to restore a windmill whilst his wife suffered from terminal cancer…..absolutely heartbreaking. Tears were streaming down my face as I sobbed uncontrollably for him and his family.
A slightly bittersweet sense of feeling as he ended up with a fantastic home but without the love of his life to share it with.
I am sure that all of your viewers were very touched by that episode and that many can relate to him in one way or another as I myself am coming to terms with my mam having cancer. :(
Although sad…fabulous programme x

]]> By: Rachel http://georgeclarke.com/about-george/my-top-5-buildings/comment-page-5/#comment-57174 Rachel Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:56:56 +0000 http://georgeclarke.com/?page_id=310#comment-57174 Last nights Restoration Man was so moving, what a brave decision to complete the episode, the building although beautiful was shadowed by the bravery of that lovely family. Thought provoking after christmas. Loved it x Last nights Restoration Man was so moving, what a brave decision to complete the episode, the building although beautiful was shadowed by the bravery of that lovely family. Thought provoking after christmas. Loved it x

]]> By: Claire from Beamish http://georgeclarke.com/about-george/my-top-5-buildings/comment-page-5/#comment-56985 Claire from Beamish Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:30:48 +0000 http://georgeclarke.com/?page_id=310#comment-56985 Watching you now and crying with you and Pete the windmill guy. x Watching you now and crying with you and Pete the windmill guy. x

]]> By: cassie king http://georgeclarke.com/about-george/my-top-5-buildings/comment-page-5/#comment-54154 cassie king Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:57:42 +0000 http://georgeclarke.com/?page_id=310#comment-54154 hi george i am looking for flatpack company who do lower income family a good deal i need a five bed room house and cheap plot off land can you help me with any website merry christmas from cassie hi george i am looking for flatpack company who do lower income family
a good deal i need a five bed room house and cheap plot off land
can you help me with any website merry christmas

from cassie

]]> By: Stephen Greenfield http://georgeclarke.com/about-george/my-top-5-buildings/comment-page-5/#comment-49412 Stephen Greenfield Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:50:13 +0000 http://georgeclarke.com/?page_id=310#comment-49412 Hi George, I'm a Lecturer at Hackney College in the construction department and watched your programme on the property scandal and have an idea that could benifit everyone. 1st we could offer our construction students free of charge to renovate the properties, this will give our students work experiance or the chance to gain the NVQ part of their qualification. Make the students more employable. Housing associations and councils would only have to fund the building materials. Training could be given to people on the housing waiting list and if they helped in the renovation they would be offered places in the properties. The young unemployed could be given the training in the construction trades, therefore taking them off the unemployment list. there are many more ideas how this could work, if you think this could help I am open to more discussion. Regards Stephen Greenfield Hi George, I’m a Lecturer at Hackney College in the construction department and watched your programme on the property scandal and have an idea that could benifit everyone. 1st we could offer our construction students free of charge to renovate the properties, this will give our students work experiance or the chance to gain the NVQ part of their qualification. Make the students more employable. Housing associations and councils would only have to fund the building materials. Training could be given to people on the housing waiting list and if they helped in the renovation they would be offered places in the properties. The young unemployed could be given the training in the construction trades, therefore taking them off the unemployment list. there are many more ideas how this could work, if you think this could help I am open to more discussion. Regards

Stephen Greenfield

]]> By: Craig Williams http://georgeclarke.com/about-george/my-top-5-buildings/comment-page-5/#comment-21830 Craig Williams Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:23:19 +0000 http://georgeclarke.com/?page_id=310#comment-21830 George, had the pleasure of meeting you at the Ideal Home Show, you're a top bloke and had time for everyone. Loving the book by the way. One of my favourite buildings is the Troxy in East London, an old art deco cinema now used as a music venue. The interior is fantastic too. Craig George,

had the pleasure of meeting you at the Ideal Home Show, you’re a top bloke and had time for everyone. Loving the book by the way.

One of my favourite buildings is the Troxy in East London, an old art deco cinema now used as a music venue. The interior is fantastic too.

Craig

]]> By: Ed Cairney http://georgeclarke.com/about-george/my-top-5-buildings/comment-page-5/#comment-14941 Ed Cairney Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:48:49 +0000 http://georgeclarke.com/?page_id=310#comment-14941 Hello George, I watch the Home Show on BBC Lifestyle out here in Saudi Arabia. I'm not the most fashionable or stylish of individuals but am extremely impressed at what you manage to achieve on each project. I work abroad but my wife and two children live in Dublin, Ireland and we have just purchased a new house. It needs a comprehensive refurbishment and we're experiencing delays and frustrations with builders and quotes etc.... It's a shame you don't, or are not able to, take on a project in Ireland or I would snap you up in a jiffy! Good luck with existing and future projects and I will continue to watch and enjoy. Ed. Hello George,
I watch the Home Show on BBC Lifestyle out here in Saudi Arabia. I’m not the most fashionable or stylish of individuals but am extremely impressed at what you manage to achieve on each project.
I work abroad but my wife and two children live in Dublin, Ireland and we have just purchased a new house. It needs a comprehensive refurbishment and we’re experiencing delays and frustrations with builders and quotes etc….
It’s a shame you don’t, or are not able to, take on a project in Ireland or I would snap you up in a jiffy!
Good luck with existing and future projects and I will continue to watch and enjoy.
Ed.

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]]> By: Rod Boyd http://georgeclarke.com/about-george/my-top-5-buildings/comment-page-5/#comment-7782 Rod Boyd Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:45:56 +0000 http://georgeclarke.com/?page_id=310#comment-7782 So pleased to see that you also ove Mies's pavilion at Barcelona. It had a huge affect on my works in student days. Also the Farnsworth house. Simplicity personified. So pleased to see that you also ove Mies’s pavilion at Barcelona. It had a huge affect on my works in student days. Also the Farnsworth house. Simplicity personified.

]]> By: Ruth Gorst http://georgeclarke.com/about-george/my-top-5-buildings/comment-page-5/#comment-6981 Ruth Gorst Sat, 23 Oct 2010 08:50:08 +0000 http://georgeclarke.com/?page_id=310#comment-6981 Hi George, I'm adding my voice to a visit to New Zealand. Visit Napier - In 1931 an earthquake (that my grandparents lived through) resulted in the city being rebuilt in the art deco style. Lessons from that earthquake helped in the design of future buildings. When I watch your programme I wonder how you manage to keep calm when there are some people who just don't get what a restoration project involves. Hi George,
I’m adding my voice to a visit to New Zealand. Visit Napier – In 1931 an earthquake (that my grandparents lived through) resulted in the city being rebuilt in the art deco style. Lessons from that earthquake helped in the design of future buildings.

When I watch your programme I wonder how you manage to keep calm when there are some people who just don’t get what a restoration project involves.

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