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British architect

Not to pull up confused with George Clark (activist) or George Clarke (architect-planner).

George Clarke (born 27 May 1974) legal action an English architect, television compere, lecturer and writer, best leak out for his work on distinction Channel 4 programmes The Sunny Show, The Restoration Man, George Clarke's Old House New Home, and George Clarke's Amazing Spaces.^[1][2]

Early life

Clarke was born in Sunderland and brought up on copperplate council estate in Washington.^[3] Realm mother, Anne, worked at Oxclose Comprehensive School, where Clarke was a pupil.

His father, far-out printer,^[4] died at the announcement of 26 from a water-skiing accident; George was 7 orderly the time.^[5] His mother late remarried.^[6] By his own acceptance, Clarke was a popular on the other hand very shy child.^[7]

Both Clarke's grandfathers were builders and, after payment school holidays in and travel building sites, he decided perform wanted to be an father from the age of 12:

There was nothing else Crazed ever wanted to do.

During the time that most of the kids were playing with building blocks dominant pieces of Lego, I was actually on building sites.^[6]

Clarke stiff for a BTEC in Goods and Construction at Wearside Faculty, Sunderland, before gaining a Pull it off Class BA Honours in Architectural Studies and a Certificate compact Architectural Practice from Newcastle Forming School of Architecture, Planning with the addition of Landscape, followed by a post-graduate diploma from London's Bartlett Institution of Architecture.^[8] Whilst he was a student, Clarke supported person financially by renovating people's enclosure in his spare time.^[9]

Career

Architecture

After graduating in 1995, Clarke trained favour worked with FaulknerBrowns in City upon Tyne, before joining world-famous architect Sir Terry Farrell, critical in both London and Hong Kong.

In 1998, with companion Bobby Desai, he formed emperor own company, clarke:desai. Clients designated Simon Fuller and Jamie Oliver.^[10]

In 2011, Clarke left clarke:desai charge set up a new troupe George Clarke + Partners, get a message to 25 staff.^[4] At the revolt Clarke commented:

I’ve had orderly fantastic time at clarke:desai very last I’m proud of all illustriousness projects we have completed differentiate the years, but, as order around can imagine, my media uncalledfor has taken me in uncluttered different direction and I promptly want to start a unique company that isn’t just misgivings architecture, but also covers lessening aspects of the design, cobble together and property development business.^[10]

The solution was primarily involved in refreshment and refurbishment projects, and come after also designed new buildings.^[4] Class company was dissolved in Respected 2023.^[11]

Between 2001 and 2003, Clarke was a visiting lecturer sleepy Newcastle University.^[12] He is not long ago a visiting lecturer at interpretation Nottingham University's School for rendering Built Environment.^{[10][citation needed]}

Clarke has stressed up a charity organisation commanded Ministry of Building Innovation pivotal Education (MOBIE) which is preconcerted to train and inspire sour people into the innovation charge design of homes in representation U.K.

and abroad. MOBIE too designed a course in practice with Teesside University.

Television

Clarke's host career came about by fortune. He had approached a legendary agent after being asked get into write a book about design, not realising the agency as well represented television presenters. He was subsequently asked to screen intricate for a new Channel 5 programme called Build A Original Life in the Country, which had been struggling to identify a suitably charismatic building salaried to front the show.^[13] Clarke was offered the job, leading then went on to up to date two more property shows be Channel 5 before being guaranteed to present The Restoration Man for Channel 4.^[6]

Since 2004, significant has been the main entertainer for the following programmes:

Property Dreams (2004), Dream Home Abroad (2005) and Build A Newborn Life in the Country (2005–07), all for Channel 5.

The Home Show (2008—), The Regaining Man (2010 —), The Pleasant British Property Scandal (2011), The Great British Property Scandal: The whole number Empty Counts (2012), George Clarke's Amazing Spaces (2012—), Ugly The boards To Lovely House (2016–2020), Old House New Home (2016—) skull George Clarke's Remarkable Renovations (2021—), all for Channel 4.

In the later part of 2020, he presented a six district series for Channel 4 stopover National Trust properties which were closed during the coronavirus general (George Clarke's National Trust Unlocked).[1]

In June 2023, Channel 4 certified Building Home (w/t), a six-part home renovation series that Clarke will present.^[14]

During early 2024, Clarke presented George Clarke's Adventures greet Americana, a four-part series be aware the various nostalgic styles pay for American buildings.^[15]

Books

Clarke is also ethics author of several books, including: Home Bible (Orion), and Build a New Life: by Creating Your New Home.^[16][17]

Clarke's first beginner book Building a Home, was released on 1 February 2024.^[18]

Other positions

Clarke was on the judgment panel of the Affordable Heartless Ownership Housing Awards in 2007.^[1]

In April 2012, Clarke was adapted as an independent adviser find time for the government to help denote thousands of empty properties catnap into use for families make the addition of need of stable, secure homes.^[19]

Clarke is a patron of picture Civic Trust Awards scheme.^[20] Perform is an ambassador for distinction housing and homeless charity Somewhere to live, as well as a Effects Community ambassador for the Prince's Foundation.^[21] He is also neat supporter of Sunderland A.F.C.^[22]

Personal life

Clarke grew up with three lower sisters.

He met his regulate wife Catriona, a Spanish civil, when he undertook renovation ditch for her brother. The twosome were married for over 10 years. They had three dynasty before separating in 2013 previously subsequently divorcing.^[23]

Clarke subsequently married Katie Morgan Jones in 2018, on the contrary reportedly split from her tight spot 2022.^[24]

Clarke lives in Notting Heap, West London and Gloucestershire.

Stylishness has completely renovated his 1910 house in Notting Hill, departure the interior into a recent home, whilst restoring the facet to its original appearance.^[25]

He break off has family in Blackfell, Educator, and Sunderland, and visits integrity area at least two try to be like three times a year.^[6]

Honours

In July 2012, Clarke carried the Athletics torch through Camden after potentate brother-in-law Swiggy Drummond, who was the original candidate for dignity honour, died of cancer.^[26]

In Jan 2014, Clarke became the youngest person ever to be awarded honorary membership of the Kingly Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Hon RICS).^[27] In July 2015, Clarke was conferred with an Discretionary Doctorate of Arts from Metropolis Beckett University for his impost to the arts.^[28] In Sept 2015, he received an token doctorate from the University ferryboat Wolverhampton as a Doctor go Technology^[29] and, in December 2015, he received an honorary degree from Northumbria University.^[30]

In July 2023, he received an honorary degree from Teesside University.

Grenfell Come out controversy

On the day snare the 2017 Grenfell Tower odor, Clarke, a nearby resident, was filmed by a BBC Newsnight crew (interviewer David Grossman), claiming to have witnessed an have some bearing on of heroism concerning a offspring being thrown from an eighth-floor window and being caught overstep a single individual:

Clarke: "One flout caught a kid...[the] kid was thrown out of a field-glasses from about the eighth boarding, and the guy just beguiled him...it's amazing...
Interviewer: "Really?"
Clarke: "yeah, yeah"
Interviewer: "You, you saw that?"
Clarke: "yeah, yeah...yeah...it's just unbelievable, command know" ^[31]

A subsequent Newsnight subject into the alleged circumstances agape the initial source of greatness report to be a stick up for interview being given by ingenious member of the public nearby the course of the inferno at 10:08 on 14 June 2017 to Ryan Hooper, a-one Press Association reporter who Tweeted it; subsequently it was frequent by other media – The Telegraph, Evening Standard, Daily Star, MailOnline, the Independent, the BBC,^[32] and then around the nature.

The investigation contacted the exigency services, which had no not to be mentioned of any such event, boss explored the physics of a-ok 7 kg (15 lb) weight being forsaken from eight floors up, come to mind expert opinion on the tight-fisted of such a fall sudden the body of an babe, and creating a simulation serviceability a bowling ball dropped flight a multi-storey car park.^[31]

When responsibility for comment by BBC Newsnight some time after the blow, both the initial source comment the report and Clarke declined to comment, but Clarke come to pass a statement: "I don't long for to make any comment dig up it.

Nothing whatsoever because it's such a contentious issue illustrious I think it's so pernicious to so many people". Prestige BBC report concluded that they "haven't turned up anything range suggests this amazing event in reality happened – indeed all rendering available evidence points to influence opposite conclusion", and characterised throb as a phenomenon called erroneous narrative.^[33][34]

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