Charlie Luxton

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Charlie Luxton is an architectural designer [1] and television presenter [2] who writes and speaks about the environment and sustainable architecture.

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Early life and education

Luxton was born in Australia in April 1974. [3] [4] His family moved to England when he was ten years old. [5]

Luxton studied at Oxford Brookes University during the 1990s and earned a BA in architecture. [6] He completed an MA at the Royal College of Art in London.

Work

In 2000, Luxton hosted the documentary series Modern British Architects on the United Kingdom's Channel 5. [7]

Luxton went on to present several more architecture-related shows, including 'Treehouses' for Sky1, [8] a six-part television series, Our Homes and Property, [5] and the ongoing series Build a New Life in the Country. He is a regular designer on BBC1's DIY SOS. [9]

His series The Great Treehouse Challenge aired on Sky's Living Channel. [10] Another show, Homes by the Sea, on More4 TV, was hosted by Luxton. [11] His show Building the Dream was shown on More4 TV. [12] He was also co-presenter of Dreamspaces. A BBC documentary TV series about architecture and interior design. The series ran for two seasons and had twelve episodes total. The show was broadcast on BBC Three from 2003 to 2004. The presenters of Dreamspaces were David Adjaye, Justine Frischmann and Charlie Luxton. [13] [ better source needed ]

Luxton's design company 'Charlie Luxton Design' creates sustainable living projects in London, Wiltshire and the Cotswolds. [14]

Luxton has also supported several eco-friendly projects in his local area, including creating a carpool, fitting solar panels onto the roof of the local school, addressing amateur homebuilders [15] and green-furbishing thirty houses.

Personal life

Luxton is married and has two children. Their home includes many of the sustainable living solutions that are featured on his television show. [16] [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "House Made From Black Bricks By Takero Shimazaki and Charlie Luxton" Fun of Art.
  2. ↑ "Making Your Dream Home a Reality". Real Homes.
  3. ↑ "Charles Read LUXTON - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
  4. ↑ "Charlie Luxton: Designer & Presenter – Urban Times". Archived from the original on 19 July 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Charlie Is Our Darling on Our New TV Show; Charlie Luxton Presents Our Homes & Property Six-Part TV Series, Beginning Tomorrow.". The Evening Standard.
  6. ↑ Trow, Abby. "Charlie Luxton: High octane enthusiast for low energy living". Decomag
  7. ↑ "C5's greenlights architect series as part of new slate". Broadcast Now, 7 January 2000
  8. ↑ "The Great Treehouse Challenge". SKY1. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Britain's Hidden Heritage". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Eco-architect has dreams for Chch". Stuff. 16 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Teletubby house by the sea anyone? Charlie Luxton says 'Eh oh' to this unusual house in Pembrokeshire for new TV show". Wales Online, 16 October 2014. By Kate Rees
  12. ↑ Jeffries, Stuart (11 September 2013). "Building the Dream – TV review". The Guardian– via www.theguardian.com.
  13. ↑ The Movie Database (TMDb)
  14. ↑ "Aperture in the Woods par Takero Shimazaki et Charlie Luxton". Journal de Design
  15. ↑ "TV presenter Charlie Luxton helps build interest at show in Buckingham". Buckingham Today.
  16. ↑ "Kirstie Allsopp, Charlie Luxton, Sarah Beeny and Martin Roberts – in their own homes". The Guardian
  17. ↑ "Can you design a £50,000 self-build home?". Architects Journal. 12 August 2013.
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