Host and Architecture Professor, Anthony Burke follows the progress and pitfalls of single-minded restoration enthusiasts who stop at almost nothing to revitalise their beloved buildings.
#1 | 07/16/2023Castlecrag
Anthony Burke meets self-confessed 'Architecture Nerds' Annette and Michael Pitman who own the smallest of all the Walter Burley Griffin-designed houses in Castlecrag and want to restore and extend the house.
#2 | 07/23/2023Pinnaroo
Host Anthony Burke meets a young couple turning a big crumbling church in remote South Australia - bought with a credit card - into a family home, using the internet as their guide.
#3 | 07/30/2023West End
Host Anthony Burke meets a couple turning a neglected inner-city Queenslander into a period showcase and eco-friendly, healthy haven as one partner recovers from cancer.
#4 | 08/06/2023Miner's Cottage
Host Anthony Burke meets a young couple transforming a tiny miner's cottage into a family home in a celebration of sustainability and old-fashioned craftsmanship.
#5 | 08/13/2023New Town
Host Anthony Burke meets a couple turning a dilapidated orphanage into a family home. Can their restoration bring laughter and warmth back to an institutional building with a confronting history?
#6 | 08/20/2023Dorothy
When a charming old Queenslander travels 800 kilometres south of the tropics to an eco-village, it needs a complete retrofit to become uber energy efficient - but will this come at the expense of its heritage?
#7 | 08/27/2023St Martins
Host Anthony Burke meets a family aiming to turn a tiny war memorial church into a holiday home in the face of local hopes it would be kept as a venerated public landmark.
Over two years, International Designer Sibella Court, follows the trials and tribulations of 7 groups of Australians committed to the daunting task of restoring heritage ruins into living homes. From Georgian mansions to colonial pug and pine huts, these Aussie battlers attempt to restore the buildings to their former glory.
Stuart Harrison, Architect and Historian, follows homeowners across the country as they restore Australia's greatest buildings.
Stuart Harrison, Architect and Historian, follows homeowners across the country as they restore Australia's greatest buildings.
Across Australia, thousands of heritage buildings lie in ruins--forgotten, neglected and slowly decaying into the landscape.
But these are more than just crumbling old homes. They are touchstones to our past and deserve to be saved.
Join renowned designer Sibella Court as she follows seven families battling the odds to rebuild and rescue wonderful slices of our history.