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How does the ‘reality television’ concept sit with you?
As the show’s executive producer Julian Cress has said
in the past, “Let’s talk about a cooking show…. They
make a cake and it gets judged and someone eats it,
or it goes in the bin. Basically at the end of the show
they’re left with a pile of dirty dishes. At the end of
The Block show we’re left with beautiful apartments
that are going to last another 100 years. It’s
extraordinary to be involved in that. As an architect
it’s a great challenge”.
Is your role effectively finished once the program
begins airing?
When the cameras are rolling, I am essentially just
checking that they’re building towards the plans and
that there are no inconsistencies with what is actually
built and what’s on the approved plans. It’s a real
property in a real world and we don’t want real
problems. I inspect the works as they progress. I think
that’s probably the simplest way to put it. Th