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    Kevin Mccloud in front of the Oxford Copper & Grass Roofed Underground Decagon House from the channel 4 show grand designs


    Expert Analysis From Isabel Allen
    Our architecture expert is Isabel Allen, former editor of the Architects' Journal, Stirling Prize judge and current Design Director of HAB, the environmentally friendly residential development company established by Kevin McCloud. See what she's got to say in her latest blog entry and then you can have your say by voting on her current hot topic.

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