Known most notably as the host of the British television series Amazing Spaces, George Clarke has now moved from the TV screen into the classroom. Clarke has helped create a degree in housing design to be run by Birmingham City University, reports Architect's Journal (AJ). The three-year program, entitled Design for Future Living, will consist of workshops led by Clarke and other members of his charity, Ministry of Building Innovation + Education (Mobie). 

According to AJ, the program will exist within the existing School of Architecture and will also be taught by some of its professors, but will not be accredited by RIBA or count toward the professional qualification required to become an architect.

The hopes are that this new degree program will create graduates who are uniquely equipped to address the housing needs "within a range of organizations." The head of the school Kevin Singh told AJ, "We are trying to be quite disruptive here. Developers, house-builders, local authorities, housing associations and other bodies are crying out for these people. We think they will come in and challenge the status quo."