All 5 Minutes with... articles – Page 5
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Features5 minutes with … Dan Hyde at MEPC, NOMA
The development director on the NOMA scheme in Manchester discusses the switch from his career as a professional rugby player, his love of the Sydney Opera House and roast lamb on a Sunday
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Features5 minutes with … Mark Swetman at LS Estates
The firm’s chief executive on the importance of good communication, his dislike of laziness and his admiration for innovation
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Features5 minutes with … Louise Boddie at Hudson Architects
The leader of the firm’s portfolio of community, culture and education projects emphasises the social and environmental responsibility of her job and the importance of doing work that you enjoy
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Features5 minutes with … Neeral Shah at YardLink
The company founder and CEO on his pride in building his team, the importance of embracing technology and his constant quest for improvement
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Features5 minutes with … Riaz Dudhia at Nelsons
The commercial property solicitor would simplify and relax planning restrictions. He enjoys playing tennis and Italian food
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Features5 minutes with … Lisa Gledhill at EcoWorld London
The firm’s managing director of development on balancing creativity with rigorous discipline, how the industry can improve its recruitment and her best-ever day as a Bradford City supporter
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Features5 minutes with … Louise Hamot at Introba
The firm’s global lead for sustainable innovation shares her passion for sustainability, industry-wide collaboration, vegetable soup and carpentry
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Features5 minutes with … Sarah Castle at IF_DO
The firm’s co-founder and director on growing up in Manchester, inequality in the industry and the importance of collaboration and taking a break
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Features5 minutes with … Ruth Marsh at Sheppard Robson
The firm’s head of sustainability explains why a collegiate approach is the best way to effect positive change and shares her love of travelling and… peanut butter
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Features5 minutes with … Milos Halecka at Middlecap
The company’s innovations director explains the importance of embracing technology and using it effectively – and why he loves London’s industrial buildings
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Features5 minutes with … Emma Foster at BentallGreenOak
A principal at the firm and former Mace project manager, Emma shares her passion for working as part of a team, London’s historic buildings, Italian food and her black Labrador
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Features5 minutes with … Sarah Trahair-Williams at FORE Partnership
The partnership’s development director divides her time between London and the West Country. When not working or commuting, she might well be watching rugby or out running
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Features5 minutes with … Gillian Harrison at Levitt Bernstein
The firm’s senior associate describes the feeling of delivering buildings that change people’s lives for the better – and why it is important to walk everywherex
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Features5 minutes with … Scott Smyth at Soben
The consultancy’s founder and group CEO on getting the basics right, thinking big and surviving the challenges of the covid pandemic
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Features5 minutes with … Marcus Bate at Mount Anvil
The firm’s partnership and communities director has a Classics degree and trained as a lawyer before deciding his future lay in property development
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Features5 minutes with … Dan Clarke at Native Land
The firm’s development director on the importance of having a plan – and the satisfaction when that plan comes together.
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Features5 minutes with … Rob Speirs at Stepnell
The director leading the firm’s southern operations believes in listening before speaking and learning from mistakes. He designed his first house aged 14 and enjoys rugby and sailing
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Features5 minutes with … Duncan Greenaway at Greenaway Architecture
The firm’s founder on the importance of patience, his dislike of housebuilder-led, cul-de-sac centred housing and his admiration for the work of David Chipperfield
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Features5 minutes with … Oliver Plunkett at Buro Happold
The firm’s new CEO says he finds his job exhilarating and terrifying in equal measure. He has a problem with waste but can’t drink too much tea
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Features5 minutes with … Simon Spencer at EDGE
The consultancy director initially trained as a plumber but has since done a wide range of jobs across the industry. He grew up in Hull and now works in Leeds