5 minutes with … Mark Lavery at Buro Happold

2024-02-23T07:00:00

The firm’s partner and tall buildings expert on taking risks, working in Dubai on a tower even taller than the Burj Khalifa and the advantages of getting up early

Why did you choose construction as a career?

I knew from about the age of 15 that I was interested in buildings and the whole process of construction. Initially I thought I wanted to be an architect and a family member, who was in construction, arranged for me to spend some time working in an architecture practice.

During the same trip, I spent some time with the engineers on site and I think that struck more of a chord with me. I enjoyed the practical side of it, solving the logic puzzles that make buildings stand up. And that was it – decision made by 16 to become an engineer.

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