Sir Stuart Lipton is a towering figure, and not just in the sense of being tall. He is a man of stature in the development world, with a reputation for not suffering fools and widely seen – thanks to his years at Stanhope where he oversaw the development of Broadgate and now at Lipton Rogers where he’s building 22 Bishopsgate with his business partner Peter Rogers – as the intelligent client par excellence.

To meet, he seems at first imposing, with sharp, alert eyes that miss nothing. But in conversation he is open and discursive on a whole range of topics which we’ve managed to capture in our interview. In fact, Lipton’s tour for Building of his new pride and joy – the soon to be tallest City tower, known as Twentytwo – was preceded by an hour-long discussion that spanned everything from Brexit to the Spurs’ stadium, which was then continued on the day of the photoshoot.

“Stuart Lipton may speak in measured tones but when you look back at his quotes you realise he’s pulled no punches”

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