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The firm’s laboratory manager on the importance of recycling, the effects of climate change and her love of a chicken Caesar salad
The firm’s director on the influence of his grandfather and father, the challenges of designing and building 8 Bishopsgate and why it is vital to keep learning
The property developer and placemaker’s founder and CFO on the firm’s successful first year, the need for planning reform and why he does his best work early in the morning
The co-founder and director of his architectural studio on expanding to London, the frustratingly slow pace of the construction process and his in-depth interest in insects
The firm’s UK head of building structures
The firm’s co-founder and director on the success of his Create More podcast, the importance of having fun and why it is important to just get in and splash around
The firm’s co-principal and legal sector leader on minimising environmental harm, disagreeing with George Orwell and why worrying is a waste of time
The firm’s executive director on developing the surveying and construction consultancy, the vital importance of teamwork and two industry characters who have impressed and inspired him
The firm’s sustainability lead on his work with LETI, losing his job before he had started and teaching in a country where he had only just learnt the language
The firm’s heritage director on the pleasure he derives from working on some of the UK’s finest historical buildings, the importance of asking questions and the benefit of hindsight
The consultancy director on starting as an apprentice and working his way up, the importance of listening and collaborating more – and his passion for sailing
The firm’s UK head of sustainability on moving mountains and problem-solving, sharing responsibility and travelling as much as possible on foot
The founder and owner of the architecture and interior design practice on the commercialisation of sustainability, the need to support rising talent and her favourite north London restaurant
The partner and leader of the building consultancy and project management team in Newcastle on the challenges of lockdown, the importance of pursuing net zero and how he manages a team working across different sectors and delivering multiple services
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
The leisure business expert and firm’s manager in the UK and Ireland on switching jobs during covid, the importance of leisure facilities and why the sea is better when it is rougher
The firm’s built environment senior sector leader for Europe on the importance of sustainable transport networks and his admiration for planning barristers. His favourite building is almost 1,000 years old
The firm’s associate and sustainability lead on her mission to help reduce the industry’s impact on the environment, the importance of challenging the status quo and her love of art galleries and pizza
The firm’s founder and CEO would change ‘pretty much everything’ about the industry and sees a huge opportunity to innovate and transform construction’s archaic ways of working
The BTR housing provider’s managing director on rising to challenges, embracing opportunities and doing your best, while not being overly competitive
The firm’s lead director on building his business, the importance of a can-do attitude and why the best buildings are in the North-east
The firm’s national framework director on the need for greater industry collaboration, juggling her career and motherhood, her favourite roast dinner and her dislike of blocky concrete buildings
The global consultancy’s associate director on her transition from the nuclear sector, her training scheme for chemical engineers and the need for digital transformation
The partner in the law firm’s construction team believes the tendering process needs to change and urges new recruits to read books rather than websites. He is a fan of The Smiths and wine gums
The firm’s managing principal (Europe and Middle East) considers the need to work collaboratively, the impact of the pandemic, why he went to art college – and his secret skill learnt while funding his studies