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Features‘It was never dying.’ Canary Wharf’s development director on the resurgence of the Docklands estate
A few years ago, it was supposed to be on its last legs as tenants downsized and moved out. Now it’s going to be home to the biggest office building in London. ’It was all rubbish,’ Tom Venner tells Dave Rogers
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Features‘We’ll be the size the market needs us to be…’ Kilnbridge’s chief executive on what’s next
Owen Dannatt talks Liverpool Street, planning hold-ups and turnover. Just don’t call the firm a concrete contractor, he tells Dave Rogers
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FeaturesFrom Grenfell Inquiry to interim chief construction adviser: Thouria Istephan on why competence cuts across everything
As interim chief construction adviser, Thouria Istephan is using her short tenure to push for deep, systemic change – from professional standards to products reform and the future of the advisory role for her successor. In her first interview in the role she talks to Chloe McCulloch about why she ...
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Features‘I wouldn’t be in the party if it wasn’t pro-development’: Reform UK’s new housing spokesperson on its plans for the sector
With an eye to the prospect of taking the reins of power, Reform UK has called on former Homes England chair Simon Dudley to help develop its answer to Britain’s housing crisis. He spoke to Daniel Gayne about navigating nimbyism, getting pension funds to invest in affordable housing and reassessing ...
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FeaturesArada bought the dip in the UAE and reaped the rewards. But will it work in London?
Its purchase of developer Regal London last year might have been the first most in the UK had heard of Arada. But in the UAE it has been building up a reputation for green, wellbeing-led development for the better part of a decade. Daniel Gayne finds out what it plans ...
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Features‘You’ve got to be really on your game…’ Keltbray’s new chief executive on finding his feet in building
Karl Goose has spent a lifetime in civil engineering. He talks to Dave Rogers about learning curves, working in London and his background in rugby league
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FeaturesGetting back to growth: Arcadis’ new boss on honing in, getting agile and over-investing on HS2
After years of impressive growth, the global engineering practice saw its revenue drop in 2025 and its UK business was hit hard by the cuts to the high-speed rail vision. Daniel Gayne sat down with Heather Polinsky, the firm’s new CEO nominee, to find out how she plans to get ...
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Features‘We’re in growth mode…’ The Dutch developer taking on London
Edge came over to the UK five years ago and now has three office schemes underway in the capital. But it wants more, the firm tells Dave Rogers
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FeaturesInside the RICS: The double act convincing a new generation the institution still matters
President Nick Maclean and CEO Justin Young say the professional body has moved beyond its troubled past. Their mission now? Rebuild confidence, modernise qualifications and reconnect with members
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FeaturesA new era for regeneration: Housing Forum’s Alex Notay on funding models, patient capital and the future of placemaking
As pressures mount across planning, funding and delivery, Housing Forum CEO and Regen Connect advisory panellist Alex Notay outlines why the sector must step beyond traditional silos to unlock regeneration at scale. Carl Brown reports
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Features‘We could have eight to 10 offices easily’ – EDGE’s plan for growth
EDGE was founded 10 years ago by two former Gleeds employees. Now the consultancy is going through a management buy-out and targeting rapid expansion while trying to stay true to its SME roots
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Michael Oppong, commercial management trainee at Willmott Dixon
Michael thought he wanted to be an estate agent, until an Open Doors event at his school showed him the many and varied opportunities that a career in construction might offer him. He applied for a degree level apprenticeship and has never looked back
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Saniat Chowdhury, assistant technical coordinator at Berkeley Group
In this latest instalment in our occasional series, Saniat explains why she switched from wanting to be an architect and why she has discovered far more opportunities to develop her career tthan she initially imagined
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Features‘We need more self belief’… Chris Ball of AtkinsRéalis explains how the industry can deliver the UK’s infrastructure ambitions
As the government’s 10-year strategy begins to unfold, the president of the UK and Ireland business of the UK’s largest construction consultant tells Tom Lowe what the sector needs to do to avoid some of the mistakes of the past
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FeaturesScott Brownrigg’s Darren Comber: ‘The UK has done nothing to support us’
The practice’s chief executive talks to Tom Lowe about the government’s decision on a third Heathrow runway, the impact of Rachel Reeves’ tax policies on business and how the practice has managed to survive for a remarkable 115 years
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Features‘We’ll get our fair share…’ The Wates pair hatching a plan to create a £250m fit-out business
Lee Phillips and Steff Battle on picking up the pieces after ISG’s fall and why the new business can disrupt the industry in the right way. They speak to Dave Rogers
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FeaturesChris Williamson: ‘Architects are burying their heads in the sand on AI’
RIBA’s president on the threat AI poses to the architecture profession, his plans for increasing architects’ pay and his award-winning stage play
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Features‘I’ll miss it but it’s time for someone else to have a go.’ Andrew Davies gets ready to leave Kier
The FTSE 250 contractor’s chief executive on fixing the firm, stepping down and why everyone, even bosses, appreciate a thank you. He talks to Dave Rogers
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Features‘We’ve really scaled this business to being number one in our market’: T&T’s Patricia Moore on competing at the top
Six years after her last Building interview, UK managing director talks about Turner & Townsend’s remarkable growth, its game-changing partnership with CBRE and what the future holds
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FeaturesMaking sports meanwhile uses viable: the project manager taking on the planning system to get the nation moving
Building talks to former Aecom director Andrew Link about his initiative to make it easier and more affordable for sports clubs to access vacant development sites