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Features5 minutes with … Derek Quinn at Red Construction
The firm’s managing director in the South-west on the importance of teamwork and good communication
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Features5 minutes with … Holly Lewis at We Made That
The founder of the London-based architectural practice on growing a business, the need to ask questions and fluffy pancakes on a Saturday morning
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Features5 minutes with … Ainhoa Erausquin at RLB
The sustainability consultant trained as an architect before moving to the UK from Spain wants to see a fundamental shift in how we design and build
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Features5 minutes with … Louise Townsend at Morgan Sindall Construction
Morgan Sindall’s tenacious director of social value and sustainability enjoys converting sceptics and doesn’t hang around in the bath.
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Features5 minutes with … James Richards at Edmond Shipway
Director of Edmond Shipway’s Nottingham office is a big fan of self-made entrepreneurs – and Derby County
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Features5 minutes with … Laurie Chetwood at Chetwoods
The firm’s founder and chairman is happiest breaking new ground with innovative and thought-provoking schemes, driving his vintage Aston Martin and eating fish and chips
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Features5 minutes with … Lanre Gbolade at Gbolade Design Studio and L&Q
The co-founder of Gbolade Design Studio enjoys working collaboratively and is always ready for a new challenge. He is also pretty nifty on a pair of ice skates
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Features5 minutes with … Trina Chakravarti at Building Better
The Building Better project director on the importance of innovative and collaborative working, growing up in Calcutta and her admiration for Dame Zaha Hadid
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Features5 minutes with … Pedro Gil at Studio Gil
The founder and director Studio Gil is particularly proud of the work he has done for the Latin American community in London. He is also slightly obsessed with mince pies
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Features5 minutes with … Matt Keen at Autodesk
The industry strategist at Autodesk has been running large-scale construction projects since his mid-20s – but he is still scared of heights. He wishes the industry would do more to appeal to the next generation
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Features5 minutes with … Rebecca Thomas at Fathom Architects
The director at Fathom Architects is a champion of craftspeople and wants to see a wider appreciation for creative processes. She is also an advocate of the Friday night margarita/margherita combination
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Features5 minutes with … Shahed Saleem at Makespace
The architect admires good builders and site managers but is less impressed with pessimists and Buckingham Palace
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Features5 minutes with … Parm Bhangal at Bhangals Construction Consultants
Why did you choose construction as a career? I always loved property and building, and I loved finance. What I do, as a quantity surveyor, is a bit of both: the financial side of building and construction.
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Features5 minutes with … Matt Townend at Ecoworld London
The EcoWorld COO on the satisfaction he gets from creating a new environment, the challenge of getting the best out of his staff and how he enjoyed finally convincing his friends that he wasn’t an estate agent
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Features5 minutes with … Nick Fairham at BDP
BDP’s new chief executive is optimistic about the future and how the next generation can shape the industry. He has collected too much mid-century furniture and is apparently a pretty good hairdresser
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Features5 minutes with … Siobhan O’Brien of HB Reavis
The senior design manager talks about architectural stunners, a love of brunch and her secret car-racing skills
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Features5 minutes with … Nick Hartwright at Projekt
Nick Hartwright, CEO of workspace provider Projekt, appreciates the importance of being resilient and working your way up from the bottom. He drives a VW T25 and is pretty good at Lego
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Comment5 minutes with … Clare Cameron at PRP
The director at PRP specialises in later living projects and is a lover of contemporary architecture. She also has some “witchy powers”…
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Features5 minutes with … Olutayo Adebowale at Cirkadia and the Design Council
The director at consultant Cirkadia on the importance of social value, her love of dress design and why Nigerian food is the cuisine to watch
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Features5 minutes with … Matt Voyce at Quintain
Quintain’s executive construction director says structural engineers are the unsung heroes of the sector and reveals his love of coffee, chocolate and cycling