5 minutes with … Oliver Plunkett at Buro Happold

2023-02-09T06:00:00

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The firm’s new CEO says he finds his job exhilarating and terrifying in equal measure. He has a problem with waste but can’t drink too much tea

Why did you choose construction as a career?

I caught the building bug at an early age. My grandfather was a housebuilder and took me out on site as a child (carefully!). This sparked my passion for how buildings go together, change people’s lives and shape how we interact with each other.

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