All Interviews articles – Page 37
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Renaissance man
Meet Jon Rouse, the new chief executive of CABE: bureaucrat, scuba diver and Kylie Minogue fan.
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It's all about respect
Enthusiasm, professionalism, and a love of punk rock just the qualities you'd expect from Ian Eggers, CIOB Building Manager of the Year.
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Robert Jones
The former Conservative construction minister is now chairman of housebuilder Redrow. Which means he’s back with his first love: planning.
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Cheque mate
The grand master behind the Morrison-Anglian tie-up was not Sir Fraser Morrison. Here’s how younger brother Gordon brokered the lucrative deal and stepped into the limelight.
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Nick Grimshaw
Architecture is a tricky game. Even this key figure in British hi-tec, the designer of stunning buildings around the world, has had to cope with bad publicity and the rise of the Zaha Hadid generation. So how does he continue to play it so well?
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Dickon Robinson
Modest, intelligent and visionary, the Peabody Trust development director has an uncanny knack of solving problems before anybody else notices them.
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The civic surgeon
Dashing around the country asking people what they think of where they live may be taxing, but EDAW s Kevin Murray believes you can t do urban design without it.
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John Gains
The man who put Mowlem back in profit is stepping into Sir Martin Laing’s shoes as the new president of the Construction Confederation – but is he straight-talking enough for the job?
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Michael Dickson
The Construction Industry Council's new chairman is diffident about his achievements, but his years with Buro Happold and his infectious enthusiasm for the industry make him the right man to lead the umbrella group's focus on design and urban renaissance.
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It’s a small world
Christian Spencer-Davies makes a living building diminutive versions of architects’ visions. It’s a life of long hours, difficult customers and little or no recognition. Why does he do it?
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The real story
Malcolm Clarke says construction isn t all big boys and cowboys. The NFB boss wants to tell clients and government about the smaller firms that make up 85% of the industry.
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Taking on Alsop
Not many developers would stick their neck out and take on Will Alsop s ultra-modern office designs. Which is where Malory Clifford comes in.
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Dixon and Jones
This elegant wing of the National Portrait Gallery. The Royal Opera House refurbishment. Somerset House’s riverside terrace. Welcome to the civilised world of architects Sir Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones.
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Paul Reeder
The man credited with pulling Schal’s chestnuts out of the fire at the Royal Opera House is now its boss. So how’s he going to make sure the company’s troubles are behind it?
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Mr Rethink
The boss of award-winning housebuilder Westbury is rising to the challenges of the stock market and the Internet.
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Budding genius
Ian Wall’s Edinburgh developer started with £5m; 14 years later, it’s worth £70m. And the funny thing is, its main aim wasn’t to make money at all.
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Renzo Piano
He has the pick of the world's big private commissions. He can compare himself to a pianist and get away with it. It's OK to be jealous.
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European Union
Aukett Associate managing director John Thake may not speak any foreign languages, but he’s not letting that get in the way of his plan for a cross-Europe designer.
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Enter the green knight
Next week, Sir Martin Laing will launch a Construction Confederation report that aims to break the “vicious circle of blame” that is hampering sustainable building.