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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Duncan Greenaway at Greenaway Architecture
The firm鈥檚 founder on the importance of patience, his dislike of housebuilder-led, cul-de-sac centred housing and his admiration for the work of David Chipperfield
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Oliver Plunkett at Buro Happold
The firm鈥檚 new CEO says he finds his job exhilarating and terrifying in equal measure. He has a problem with waste but can鈥檛 drink too much tea
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Simon Spencer at EDGE
The consultancy director initially trained as a plumber but has since done a wide range of jobs across the industry. He grew up in Hull and now works in Leeds聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Ellie Jenkins at Akerlof
The consultancy director on her work developing the Value Toolkit, making good ideas work at scale, the problem with tall buildings and a love of Welsh beaches
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Andrew Carpenter at Constructing Excellence Midlands
The Southampton-supporting, theatre-loving former DJ on his ongoing mission to promote best practice as chief executive of CE Midlands聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Tim Carpenter at Durkan
The former Willmott Dixon trainee on the challenges of working in the current environment and the buzz of handing over the keys to a new home
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Lauren Bailey at Ridge
The firm鈥檚 head of social value is proud to have helped change people鈥檚 lives for the better. She is also a jazz-loving saxophonist
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Chetan Parmar at Parmarbrook
The founding partner of the聽civil and structural engineering studio reflects on his journey through more than 30 years in the industry
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Jane Ho at HKS
The firm鈥檚 principal and director of health on her love of gardening, her dislike of 1980s post-modern design and the importance of humility
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Phil Sheldon at The Build Chain
The new firm鈥檚 sales director reflects on his time in South Africa and the pain of seeing businesses fail. He also reveals his favourite building in the world聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Tim Molden at MESH Construction Consultancy
The firm鈥檚 managing director on the importance of patience, his love of fish and chips and his 鈥渇rightening鈥� memory for numbers
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Tooey Courtemanche at Procore
The company founder and CEO on the challenges (and rewards) of launching a tech start-up, the importance of curiosity and the car that symbolises his career journey
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Patrick Eley at DNCO
The agency鈥檚 creative director on the art and science of wayfinding, and the importance of employing people more talented than yourself聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Guy Willis-Robb at Harley Haddow
The company director on the importance of communication, his industry heroes and his favourite and least favourite buildings
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Dave Rhodes at Unity
The technology executive and business builder based in San Francisco stresses the importance of being curious, positive and embracing change
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Elizabeth Wright at Muse Developments
The senior manager at Morgan Sindall鈥檚 development arm on the importance of listening and feeling guilty when saying 鈥榥o鈥�. She also reveals what鈥檚 wrong with the聽Marina Bay Sands in Singapore
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Nathan Marsh at Turner & Townsend
T&T鈥檚 digital boss served in the Army, played professional rugby and had dinner with the Queen
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Paul Allen at K2 Consultancy
Director of cost management聽on the importance of challenging clients, problems with procurement and why he did not join the SAS
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Chris Hayward at the NMBS
The managing director at the National Merchants鈥� Buying Society believes in teamwork and collaboration. He is also a secret karaoke singer聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Annabel Lait at Saunders
The practice director particularly enjoys working on education projects, providing young people with the best environment in which to learn