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Rick Mather
Oregon-born, Camden-based Mather has joined the architectural superleague with his appointment to a high-profile project in the city he loves – London's South Bank Centre.
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John McCarthy
He trained as a carpenter but before you could say "self-starter", the McCarthy & Stone boss had earned his first million. Now his retirement homebuilding business makes profits that turn contractors green with envy.
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John Hobson
The man charged with implementing Egan has a job-and-half on his hands. But with bosses John Prescott and Nick Raynsford respectively providing power and commitment, he believes he has the backing to do it
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Larry Hirsch
British housebuilders had better watch out. Having snapped up Fairclough, US housebuilding giant Centex is moving next door with a package of services that includes mortgages. 黑洞社区 finds out what's on the chief executive's mind.
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Meet the president
QS Simon Kolsar is taking over as head of the RICS at a time when the institution is reinventing itself to fit with an industry in the throes of radical change. What's his plan?
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Clive talks back
The Construction Confederation s new chairman is proud to be a small builder, and he makes big claims about their contribution to the industry. But he is not so keen on the industry s image or the government s plans to improve it.
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The simple life
Glenn Howells' uncomplicated buildings have helped him clinch a number of lucrative lottery competitions. Now the 1960s-inspired architect is designing a model for 21st-century living .
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Raynsford's new marker
Meet Nigel Waterson: he's Nick Raynsford's shadow on planning, housing and construction. He's passionate about his party and says the government has little to offer but hot air and reheated Tory policies.
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Wet and wild
Who says QSs are boring? David Weight may be a 50-year-old cost data manager, but he is also a champion surfer who spends every spare moment riding the waves
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Bob the Builder
What with his own Miss Moneypenny, crane Lofty and hell-raising scarecrow Spud there's never a dull moment in Bob the Builder's yard. But is it enough to save the image of construction?
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Chris Smith
The minister who has to juggle culture, media and sport is bidding to delegate responsibility for architecture to a new champion. Probably just as well, as his portfolio doesn't give him much time to keep up with new buildings.
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The outsider
Stepping down as a regional director of Bovis to take the helm of a family-run firm is a brave move. But it is one that has left Cliff Bryant feeling supercharged .
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Peter Mason
City opinion formers say he is a candidate for best chief executive in UK contracting, and the Square Mile has backed his Euro ambitions by tripling his firm's share price. So Amec's boss must be a happy man, mustn't he?
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Urban warrior
Skilled self-publicist Michael Gwilliam has transformed the "close to crusty" Civic Trust into an urban campaigner with influence. He wants to make the everyday better and this week, the trust's awards aim to do just that.
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The front man
Marco Goldschmied will take over as the new president of the RIBA in June. His plans are many and varied, but at the centre is one core goal to promote the profile of architecture.
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Luther Cochrane
Sir Frank Lampl's anointed successor at Bovis on his new role, plans for the firm after those merger talks and the joys of being a dad.
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Builder to the stars
Ir猫ne Beard doesn't look like your conventional builder, but then her clients are hardly run-of-the-mill. Take Ringo Starr, for example
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Circus troupe
It made its name fitting out stylish loft apartments. Now, explains partner Duncan Chapman, nine-strong practice Circus Architects is changing its act to portable buildings.