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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Liz Ramsden at Knights
The senior associate in the firm鈥檚 residential property team on the challenges of the 好色先生TV Safety Act, her love of Vietnamese food and the importance of answering the phone
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Richard Burdett-Gardiner at Kier
The firm鈥檚 director of applied digital services (ADS) on the importance of embracing new tools and technology, the skills his grandfather taught him and the best days on which to own a boat聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Shamayne Harris at Pagabo
The firm鈥檚 head of procurement on the need to be flexible, the importance of relationships with聽stakeholders and her love of projects that involve lots of data聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Lorraine Burton at FM Conway
The firm鈥檚 laboratory manager on the importance of recycling, the effects of climate change and her love of a chicken Caesar salad聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Ayman El Hibri at Wilkinson Eyre
The firm鈥檚 director on the influence of his grandfather and father, the challenges of designing and building 8 Bishopsgate and why it is vital to keep learning
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Matthew Robertson at Valouran
The聽property developer and placemaker鈥檚聽founder and CFO on the firm鈥檚 successful first year, the need for planning reform and why he does his best work early in the morning
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Ondrej Chybik at Chybik + Kristof
The co-founder and director of his architectural studio on expanding to London, the frustratingly slow pace of the construction process and his in-depth interest in insects
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Ben Stuart at Able Partners
The firm鈥檚 co-founder and director on the success of his Create More podcast, the importance of having fun and why it is important to just get in and splash around
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Pendrick Brown at HLW
The firm鈥檚 co-principal and聽legal sector leader on minimising environmental harm, disagreeing with George Orwell and why worrying is a waste of time
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Paul Belfield at Rund
The firm鈥檚 executive director on developing the surveying and construction consultancy, the vital importance of teamwork and two industry characters who have impressed and inspired him聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Ben Hopkins at Bennetts Associates
The firm鈥檚聽sustainability lead on his work with LETI, losing his job before he had started and teaching in a country where he had only just learnt the language
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Andrew Williams at Quinn London
The firm鈥檚 heritage director on the pleasure he derives from working on some of the UK鈥檚 finest historical buildings, the importance of asking questions and the benefit of hindsight聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� John Lucas at EDGE
The consultancy director on starting as an apprentice and working his way up, the importance of listening and collaborating more 鈥� and his passion for sailing聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Anna Lisa McSweeney at White Arkitekter
The firm鈥檚 UK head of sustainability on moving mountains and problem-solving, sharing responsibility and travelling as much as possible on foot聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Rachel Basha at Basha-Franklin
The founder and owner of the architecture and interior design practice on the commercialisation of sustainability, the need to support rising talent and her favourite north London restaurant聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Ian Tew at Knight Frank
The partner and leader of the building consultancy and project management team in Newcastle on the challenges of lockdown, the importance of pursuing net zero and how he聽manages a team working across different sectors and delivering multiple services
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Mark Lavery at Buro Happold
The firm鈥檚 partner and tall buildings expert on taking risks, working in Dubai on a tower even taller than the Burj Khalifa and the advantages of getting up early
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Kate McKnight at Myrtha Pools
The leisure business expert and firm鈥檚 manager in the UK and Ireland on switching jobs during covid, the importance of leisure facilities and why the sea is better when it is rougher
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Matt Thomas at SLR
The firm鈥檚聽built environment senior sector leader for Europe on the importance of sustainable transport networks and his admiration for planning barristers. His favourite building is almost 1,000 years old聽