All 5 Minutes with... articles – Page 5
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5 minutes with … Annie Marston at Hydrock
The associate in the building performance engineering team focuses on making buildings smarter, more energy efficient and comfortable to occupy
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5 minutes with … Lindsay Johnston at BDP Pattern
I have always been very interested in creativity, art and making things. Architecture seemed like a good way to combine these. Making a building is the ultimate Lego set!
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5 minutes with … Andy Jones at Mace
The head of major projects has been visiting building sites since he was four years old. He is a keen cyclist and plays two instrumentsÂ
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5 minutes with … MJ O’Shaughnessy at Will Rudd
The firm’s craic-loving, drum-playing managing director is no fan of excessive bureaucracy but loves working with passionate and creative people
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5 minutes with … Anil Singh Rana at Constructing Professional Development
The project manager and mentor is based in Mauritius. He has built a business based on his belief in positive collaborationÂ
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5 minutes with … Vanessa Murray at Stanhope
The asset manager at Stanhope founded Mentoring Circle, an initiative targeted at young women in the early stages of their career
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5 minutes with … Derek Quinn at Red Construction
The firm’s managing director in the South-west on the importance of teamwork and good communication
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5 minutes with … Holly Lewis at We Made That
The founder of the London-based architectural practice on growing a business, the need to ask questions and fluffy pancakes on a Saturday morning  Â
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5 minutes with … Ainhoa Erausquin at RLB
The sustainability consultant trained as an architect before moving to the UK from Spain wants to see a fundamental shift in how we design and buildÂ
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5 minutes with … Louise Townsend at Morgan Sindall Construction
Morgan Sindall’s tenacious director of social value and sustainability enjoys converting sceptics and doesn’t hang around in the bath.
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5 minutes with … James Richards at Edmond Shipway
Director of Edmond Shipway’s Nottingham office is a big fan of self-made entrepreneurs – and Derby County
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5 minutes with … Laurie Chetwood at Chetwoods
The firm’s founder and chairman is happiest breaking new ground with innovative and thought-provoking schemes, driving his vintage Aston Martin and eating fish and chips
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5 minutes with … Lanre Gbolade at Gbolade Design Studio and L&Q
The co-founder of Gbolade Design Studio enjoys working collaboratively and is always ready for a new challenge. He is also pretty nifty on a pair of ice skates
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5 minutes with … Trina Chakravarti at ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Better
The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Better project director on the importance of innovative and collaborative working, growing up in Calcutta and her admiration for Dame Zaha Hadid
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5 minutes with … Pedro Gil at Studio Gil
The founder and director Studio Gil is particularly proud of the work he has done for the Latin American community in London. He is also slightly obsessed with mince piesÂ
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5 minutes with … Matt Keen at Autodesk
The industry strategist at Autodesk has been running large-scale construction projects since his mid-20s – but he is still scared of heights. He wishes the industry would do more to appeal to the next generation
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5 minutes with … Rebecca Thomas at Fathom Architects
The director at Fathom Architects is a champion of craftspeople and wants to see a wider appreciation for creative processes. She is also an advocate of the Friday night margarita/margherita combination Â
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5 minutes with … Shahed Saleem at Makespace
The architect admires good builders and site managers but is less impressed with pessimists and Buckingham Palace
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5 minutes with … Parm Bhangal at Bhangals Construction Consultants
Why did you choose construction as a career? I always loved property and building, and I loved finance. What I do, as a quantity surveyor, is a bit of both: the financial side of building and construction.
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5 minutes with … Matt Townend at Ecoworld London
The EcoWorld COO on the satisfaction he gets from creating a new environment, the challenge of getting the best out of his staff and how he enjoyed finally convincing his friends that he wasn’t an estate agent