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Features鈥業t鈥檚 an amalgamation of everything we have鈥� 鈥� Richard Robinson and the AtkinsR茅alis rebrand
The Canadian engineering services giant which owns Atkins and Faithful+Gould has completely rebranded as it seeks to put past problems behind it and focus on growth. 聽The group鈥檚 UK president tells Carl Brown about his strategy for success
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Features鈥業鈥檓 extremely demanding鈥�: Greg Fitzgerald on delivering the Vistry growth plan
The Vistry boss talks about bonuses, subcontractor price cuts, offsite construction - and whether Vistry can really follow through on its expansion strategy
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Features鈥楶erfect, see you Monday鈥� 鈥� McLaren鈥檚 Paul Heather on tier ones and being headhunted on holiday
From a teenager wondering what a QS does to running a 拢1bn business, the firm鈥檚 construction boss talks to Dave Rogers about industry ups and downs聽鈥� and being offered a job by Kevin Taylor
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Features鈥楾hey needed this鈥� 鈥� McAlpine鈥檚 new boss wins plaudits as industry prepares for firm to reset
Neil Martin is expected to ring the changes and take the blue-blooded contractor back to centre-stage. Dave Rogers reports
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FeaturesAlex Ely: 鈥楢rchitecture is so central to our culture - it鈥檚 a pity it doesn鈥檛 seem to gain the traction it deserves鈥�
The founder of the Stirling Prize-winning Mae Architects shares his influences and inspirations with Ben Flatman and concludes that his profession still has much to offer聽
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FeaturesSoben: How a small Scottish family firm became the fastest growing consultancy in construction
Soben now operates in 35 countries and is aiming to become a 拢100m-turnover firm within five years. Founder Scott Smyth tells Carl Brown all about the firm鈥檚 strategy and journey to date
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FeaturesHenley Halebrown: 鈥榃e are genuinely interested in how people use buildings鈥�
Simon Henley and Gavin Hale-Brown formed their award-winning practice together in 1995. Here the pair tell Ben Flatman about their early influences, design philosophy, and commitment to improving access to the profession
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FeaturesGreen solutions: Civic Engineers鈥� Stephen O鈥橫alley and Michelle McDowell talk sustainable growth
Stephen O鈥橫alley has big plans for the expansion of the engineering firm he founded 10 years ago 鈥� just so long as it stays true to its sustainability-oriented principles. Daniel Gayne reports
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FeaturesThose were the days鈥� 星空传媒 editors look back at how construction has changed
As we come to the end of our 180th year, our current editor invited four of her predecessors to pick out the memorable stories they covered spanning over 30 years of 星空传媒鈥檚 history
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Features鈥楴obody believes them any more鈥欌�� HOK鈥檚 Daniel Hajjar considers what is wrong with UK politics and planning
After 20 years in the Middle East, Daniel Hajjar moved to the UK, where, eight years on, he finds the political 鈥榝lakiness鈥� of the country has made it an infuriating place to build. Thomas Lowe reports
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Features星空传媒 Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Anna Mansfield at Publica
Episode 4: Anna Mansfield on the loss of shared spaces after covid and the importance of designing for the needs of women and young people
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Features星空传媒 Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with David Rudlin at BDP
Episode 3: David Rudlin talks about the importance of urban design and why planning needs to rediscover its capacity to create good quality places
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Features星空传媒 Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Selina Mason at Lendlease
Episode 2: Selina Mason talks about people-focused urbanism and the work she is doing on Birmingham鈥檚 Smithfield scheme
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Features星空传媒 Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Jo Wright at Perkins & Will
Episode 1: Jo Wright talks about the impact on her career of working in Berlin before the wall came down and designing for the long term
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Features星空传媒 Talks: our new podcast season all about urban design and creating communities
Tune into the 星空传媒 Talks podcast from tomorrow to hear leading experts on how to deliver thriving communities and great places to live
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FeaturesGrowing into new markets: CPC Project Services鈥� Steve Mole explains his plans to diversify
Fresh from success at this year鈥檚 星空传媒 Awards, CPC Project Services鈥� managing partner tells 星空传媒 about his vision for聽growth 鈥撀燼nd where he sees the firm operating in 10 years鈥� time
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FeaturesWhy have buildings become so boring? Thomas Heatherwick launches his campaign for change
In this exclusive interview, the Heatherwick Studio founder outlines聽the philosophy behind his mission to put the soul back into building design
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Features鈥業 don鈥檛 seek permission, I ask for forgiveness鈥� 鈥� Muyiwa Oki on his plans for his RIBA presidency
RIBA鈥檚 first black president - and its youngest - did not tell his bosses at Mace that he was running for the role. He wants to do things his own way.
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Features鈥業 love developing, contracting, designing鈥� 鈥� Gary Neville on his journey from pitch to property
With his 拢400m St Michael鈥檚 scheme finally underway, the former Manchester United star sits down with Daniel Gayne to discuss his real estate career
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Features鈥業 came back from maternity leave and didn鈥檛 have a desk鈥� How one CEO is using her experiences to help others
The boss of M&E consultant FHP believes opportunities for women are, finally, looking up 鈥� just don鈥檛 make them wear a pink hard hat