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FeaturesMr precedent
Barrington Billings, the first black person to hold the presidency of the Chartered Institute of Housing, spent years championing the cause of black and ethnic minorities. Now he鈥檚 giving firms run by them the chance to win public sector work.
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FeaturesShe鈥檚 back
Jennie Price, the famously combative former boss of the Construction Confederation, has been absent from the industry for some years. Now she鈥檚 returned, accompanied by 鈥� a row
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FeaturesThe man who kidnapped Gehry
Brighton developer Josh Arghiros is the kind of man who knows what he wants and sets out to get it. And if what he wants happens to be the world鈥檚 most famous architect, well 鈥� He tells George Hay what happened next.
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FeaturesThe green knight
Sir Neville Simms has made an epic personal journey from vilified motorway contractor to champion of sustainable procurement in the public sector. He tells 星空传媒 about his plans.
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FeaturesNot the David Prichard show
Architectural firm Metropolitan Workshop is not about star architects, even though it has been set up by one of the starriest. We found out why from David Prichard and Neil Deely.
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FeaturesSimon Vivian begins
Most of Simon Vivian鈥檚 six months in charge of Mowlem have been spent struggling with disastrous projects, boardroom bloodletting and a predecessor who didn鈥檛 leave. Now he鈥檚 finally ready to do it his way. Tom Broughton finds out what he has in mind.
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FeaturesHead first
Former headmistress Valerie Bragg has been a leading player in implementing Labour鈥檚 schools strategy. Here she tells us about why architecture doesn鈥檛 really matter 鈥� and how she got on with Norman Foster at the Bexley academy.
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FeaturesDo you want to join my tribe?
Henry Pitman is the Eton-educated businessman who founded Tribal as the universal solution to the public sector鈥檚 property problems. And he wants you to help him
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FeaturesNo regrets
Nobody knows better than Sir Martin Laing, former chairman of Laing, how a wafer-thin margin can turn into a catastrophic loss. He tells us about how a contract used to be a gentlemen鈥檚 agreement and why he wasn鈥檛 to blame for that 拢1 sale.
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FeaturesDoing good by stealth
The new chief executive of the Prince鈥檚 Foundation is a quiet American. But Hank Dittmar鈥檚 lack of showiness is well suited to a charity that is aiming to slowly and subtly transform urban England.
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FeaturesStars and gripes
When Emcor lambasted its failing UK subsidiary Drake & Scull, US-based boss Frank T MacInnis asked Tony Whale to turn the firm around. Whale has, but he isn鈥檛 out of the woods yet. We met the two to discuss their future.
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FeaturesKate鈥檚 expectations
When Kate Barker鈥檚 report into housing undersupply was published last year, it was greeted with intense public and industry interest 鈥� after which nothing much seemed to happen. We found out whether the author was disappointed with her reception
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FeaturesDaniel Libeskind
As rumours circulate of year-long delays and complete redesigns at Ground Zero, we talk to the man responsible about why his long, bitter struggle with rival architects, the New York press and the site owner (among others) is a sign that things are going pretty well 鈥�
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FeaturesGoodbye, Mr Chapman
Sir Sydney Chapman, the only qualified architect in the House of Commons and the man behind the controversial Portcullis House project, retired from parliament last week after 30 years as a Conservative MP 鈥� but not before enjoying a final cuppa in the Commons tearoom
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FeaturesWill Alsop
To lose three major projects, 50 staff and go into receivership in one year could finish many an architect, but for this man it鈥檚 simply a new beginning. He talks to us about his plans for the renamed Alsop & Partners.
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FeaturesTony鈥檚 plans for Thomas
Thomas Vale has acquired the reputation of being Britain鈥檚 best small contractor. This is of course wrong. It鈥檚 really pretty big 鈥� and getting bigger. We met the man behind it; Mikael Gothage took his photo
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FeaturesCity slicker
Ricky Burdett, the London School of Economics鈥� new professor of architecture and urbanism, is the capital鈥檚 leading educator, adviser and ambassador of urban design. We met him to discuss his plans to improve cities across Europe and beyond 鈥�
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FeaturesThe Chalmers & Lyons show
Sir Michael Lyons and Lesley Chalmers are in charge of one of the best-kept secrets in regeneration 鈥� a public鈥損rivate venture set up to transform the grimmest areas in England. They are also a great comedy double act.
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FeaturesDiarmuid Gavin
Don鈥檛 be fooled by the affable exterior 鈥� television鈥檚 most popular gardener is plotting a revolution in our own back yards. Here he lets us in on the secret and tries to recruit you as well.