‘I was shouting all sorts…’ Aecom’s Jo Streeten on working at the BBC, the Davis Langdon deal and dealing with egg attacks

Make it the new normal: Gensler’s Diane Hoskins on how to keep growing in a time of crises

‘It’s an amalgamation of everything we have’ – Richard Robinson and the AtkinsRéalis rebrand

‘I’m extremely demanding’: Greg Fitzgerald on delivering the Vistry growth plan

‘Perfect, see you Monday’ … McLaren’s Paul Heather on tier ones and being headhunted on holiday

‘They needed this’ – McAlpine’s new boss wins plaudits as industry prepares for firm to reset

Alex Ely: ‘Architecture is so central to our culture - it’s a pity it doesn’t seem to gain the traction it deserves’

Soben: How a small Scottish family firm became the fastest growing consultancy in construction

Henley Halebrown: ‘We are genuinely interested in how people use buildings’

Green solutions: Civic Engineers’ Stephen O’Malley and Michelle McDowell talk sustainable growth

Those were the days… Building editors look back at how construction has changed

‘Nobody believes them any more’… HOK’s Daniel Hajjar considers what is wrong with UK politics and planning

Building Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Anna Mansfield at Publica

Building Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with David Rudlin at BDP

Building Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Selina Mason at Lendlease

Building Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Jo Wright at Perkins & Will

Building Talks: our new podcast season all about urban design and creating communities

Growing into new markets: CPC Project Services’ Steve Mole explains his plans to diversify

Why have buildings become so boring? Thomas Heatherwick launches his campaign for change

‘I don’t seek permission, I ask for forgiveness’ – Muyiwa Oki on his plans for his RIBA presidency

‘I love developing, contracting, designing’ – Gary Neville on his journey from pitch to property

‘I came back from maternity leave and didn’t have a desk’ How one CEO is using her experiences to help others

‘Sometimes you pinch yourself.’ The boy from the Chester semi running €4bn Arcadis

They used to call me ‘sir’ on site: Buro Happold’s Sarah Prichard on her journey to the top

Time for ministers to enforce boardroom diversity? Meet Lara Oyedele

Expansion plans and adding value: Currie & Brown boss Alan Manuel points the way ahead

In business with Rapleys’ Justin Tuckwell

‘The day I convince myself I know everything is the day I go’: an interview with Bam’s John Wilkinson

5 minutes with … Mark Lavery at Buro Happold

The firm’s 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

5 minutes with … Kate McKnight at Myrtha Pools

The leisure business expert and firm’s 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

5 minutes with … Matt Thomas at SLR

The firm’s 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

5 minutes with … Rosie Bard at Orms

The firm’s associate and sustainability lead on her mission to help reduce the industry’s impact on the environment, the importance of challenging the status quo and her love of art galleries and pizza

5 minutes with … Tony Wells at Merit

The firm’s founder and CEO would change ‘pretty much everything’ about the industry and sees a huge opportunity to innovate and transform construction’s archaic ways of working

5 minutes with … Paul Staley at Wise Living

The BTR housing provider’s managing director on rising to challenges, embracing opportunities and doing your best, while not being overly competitive

5 minutes with … Richard Farrey at Silverstone Building Consultancy

The firm’s lead director on building his business, the importance of a can-do attitude and why the best buildings are in the North-east

5 minutes with … Rebecca Hartshorn at Sisk

The firm’s national framework director on the need for greater industry collaboration, juggling her career and motherhood, her favourite roast dinner and her dislike of blocky concrete buildings

5 minutes with … Priya Shah at Linesight

The global consultancy’s associate director on her transition from the nuclear sector, her training scheme for chemical engineers and the need for digital transformation

5 minutes with … Michael O’Shea at Gowling WLG

The partner in the law firm’s construction team believes the tendering process needs to change and urges new recruits to read books rather than websites. He is a fan of The Smiths and wine gums

5 minutes with … Chris Jones at 10 Design

The firm’s managing principal (Europe and Middle East) considers the need to work collaboratively, the impact of the pandemic, why he went to art college – and his secret skill learnt while funding his studies

5 minutes with … Ashwin Halaria at Symmetrys

The firm’s associate director on the incident that made him want to be an engineer, the vital importance of material reuse and why his mother will always be his role model

5 minutes with … Jonathon Bentley at Bentley

The firm’s managing director on the challenges of building his business, the importance of seeing every angle and why he has the ball from the men’s Euro 2021 final.

5 minutes with … Jack Newton at RSHP

The firm’s associate partner on struggling with dyslexia at school, increasing diversity in the profession, working under Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour and watching his children playing with his Lego

5 minutes with … Charlene Shum at Platform

The project executive on the industry’s blame culture, the importance of collaboration and why it is vital to care about those smallest details

5 minutes with … Mandie Sewa at Brevis Law

The firm’s head of immigration law on the importance of recruting and retaining the right staff, the challenges posed by new immigration rules, the universal power of food and why steak should always be eaten rare

5 minutes with … Lee Parkinson at Efficiency North

The group’s chief executive on starting out as a YTS apprentice, surviving the pandemic and why the finest seafood should be simply served

5 minutes with … Gemma Pont at CPMG Architects

The associate architect on making the right choices, working collaboratively, the importance of cheese and the first book she ever read

5 minutes with … Katia Polidoro at Tp Bennett

One of the firm’s principal directors on designing inclusive places to live and work, trusting her instincts and learning to row at the age of 49.

5 minutes with … Simon Arnott at Morgan Sindall

The managing director for the firm in the North-west on the importance of working hard and being inquisitive – but also on striking the right work/life balance

5 minutes with … Jonathan Hunter at Elecosoft

The software company’s chief executive wants to see more data sharing and collaborative working. He is an admirer of Mace Group and Asian cuisine and wishes he had invested in Bitcoinx

5 minutes with … Jenny Hyden at NVB Architects

The landscape architect on the importance of designing with a view to the future, why the use of peat is now unforgivable and why she likes to keep her wetsuit close at hand

5 minutes with … Dan Hyde at MEPC, NOMA

The development director on the NOMA scheme in Manchester discusses the switch from his career as a professional rugby player, his love of the Sydney Opera House and roast lamb on a Sunday

5 minutes with … Mark Swetman at LS Estates

The firm’s chief executive on the importance of good communication, his dislike of laziness and his admiration for innovation

5 minutes with … Louise Boddie at Hudson Architects

The leader of the firm’s portfolio of community, culture and education projects emphasises the social and environmental responsibility of her job and the importance of doing work that you enjoy

5 minutes with … Neeral Shah at YardLink

The company founder and CEO on his pride in building his team, the importance of embracing technology and his constant quest for improvement

5 minutes with … Riaz Dudhia at Nelsons

The commercial property solicitor would simplify and relax planning restrictions. He enjoys playing tennis and Italian food

5 minutes with … Lisa Gledhill at EcoWorld London

The firm’s managing director of development on balancing creativity with rigorous discipline, how the industry can improve its recruitment and her best-ever day as a Bradford City supporter