What has been your biggest career challenge to date?
Quite a few come to mind, and for all of those I have been lucky to have the support of a great team. A challenge, that I had only myself to rely on, was moving from Germany to the UK to develop, research, complete and write my PhD in structural engineering – in my third language!
If you could change one thing about the industry, what would it be?
That radical ideas are not enough. They require continual work, nuanced debate and non-stop learning to make them real, every day.
Why did you choose construction as a career?