Artiq Annual Volume 2
Building a Better Tomorrow Emerging trends in the real estate sector suggest a move towards maximising social impact. An expert in this field is Grosvenor's Project Director Lucy Puddle, here in conversation with Tazie Taysom about shaping purposeful spaces for the future.
Tazie We're meeting today in Fivefields, a new
encompasses aspects of property finance and
impact-driven workspace on the edge of The
law as well as environment and philosophy.
Green Park and around the corner from Victoria
Initially keen to pursue a career in property,
Station. As the Project Director at Grosvenor,
I read an article about the gender pay gap in
you've been leading the development of this
the sector and that was a massive turnoff. So,
space - the latest in a series of impactful
I went down another route and qualified as
projects throughout Mayfair and Belgravia.
an accountant. Early on, I felt certain this
But interestingly your career didn't start in real
wasn't what I wanted to do long-term. Still,
estate; it began in finance. What can you tell us
I completed my qualification, hoping for
about your journey from where you started to
an opportunity to join a property company
where you find yourself today?
through the route of finance and transition to real estate. Eventually, I joined the finance
Lucy I graduated from University of Cambridge
team at Grosvenor, and after carrying out some
with a degree in Land Economy, which
project-related work there, I had an opportunity
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