VU Summit London 2026
A premier global gathering of leaders advancing the future of cities through tall buildings and vertical urbanism.
Conference
Chaoming Yu, Associate Director, Singapore, alongside Jennifer Anna Pazdon, Cast Connex, Abbas Aminmansour, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Vicki Arbitrio, Gilsanz Murray Steficek, Ricardo Baptista, AKT II, and Seth Martin from Langan will be judging in the 'Structure' Award at the VU Summit in London 2026.
The VU Summit provides a platform for knowledge sharing, networking, and collaboration, helping shape sustainable, high-density cities and the next generation of urban development. Recognising the innovations shaping the future of high-rise development, the summit’s awards programme highlights outstanding achievements across key areas of design, engineering and urban development.
The ‘Structure’ Award recognises excellence in structural engineering, advanced materials and load-bearing technologies in tall buildings. The category highlights projects that use innovative, practical and cost-effective structural solutions to enable safer, taller and more efficient developments.
For those interested in attending, please register for the event.
Speakers
Chaoming Yu
Associate Director, Structural Engineering
Abbas Aminmansour
Associate Professor of Structure Concentration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jennifer Anna Pazdon
Vice President USA and Director UK, CAST CONNEX
Ricardo Baptista
Director, AKT II
Seth Martin
Associate Principal, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
Vicki Arbitrio
Associate Partner, Gilsanz Murray Steficek
