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The Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU), previously the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Shaping the vertical future of cities.

Sharing the knowledge to build it.

06/19/2026

We are pleased to share the recipients for the CVU 2026 Awards in the Best Tall Building, Europe category:

▪️Enclave: Acton, London
▪️Floating Gardens, Amsterdam
▪️The Bridge, Warsaw
▪️Trilogy Limassol Seafront West Tower, Cyprus

Congrats to all the team members!

Award of Excellence winners will advance to the next phase of the competition during the 2026 VU Summit, taking place 26–29 October in London, where project teams will present their work live before juries. Final “best in category” distinctions and overall awards will be announced during the conference’s awards ceremony and dinner on 28 October.

Images
2: Enclave: Acton © Kilian O'Sullivan
3: Floating Gardens © Sebastian van Damme
4: The Bridge © Piotr Krajewski
5. Trilogy Limassol Seafront West Tower © Trilogy Limassol Seafront Ltd

Now in its 24th year, CVU’s annual Awards Program continues to serve as an international benchmark for excellence in vertical urbanism and city-making.

See all the Award of Excellence winners here: https://verticalurbanism.org/resources/award-recipients/
Learn more about the VU Summit: https://vusummit.com/

06/18/2026

✨ We are excited to share the recipients of the CVU 2026 Awards in the Best Tall Building, Asia category:

▪️ByteDance Houhai Center, Shenzhen
▪️Guangzhou One Pengrui, Guangzhou
▪️Keppel South Central, Singapore
▪️Pacific Xintiandi Commercial Center, Shanghai
▪️Punggol Digital District, Singapore
▪️Sany IROOTECH Headquarters, Guangzhou

Congrats to all the team members!

Project teams will present their work live before juries at the 2026 VU Summit in London. Final “best in category” distinctions and overall awards will be announced during the conference’s awards ceremony and dinner on 28 October.

Images:
2: ByteDance Houhai Center © Ennead
3: Guangzhou One Pengrui © Rex Zou
4: Keppel South Central © Daniel Koh Photography
5: Pacific Xintiandi Commercial Center © Courtesy of Shui On Land
6: Punggol Digital District © Darren Soh
7: Sany IROOTECH Headquarters, Image by Dave Burk © SOM

See the full list of winners: https://verticalurbanism.org/resources/award-recipients/

06/17/2026

Only 24 hours before prices go up for the 2026 VU Summit.

Taking place 26–29 October in London, the VU Summit program brings together global voices, leading research, and real-world insight to explore how vertical urbanism can shape more resilient, livable, and culturally rich cities.

Register now and save!

https://vusummit.com/

06/16/2026

Only 48 hours remain for early-rate savings! Join us at the 2026 VU Summit, taking place 26–29 October in London and take your experience to the next level.

The VU Summit program brings together global voices, leading research, and real-world insight to explore how vertical urbanism can shape more resilient, livable, and culturally rich cities.

Register before 18 June to save and be part of this pinnacle event of 1000+ cohorts.

🔗Link in bio.

06/15/2026

We are thrilled to share the recipients of the CVU 2026 Award of Excellence, Best Tall Building, Americas category!

▪️1020 Spring Street, Atlanta
▪️270 Park Avenue, New York City
▪️EZ Parque da Cidade, São Paulo
▪️Maestria, Montreal
▪️South Station Tower, Boston
▪️The Parker, Boston

Congrats to all the team members!

Project teams will present their work live before juries at the 2026 VU Summit, taking place 26–29 October in London, where final “best in category” distinctions and overall awards will be announced during the conference’s awards ceremony and dinner on 28 October.

Now in its 24th year, CVU’s annual Awards Program continues to serve as an international benchmark for excellence in vertical urbanism and city-making.

Images
2. 1020 Spring Street © Gregory Campbell | Portman Holdings
3. 270 Park Avenue © Foster+Partners
4. EZ Parque da Cidade © Joana França
5. Maestria © David Boyer
6. South Station Tower © Jason O'Rear
7. The Parker © Trent Bell Photography

See the full list of winners: https://verticalurbanism.org/resources/award-recipients/

06/13/2026

✨ We are excited to share the recipients of the CVU 2026 Awards in the Best Tall Building, 300-399 Meters category:

▪️270 Park Avenue, New York City
▪️Wasl Tower, Dubai

Congrats to all the team members!

Project teams will present their work live before juries at the 2026 VU Summit in London. Final “best in category” distinctions and overall awards will be announced during the conference’s awards ceremony and dinner on 28 October.

Images:
2: 270 Park Avenue © Foster+Partners
3: Wasl Tower, Image by Ahmed Alnaji ©Sarab

See the full list of winners: https://verticalurbanism.org/resources/award-recipients/

06/12/2026

We are pleased to share the recipients of the CVU 2026 Awards in the Best Tall Building, 200-299 Meters category:

▪️One Bangkok Tower 4, Bangkok, Thailand
▪️Pacific Xintiandi Commercial Central Tower 1, Shanghai, China
▪️Sany IROOTECH Headquarters, Guangzhou, China

Congrats to all the team members!

Award of Excellence winners will advance to the next phase of the competition during the 2026 VU Summit, taking place 26–29 October in London, where project teams will present their work live before juries. Final “best in category” distinctions and overall awards will be announced during the conference’s awards ceremony and dinner on 28 October.

Now in its 24th year, CVU’s annual Awards Program continues to serve as an international benchmark for excellence in vertical urbanism and city-making.

Images
2: One Bangkok Tower 4 © Sky Media courtesy of KPF
3. Pacific Xintiandi Commercial Central Tower 1 © Courtesy of Shui On Land
4: Sany IROOTECH Headquarters, image by Dave Burk © SOM

See the full list of winners: https://verticalurbanism.org/resources/award-recipients/

06/11/2026

Only one week remaining to lock in early-bird savings for the 2026 VU Summit, taking place 26–29 October in London.

Take your experience to the next level.

The VU Summit program brings together global voices, leading research, and real-world insight to explore how vertical urbanism can shape more resilient, livable, and culturally rich cities.

Register before 18 June to save and be part of this pinnacle event of 1000+ cohorts.

🔗https://vusummit.com/register/

06/10/2026

Meet the CVU Resilience Table panel meeting online on 23 June.

▪️Irina Waltz, Director, Strategy and Technology Group, Aon, providing insights into what insurance and reinsurance partners now require from project teams and how that bar is moving upstream.
▪️ Anastasia Herasimovich, Global Real Estate and Construction Practice Group Partner, Baker McKenzie, who will discuss how physical climate risk travels across the project lifecycle and where the legal architecture is shifting.
▪️ Mariana Silva, Senior Infrastructure Finance Specialist, Global Infrastructure Facility (World Bank), giving a multilateral capital lens on what gets financed and built to last.
▪️ Sanne van der Burgh, R&D and Climate Leader, MVRDV will discuss how design teams integrate climate risk into practice at the scale that vertical projects demand.

Moderated by Natalia Moudrak, lead author of the “Underwriting the Future of Resilience” white paper (World Bank, IFC, MIGA, G20, GIF, Aon).

Built around a simple idea: the best solutions happen when the right people get in the same room early enough to make a difference.

If you're interested in how cities and buildings can become more resilient in a rapidly changing world, this is a discussion worth joining.

📅 23 June
⏰ 10:00 AM CT / 5:00 PM CET
🎟️ Free webinar

Save your spot and register now:
https://verticalurbanism.org/news-events/

06/09/2026

✨ We are excited to share the recipients of the CVU 2026 Awards in the Best Tall Building, 100-199 Meters category:

▪️18T Mansion, Chongqing, China
▪️EZ Parque da Cidade, São Paulo, Brazil
▪️Guangzhou One Pengrui, Guangzhou, China
▪️Parkline Place, Sydney, Australia
▪️Shenzhen Building Craftsman Headquarters, Shenzhen, China
▪️SHIBUYA AXSH, Tokyo, Japan
▪️Xinhu Hangzhou Prism, Hangzhou, China

Congrats to all the team members!

Project teams will present their work live before juries at the 2026 VU Summit in London. Final “best in category” distinctions and overall awards will be announced during the conference’s awards ceremony and dinner on 28 October.

Images
2: 18T Mansion © Kris Provoost
3: EZ Parque da Cidade © Joana França
4: Guangzhou One Pengrui ©
5: Parkline Place © Rex Zou
6: Shenzhen Building Craftsman Headquarters © Aaron Hargreaves, Foster + Partners
7: SHIBUYA AXSH © Aedas
8: Xinhu Hangzhou Prism © Kawasumi Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office

See the full list of winners: https://verticalurbanism.org/resources/award-recipients/AoE 100m-199m winners

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