CVU Announces Award of Excellence Recipients

The Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU) has announced the recipients of its 2026 Award of Excellence honors, recognizing 73 projects, concepts and initiatives that exemplify new directions in vertical urbanism across the globe. Awardees representing work from 20 countries across 20 categories and subcategories reflect a growing emphasis on adaptability, interdisciplinary thinking and long-term urban value. The 2026 competition brought together submissions from architects, engineers, developers, planners, contractors, manufacturers and researchers working at multiple scales, from individual buildings and structural systems to district-scale infrastructure and urban regeneration strategies. Winning entries were selected by multidisciplinary juries composed of experts from across the built environment industry. Award of Excellence winners will advance to the next phase of the competition during the 2026 VU Summit, taking place in London in October. Final “best in category” distinctions and overall awards will be announced during the conference’s awards ceremony and dinner.