Arup celebrates seven wins at the HKIE Structural Division Structural Excellence Award 2026

Urban Living Room – Tai Kok Tsui Bamboo Pavilion
Grand Award in Heritage & Special Structure (Hong Kong) category

Officially opened in January 2025, the Tai Kok Tsui Bamboo Pavilion is Hong Kong’s first structure to use engineered bamboo as its primary structural material, reinterpreting traditional craftsmanship through modern engineering. The project delivers significant carbon reduction and demonstrates the potential of engineered bamboo as a natural, renewable material in the built environment, aligning with both global and local green‑transition goals. Developed without local precedents or design codes, Arup applied international standards and rigorous testing to ensure structural safety, establishing a tested pathway for alternative materials in Hong Kong and beyond. By bridging tradition and technology, the pavilion redefines what resilient, low‑carbon structures can achieve.

Three ITC, Shanghai
Grand Award in Mainland/ Overseas category

Three ITC is defined by its 370‑metre tower—the tallest completed structure in Shanghai’s Puxi area—establishing the development as a major new urban landmark. Located in the heart of Xujiahui, the mixed‑use complex integrates premium retail, Grade‑A offices, hotel accommodation and public space within a highly connected, transit‑oriented setting. The tower showcases significant engineering innovation, with Arup introducing seismic‑resilient design principles that incorporate energy‑dissipation and vibration‑reduction systems. This approach enabled a simplified and efficient above‑ground structural system that meets stringent performance requirements while reducing structural member sizes and optimising material use, delivering both economic and environmental benefits. Through integrated engineering solutions, Arup has helped create a resilient, efficient and future‑ready landmark that sets a benchmark for high‑density urban development.

Projection of climate change impact on tropical cyclone hazard in Western North Pacific basin
Grand Award in R&D category

Uncertainty over how climate change may alter tropical cyclone frequency and intensity presents a major challenge for wind‑risk assessment and resilient design, with direct implications for public safety and infrastructure reliability. This award‑winning research quantifies potential changes in extreme tropical‑cyclone wind speeds across the Northwest Pacific using a statistical–dynamical synthetic cyclone model. By generating region‑specific datasets and applying a robust three‑method framework that integrates oceanic and atmospheric parameters from Global Climate Models (GCMs), the study supports safer engineering design and long‑term resilience planning, while providing policymakers and resilience professionals with practical insights to shape mitigation strategies across wider regions and future projects.

Other winning projects include:

• Two Queensway Footbridge – Commendation Merit Award in Infrastructures and Footbridges (Hong Kong) category
• International Gateway Centre – Commendation Merit Award in Non-Residential (Hong Kong) category
• Cullinan Sky – Commendation Merit Award in Residential (Hong Kong) category
• Ma Wan 1868 (Ma Wan Park Phase 2) – Finalist in Heritage & Special Structure (Hong Kong) category

Organised by the HKIE, the Structural Excellence Award recognises outstanding achievement in structural engineering across the design and construction of buildings and infrastructure, as well as research and application.