After months of hard work and collaboration, the Vertical City team is proud to announce that the 1st Vertical City Conference will be held in Tianjin, China this fall.
This conference will explore how the Vertical City concept can contribute to the development of metropolitan areas and mega metropolitan areas such as Jing Jin Ji in China.
This conference will explore how the Vertical City concept can contribute to the development of metropolitan areas and mega metropolitan areas such as Jing Jin Ji in China.

Jing = Beijing
Jin = Tianjin
Ji = Hebei Province
This 2-day event will include 10 presentations and 3 panel discussions. All speakers are accomplished professionals such as Kenneth King, architect; Chien Chung Pei, architect; Dennis Poon, engineer; Richard Register, ecocity theorist; Daniel Safarik, architect and journalist; Karl Schöllkopf, engineer; Lei Yi'an, professor; Mao Qizhi, professor; Hao Shouyi, professor; and Hong Zaisheng, professor. The conference will be facilitated by Jame C. Jao, architect.
The conference is FREE and open to the public but registrations are required.
This event would not be possible without our partners: CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat), Tianjin University, Nankai University, Tsinghua University, and Peking University.
Click the button to learn more about the conference and register!
The conference is FREE and open to the public but registrations are required.
This event would not be possible without our partners: CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat), Tianjin University, Nankai University, Tsinghua University, and Peking University.
Click the button to learn more about the conference and register!