Future of Design – London 2026

24th September 2026 / 09:00 – 17:00

Skempton Building – Imperial College London

---

The IABSE British Group is delighted to welcome you to the Future of Design London 2026, a full-day conference for young engineers aimed at promoting the work of early-career designers and inspiring the future generation, held on the 24^th of September at Imperial College London.

Details about the programme, including workshops and speakers, will be announced shortly.

---

Programme

Start Time	Schedule		Speaker
9:00	Registration opens	Skempton 2nd Floor Concourse	Imperial College London, SW7 2BX
9:30	Opening address	SKEM 301	David Knight, IABSE British Group
9:40	Stone & Timber Workshop – Session 1	SKEM 301	Stone Pierre Bidaud, The Stone Masonry Company James Kingman, AKT II Thomas Lapautre, AKT II Timber Lukas Osterloff, Ingenieurbüro Miebach Ezra Groskin, Moxon Architects
11:00	Tea break	Skempton 2nd Floor Concourse
11:15	Stone & Timber Workshop – Session 2	SKEM 301	Stone Pierre Bidaud, The Stone Masonry Company James Kingman, AKT II Thomas Lapautre, AKT II Timber Lukas Osterloff, Ingenieurbüro Miebach Ezra Groskin, Moxon Architects
13:00	Lunch	Skempton 2nd Floor Concourse
14:00	Keynote Session 1	SKEM 201	Talk by Sam Harland, CIVIC Talk by Martin Self, Xylotek
15:00	Design competition results	SKEM 201
15:10	Tea break	Skempton 2nd Floor Concourse
15:30	Keynote Session 2	SKEM 201	Talk by Liam Duff, Arup Talk by Andrew Waugh, Waugh Thistleton Architects
16:30	Panel Q&A	SKEM 201	All Keynote Presenters
17:20	Closing address	SKEM 201	.
17:30	Drinks reception	The Hereford Arms

---

Tickets

Student – £25

Professional – £75

IABSE Member – £60

Tickets are available from the following link:

---

Design Competition

For 2026, we’re inviting participants to re-imagine major World Cup infrastructure as low-carbon, re-locatable structures built primarily from stone and timber.

Prize: £200 for the winning entry and oppourtunity to present at the conference

Bonus: Shortlisted entries will be displayed and discussed at the conference

Deadline for entries: 10th September 2026

Please see the full design competition brief here:

Please submit your entries via the following form:

Any questions, please send to events@iabse.org.uk

---

Workshop Hosts and Speakers

The day will feature a series of interactive workshops alongside talks from a range of speakers from across the industry.

Stone Workshop

• Pierre Bidaud, The Stone Masonry Company
• James Kingman, AKTII
• Thomas Lapautre, AKTII

Timber Workshop

• Lukas Osterloff, Ingenieurbüro Miebach
• Ezra Groskin, Moxon Architects

Speakers

• Sam Harland, CIVIC
• Liam Duff, Arup
• Martin Self, Xylotek
• Andrew Waugh, Waugh Thistleton Architects

---

Organising Committee

Meet the organising committee working behind the scenes to bring you Future of Design London 2026!