Futurebuild 2026

2030, along with 2050, have long been held as significant dates in climate change and nature recovery action planning. As each year moves towards the first of these seminal dates, the important of achieving change becomes ever more urgent. We know that delivering positive solutions will need effective collaboration and a shared vision. We invited 5 young professionals in architecture, engineering, construction, development, planning and nature-based solutions to share their visions.

Chair: Simon Rayner, Policy Analyst, Climate Change Committee

Panel:
Munashe Mhemba, Graduate Planner, Marrons and Building the Future Young Planner of the Year 2025
Darcy Arnold-Jones, Architect and Circular Economy Lead, Marks Barfield, member of the Edge and Architects Declare and the Circular Do-Tank
Kimberley Ertl, Engineer and Senior Sustainability Consultant, Expedition Engineering
Thomas Yyngqing Bai, CMLI, Associate at Ares Landscape Architects, Member of the LI Knowledge and Practice Committee
Ahmed Gilani, BEng Architectural Engineering, VP Construction Society, University of Reading and Constructionarium alumnus