NEWS | Motioneering receives a 2026 Award of Excellence for Innovation

Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU) awards Motioneering for their Opposed Pendulum Tuned Mass Damper

CVU's annual global competition recognizes projects redefining density, performance and urban possibility in a period of rapid transformation.

The Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU) recently announced the recipients of its 2026 Award of Excellence honours, 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. (View the full list of winners here.)

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.

“What distinguished this year’s winners was not simply technical achievement or architectural ambition, but clarity of purpose,” said CVU CEO Javier Quintana de Uña. “These projects demonstrate a deeper understanding of what cities now require: flexibility under changing conditions, intelligent resource use, cutting-edge technology integration, meaningful public engagement and development strategies capable of delivering lasting social and environmental value.”

The Motioneering Opposed Pendulum TMD is a compact, ultra–low-friction damping system, enabling exceptionally low frequency tuning within limited mechanical spaces. With a proven friction coefficient as low as 0.0005, it responds immediately during frequent wind events, significantly enhancing comfort and performance. Installed on more than 20 landmark towers worldwide, it provides reliable, validated motion control for next-generation tall buildings.

Below: 1200 tonne Opposed Pendulum TMD, completed in 2021.