Rachel Wilkins, RLA, of Bjarke Ingels Group will be a keynote speaker at CitiesAlive 2026 in New York City, presenting The BIG U on coastal resilience, green infrastructure, and climate-adaptive public space along Lower Manhattan. Register by June 30 for early bird savings.

Submissions are now open for the Jeffrey L. Bruce Awards of Excellence program until July 3 2026. Submit now!

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) announces the Integrated Solar Green Roofs Workshop, a masterclass at CitiesAlive 2026 led by Alan Burchell, Principal of Urbanstrong.

Bill Browning, Founding Partner of Terrapin Bright Green, will keynote CitiesAlive 2026 in New York City with Re-Wilding Our Buildings, exploring how green roofs and vegetated systems can enhance biodiversity, restore ecosystems, and reconnect cities with nature. Register by June 30 for early bird rates.

Anthony Fieldman of DIALOG will keynote CitiesAlive 2026 in New York City with Centennial Upheaval: The Coming Age of Abundance, exploring how systemic design failures drive today’s global crises and how cities can move toward resilience, equity, and abundance. Register by June 30 for early bird savings.

Urban Green Council’s NYC Next: 2026 Building Trends conference brings together industry leaders at NYU on June 3 to explore decarbonization, resilience, affordability, and the future of New York City’s built environment.

CitiesAlive 2026 conference will address green infrastructure solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in cities, such as stormwater management, heat, biodiversity loss, human well-being, equity and more.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities announces the CitiesAlive 2026 Advisory Committee, a group of industry leaders guiding the 20th CitiesAlive Conference on green roofs, green walls, and living architecture in Brooklyn, New York, from September 30 to October 2, 2026.

Book discounted rooms for CitiesAlive 2026 at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, a Green Key Eco-Rated hotel in Brooklyn. Join the 20th annual conference on green roofs, green walls, and living architecture, September 30 to October 2, 2026.

The Call for Proposals and Research Papers for CitiesAlive 2026 is now open. Taking place September 30 - October 2, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York, the 20th annual conference on green roofs, walls, and living architecture invites designers, researchers, and practitioners to submit abstracts by April 1, 2026.

The Call for Proposals and Research Papers for CitiesAlive 2026 is now officially open. CitiesAlive 2026 takes place November 11 - 13, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. It will feature a dynamic program of presentations, research, and dialogue shaping the future of green infrastructure.

CitiesAlive 2026 will bring together developers, building owners, architects, landscape architects, engineers, designers and researchers for fantastic networking and knowledge-sharing in one of the world’s most influential cities.