Build LONDON Live’ will showcase the state of the art in design, engineering and collaborative techniques for the Architectural Engineering and Construction industry. It will bring together hundreds of engineers from scores of companies working in different disciplines, languages, cities, countries and time zones onto a single real-time project.

For this years challenge, a hypothetical site set on a man-made island in the Thames Estuary has been established. Teams from all over the world will work together during the 48 hours and contribute to a master plan which will be linked to the proposed Thames Estuary Airport Island.