About

Derry Yu is Technical Director-Built Environment of Mott Macdonald HK Office, Derry is on the Expert Peer Review Committee of CTBUH, and a Steel Structure Expert for the China Construction Metal Structure Association and China Steel Construction Society.

He received his PhD in seismic design of structures from Kyoto University of Japan in 1992. He is a chartered structural engineer & project manager with 29 years of experiences, and has worked on projects across Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, Japan, the Middle East, and other regions. His areas of expertise include structural design, research & analysis, value engineering, project management for all design stages & contractual/tendering process, and seismic design analysis.

Derry is the first inventor for No-bolt No-welding prefabricated steel Structural system, with total 8 Invention Patents had been granted in Japan, USA, Hong Kong &…

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Derry De Ming YU

CTBUH Roles

Chapter Board Member, Hong Kong (2017 – Present)

Expert Peer Review Committee, Member (2015 – Present)

Expert Chinese Translation Committee (2014 – Present)

Annual Conference, Presenter (Australia 2017; Middle East 2018)

Innovation Conference, Speaker (Chicago 2020)

Research

05 February 2018

Applying Ancient Structural Principles To a New Prefabricated Steel System

Derry Yu, Ivan Kong & Michael Lu, New World China Land Limited

Numerous ancient timber structures located in high seismic zones of China are still standing today, long after experiencing strong earthquakes over hundreds of years. One...

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Research

16 September 2014

A New Skyline Vision: CTF Towers in Guangzhou and Tianjin

Wing Ip (David) Ho, Chung (Eddie) Yuk Fai, Hung (Annie) Lo & De Ming (Derry) Yu, New World Development

This paper presents the thinking behind the design of the two supertall towers of Chow Tai Fook Enterprise– the Guangzhou CTF Finance Center and the...

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20 October 2018

Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting

CTBUH Leaders convened on Day 1 of the 2018 Middle East Conference for updates on the year's developments and to plan for 2019.

19 October 2018

Advisory Group Convenes at 2018 Middle East Conference

The CTBUH Advisory Group had the opportunity to meet at the 2018 Middle East Conference to further hone the core mission of the group and its role in the success of the Council.

05 February 2018

Applying Ancient Structural Principles To a New Prefabricated Steel System

Derry Yu, Ivan Kong & Michael Lu, New World China Land Limited

Numerous ancient timber structures located in high seismic zones of China are still standing today, long after experiencing strong earthquakes over hundreds of years. One...

16 September 2014

A New Skyline Vision: CTF Towers in Guangzhou and Tianjin

Wing Ip (David) Ho, Chung (Eddie) Yuk Fai, Hung (Annie) Lo & De Ming (Derry) Yu, New World Development

This paper presents the thinking behind the design of the two supertall towers of Chow Tai Fook Enterprise– the Guangzhou CTF Finance Center and the...