Facade Tectonics 2024 World Congress

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  • AIA CES Registered : Attendees can earn up to 12 AIA LU|HSU credits.

Face Time 2024: Better Buildings through Better Skins

The Facade Tectonics Institute's biennial World Congress gathered the built environment’s most influential players for blind, peer reviewed paper presentations, expert-led group discussions, highly curated content, poster presentations, a dedicated virtual Expo (vExpo) and exclusive networking opportunities. This year's World Congress was presented online through a virtual platform providing a unique forum for a diverse cross section of the design and real estate communities to discuss the innovations and advancements revolutionizing the design and delivery of the building skin.

With more than 10 tracks and 100+ live and on-demand presentations, the World Congress is a must-attend event for the domestic and international building communities. The virtual platform offered sponsors and attendees an unprecedented level of educational and networking opportunities through an action-packed schedule delivered by the industry’s most influential leaders and academics.

Facade Tectonics would like to extend a special thank you our 2020 World Congress Peer Review Committee members for volunteering your knowledge and expertise.

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Program

Thursday, August 13

  1. vExpo + Poster Gallery Presentations

  2. Session 1

    Advancements in Structural Glass & Glass Facades | WORKSHOP – SESSION 2A Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Richard Kaire, PE, SE, Sentech Architectural Systems
    • Ned Kirschbaum, FAIA, CCCA, LEED AP BD+C, Fentress Architects
    • Michael Ludvik, PE, M. Ludvik Consulting Engineering
    • Edward Peck, FAIA, LEED AP, Edward Peck Design
    A Practical Guide to Delivering a High-Performance Envelope | WORKSHOP – SESSION 2B Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Helen Sanders, PhD, Technoform North America
    • Stéphane Hoffman, Morrison Hershfield
    • Steve Fronek, Wausau Window & Wall Systems
    • Alejandra Menchaca, Ph.D., LEED AP, WELL AP, Thornton Thomasetti
    Metal Facades: Material, Surface, Shape | WORKSHOP – SESSION 2C Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Stephan Wurster, POHL Metal Systems GmbH

Wednesday, August 19

  1. Week 1 - Plenary

  2. Session 1

    Week 3 - Session 1A - Glass <> Material Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Michael Elstner
    • Reece Poth, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
    • Conner Claus, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
    • Stephen Morse, Michigan Tech University

    Papers Presented:

    Week 3 - Session 1B - Energy <> Sustainability Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Brian Stern, Glumac
    • Mike Ryan, Clark Pacific
    • Thomas Spiegelhalter, Miami International University
    • Nada Tarkhan

    Papers Presented:

    Week 3 - Session 1C - Process <> Design Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Viswanath Urala, Enclos
    • Yu Hui
    • Ryan Donaghy, AIA, SHoP Architects
    • Matt Spahr, Heintges

    Papers Presented:

    Week 3 - Session 1D - EFN | Process <> Design Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Mikkel Kragh, PhD MSc(Eng) CEng MASHRAE MCIBSE FSFE, University of Southern Denmark
    • Lisa Ramming, MA(ARCH) MENG IFDC MSFE
    • Daniel Arztmann, MEng, TH OWL

    Papers Presented:

  3. vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

  4. Session 2

    Week 3 - Session 2A - Glass <> Material Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Belinda Valenti, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, STUDIOS Architecture
    • Justin Glover, AIA, LEED AP [BD+C], STUDIOS Architecture
    • Stephen Bennison, Kuraray
    • Dr. Michael Haert, Kuraray
    • Sophie Pennetier, Enclos
    • Josephine Stoddard, Enclos

    Papers Presented:

    Week 3 - Session 2B - Energy <> Sustainability Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Rebecca Hartwell, University of Cambridge
    • Doug Bergert, AIA, LEED AP, Perkins&Will
    • Pratibha Chauhan, Perkins&Will
    • Michael Mulhern, TriPyramid Structures

    Papers Presented:

    Week 3 - Session 2C - Integration <> Adaptation Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Timo Schmidt, University of Applied Sciences, Augsburg
    • Carmen Herrmann, University of Applied Sciences, Augsburg
    • Michael Lakatos, University of Applied Sciences, Augsburg
    • Zahuoli Yang, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, Revery Architecture Inc.
    • Shinobu Homma, Revery Architecture Inc.
    • Jae Yong Suk, University of Texas at San Antonio
    • Doris Sung, University of Southern California

    Papers Presented:

    • The Butterfly

      • Venelin Kokalov
      • Shinobu Homma, Architect AIBC, AAA, MRAIC
      • Amirali Javidan
      • Zhuoli Yang, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C

  5. vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

  6. Session 3

    Week 3 - Session 3A - Glass <> Material Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Kerry Hegedus, NBBJ
    • Giovanni De Mari, Eckersley O'Callaghan (EOC Engineers)
    • Richard Kaire, PE, SE, Sentech Architectural Systems
    • David Dunham, PE, Sentech Architectural Systems

    Papers Presented:

    Week 3 - Session 3B - Energy <> Sustainability Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Mahsa Farid Mohajer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • Ajla Aksamija, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • Helen Sanders, PhD, Technoform North America

    Papers Presented:

    Week 3 - Session 3C - Education <> Facades Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Gabrielle Brainard, AIA, LEED AP, CHPC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    • Jim Tice, University of Oregon
    • Phillip Anzalone, New York City College of Technology
    • Amber Bartosh, New York City College of Technology

    Papers Presented:

Thursday, August 20

  1. vExpo + Poster Gallery Presentations

  2. Session 1

    Pursuing Adaptive Enclosures: Design for the Changing Climate | WORKSHOP – SESSION 3A Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Mike Huhtala, Architect, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
    Stainless Steel as a Building Material | WORKSHOP – SESSION 3B Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Michael Mulhern, TriPyramid Structures
    • Franklin Lancaster, PE, Eckersley O'Callaghan (EOC Engineers)
    • Jeffrey Anderson, TriPyramid Structures
    Designing, Fabricating and Installing Structural Laminated Glass in Glass Railings | WORKSHOP – SESSION 3C Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Vaughn Schauss, Kuraray
    • Florian Doebbel, Sika
    • Brian Clifford, CSI, CDT, C.R. Laurence
    • Jose Quinones, CSI, CDT, C.R. Laurence

Wednesday, August 26

  1. Week 1 - Plenary

  2. Session 1

    Week 4 - Session 1A - Light <> Air Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Ryan Danks, P.Eng.
    • Joel Good, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.
    • Caris Frazier-Baker, Walter P Moore
    • Sanjeev Tankha, Walter P Moore
    • Kais Al-Rawi, Walter P Moore

    Papers Presented:

    Design <> Digital Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Mahsa Minaei, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • Jeff Montague, Radius Track
    • Vincent Ip, LEED AP BD+C, NBBJ

    Papers Presented:

    Week 4 - Session 1C - Heritage <> Facades Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • John Souleles, Dialog Design
    • Matthew Parker, Dialog Design
    • Xsusha Flandro, FAIC, APT-RP, CANY
    • Daniel Nauman, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Gensler
    • Jessica Santonastaso, Gensler

    Papers Presented:

    Week 4 - Session 1D - EFN | Education <> Research Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Uta Pottgiesser, PhD, TU Delft
    • Annalisa Andaloro, EURAC Research
    • Ulrich Knaack, TU Delft

    Papers Presented:

  3. vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

  4. Session 2

    Week 4 - Session 2A - Light <> Air Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Iftekhar Rahman
    • Peter Simmonds, Building and Systems Analytics
    • Nebojsa Jakica, University of Southern Denmark
    • Mikkel Kragh, PhD MSc(Eng) CEng MASHRAE MCIBSE FSFE, University of Southern Denmark

    Papers Presented:

    Week 4 - Session 2B - Design <> Digital Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • John Jacksonsi, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
    • Marko Tomsic, PE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
    • Ilja Ajoskin, PMP, MG McGrath
    • Neil Meredith, MG McGrath
    • Lee Pepin, MG McGrath
    • Stephen Lewis, PhD PE FRSA

    Papers Presented:

    Week 4 - Session 2C - Heritage <> Facades Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Maria Mohammed, Structural Focus
    • David Cocke, Structural Focus
    • John Fidler, Structural Focus
    • Clifton Fordham, RA, LEED AP, Temple University

    Papers Presented:

    Week 4 - Session 2D - Facade <> Acoustics Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Alvaro Balderrama, M.Eng., LEED Green Associate, TH OWL
    • Daniel Arztmann, MEng, TH OWL

    Papers Presented:

  5. vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

  6. Session 3

    Week 4 - Session 3D - Glass <> Material Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • H Scott Norville, Texas Tech University
    • Stephen Morse, Texas Tech University
    • James Soules, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., SECB, F.SEI. F.ASCE, Texas Tech University
    • James Halliday, Rigidized Metals Corporation

    Papers Presented:

    Week 4 - Session 3C - Heritage <> Facades Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Timothy Brown, AIA NCARB, Clemson University
    • Christine Reynolds, PE, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE), Inc.
    • Gerry Lang, architectsAlliance Toronto

    Papers Presented:

    Week 4 - Session 3A - Light <> Air Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Ahoo Malekafzali, Sage Glass
    • John Neary, AIA, LEED AP NCARB, HOK
    • Warren Techentin, FAIA, NCARB, LEED, University of Southern California

    Papers Presented:

    Week 4 - Session 3B - Design <> Digital Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Katsuhiko Muramoto, Penn State
    • Wendy Cox, Norwich University

    Papers Presented:

Tuesday, October 8

  1. Week 1 - Plenary

  2. Session 1

    Week 1 - Session 1A - Facade <> Material Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Brock DeSmit, Belzberg Architects
    • Laura Garofalo Khan, University at Buffalo (SUNY)
    • Hugo Balderas

    Papers Presented:

    Week 1 - Session 1B - Energy <> Sustainability Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Louis Koehl, AIA, CPHD
    • Stephen Katz, AIA, LEED BD+C
    • Eric Haas, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C

    Papers Presented:

    Week 1 - Session 1C - Safety <> Structure Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • E. Yagdir Celiker, MSc., Istanbul Bilgi University
    • Oguz C. Celik, PhD, Istanbul Technical University

    Papers Presented:

    Week 1 - Session 1D - EFN | Safety <> Structure Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Jens Schneider, Technical University Darmstadt
    • Rigone Paolo, Polimi & UNICMI
    • Bahadir Buluk, Facade Design Factory

    Papers Presented:

  3. vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

  4. Session 2

    Week 1 - Session 2A - Facade <> Material Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Linda Fu, RA, LEED AP, PMP, Marx|Okubo Associates
    • Christopher Morgan, P.E., Marx|Okubo Associates
    • Viviana Nardini, Sika
    • Florian Doebbel, Sika
    • Jon Kimberlain, Dow
    • Stanley Yee, Dow
    • Adrienne Bowman-Grittini, CSSBB, Dow

    Papers Presented:

    Week 1 - Session 2B - Energy <> Sustainability Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Andrea Zani, MEng, PhD, Eckersley O'Callaghan (EOC Engineers)
    • Carmelo Galante, Eckersley O'Callaghan (EOC Engineers)
    • Stéphane Hoffman, Morrison Hershfield
    • Stefanie Schober, Thornton Thomasetti
    • Emma Reif, Thornton Thomasetti

    Papers Presented:

    Week 1 - Session 2C - Safety <> Structure Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Jason Siwek, Walter P Moore
    • Charles Knickerbocker, III, Allegion
    • Stephen Bennison, Kuraray

    Papers Presented:

  5. vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

  6. Session 3

    Week 1 - Session 3A - Facade <> Material Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Bjorn Beckert, Fabritecture
    • Timothy Brown, AIA, NCARB, Clemson University

    Papers Presented:

    Week 1 - Session 3B - Energy <> Sustainability Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Patricia Camporeale, PhD
    • Brian Fraumeni, Gensler
    • Julia Ragragio-Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C, Gensler
    • Berardo Matalucci, SHoP Architects
    • Edward Palka, SHoP Architects
    • Jennifer Siqueiras, SHoP Architects

    Papers Presented:

    Week 1 - Session 3C - Safety <> Structure Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Cristobal Correa, P.E.
    • Chris Stutzki, PhD, Stutzki Engineering
    • Jerome Engelking, Stutzki Engineering
    • John Peterson, OAA, FRAIC, LEED AP BD+C, MJMA
    • Leland Dadson, MJMA

    Papers Presented:

  7. vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

Thursday, October 10

  1. Week 1 - Plenary

  2. Session 1

    Week 2 - Session 1A - Process <> Design Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Andy Lang, Morrison Hershfield
    • Elizabeth McCormick
    • Michael Martinez, Atelier Ten
    • Asim Tahir, Atelier Ten

    Papers Presented:

    Week 2 - Session 1B - Integration <> Adaptation Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Katrin Terstegen, AIA, Cal Poly Pomona University
    • Ajla Aksamija, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • Zlatan Aksamija, PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • Guy Vigneau, University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Papers Presented:

    Week 2 - Session 1C - Facade <> Material Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Fred Deuschle, Rigidized Metals Corporation
    • Antonio Luz, Vidaris, Inc.
    • Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP, Gensler

    Papers Presented:

    Week 2 - Session 1D - EFN | Energy <> Sustainability Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Alberto Speroni, POLIMI
    • Thomas Auer, Transsolar, Technical University München
    • Luca Papaiz, Pellini Industrie, glassAdvisor

    Papers Presented:

  3. vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

  4. Session 2

    Week 2 - Session 2A - Process <> Design Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Ned Kirschbaum, FAIA, CCCA, LEED AP BD+C, Fentress Architects
    • Alfonso Lopez, PE
    • Peter Koukos, Harmon, Inc.
    • David Olsen, AIA, Ratcliff Architects
    • Megan Leon, Ratcliff Architects
    • Roman Schieber, RS, Knippers Helbig GmbH

    Papers Presented:

    Week 2 - Session 2B - Integration <> Adaptation Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Troy Peters, Wentworth Institute of Technology
    • Xaver Nuiding, Permasteelisa Group
    • Thomas Lorenz, Permasteelisa Group
    • Alex Cox, Permasteelisa Group
    • Timo Bühlmeier, Permasteelisa Group
    • Vera Parlac, New Jersey Institute of Technology

    Papers Presented:

    Week 2 - Session 2C - Energy <> Sustainability Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Michelle Lee, Behnish Architekten
    • Roman Schieber, RS, Behnish Architekten
    • Qiliang Lin, Schüco USA
    • Wayne Walker, Gensler
    • Julia Ragragio-Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C, Gensler

    Papers Presented:

  5. vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

  6. Session 3

    Week 2 - Session 3A - Process <> Design Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Kevin Smith, PE, CWI
    • Daniel Kelso
    • Joshua Schultz, Gonzaga University
    • Neil Katz, AIA, Gonzaga University

    Papers Presented:

    Week 2 - Session 3B - Integration <> Adaptation Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Nathaniel Barlam, Virtual Construction Lab of Schüco
    • Aude Webanck, Virtual Construction Lab of Schüco
    • Stephan Wurster
    • Thibaut Houette, M.Arch., University of Akron
    • Brian Foresi, University of Akron
    • Petra Gruber, University of Akron

    Papers Presented:

    Week 2 - Session 3C - Safety <> Structure Magic Box LA Click for details

    Speakers:

    • Brittany Dhawan
    • David Barber, Arup
    • John Neary, AIA, LEED AP NCARB, HOK
    • Mic Patterson, PhD LEED AP+, Facade Tectonics Institute, Inc.
    • Juliet Landler, BSc, MSc, MArch, Arcadis Design & Consultancy

    Papers Presented:

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Educational Workshop Series

Workshop Session 1 | August 6 August 27, 12 - 2:00 pm EDT (UTC-4)

Workshop Session 2 | August 13, 12 - 2:00 pm EDT (UTC-4)

Workshop Session 3 | August 20, 12 - 2:00 pm EDT (UTC-4)

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