165th Edition – Zak World of Façades Sweden

This will be the 165th edition globally and the 2nd edition in Stockholm which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display latest technological solutions.

Speakers & Panelists
Board Member, Liljewall
Jannice Johansson Steijner is an architect SAR/MSA, with a background as deputy CEO and Partner at Tengbom and as CEO of smaller companies. Today, she is an entrepreneur focused on business development and change management within the creative industries. She...
Secretary and Head of Office, Stockholm Beauty Council
Henrik Nerlund is an architectural historian and author specializing in urban renewal. He has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, working on change processes and cultural heritage issues, particularly in post-war built environments. Henrik Nerlund is particularly...
Business Development Specialist, Fabege AB
Linn Dahlberg is a business developer with responsibility for customer and product at Fabege. Fabege develops and manages commercial properties and housing in a number of well-located submarkets in Stockholm and focuses on creating buildings and environments where people feel...
Design Principal, Schmidt Hammer Lassen
René Nedergaard is a Partner with a 20-year tenure at Schmidt Hammer Lassen. René works globally on projects of all scales and is often drawn to masterplan projects and those with urban design elements that explore context and the impact...
Partner, White Arkitekter
Oskar Norelius is an award-winning architect and partner at White Arkitektur, one of Scandinavia’s leading architecture firms. Oskar directs the international studio in Stockholm and is co-lead behind Sara Culture Centre in Skellefteå, a climate positive 20 story mass timber...
Sustainability Manager, NCC
Anders works as a sustainability specialist at NCC with a focus on climate optimization, reused materials and sustainability certifications. He often works with NCC’s own property development to minimize the climate impact already in the early stages, but also in...
Creative Director, Tengbom
Jesús is a Swedish/Spanish architect and creative director at Tengbom Architects, one of Sweden’s oldest largest architectural practices. Over the years, Tengbom Architects has garnered numerous awards and recognitions for its innovative and high-quality designs. The firm continues to be...
Senior Lead Architect, Wingårdhs
Façade Engineering, Sweco
Andreas Limnell is a Façade Engineer who studied Structural Engineering, Building Materials, and Building Physics at Aalto University in Espoo, Finland. He has over 16 years of experience working with façades, from high-rise to hybrid structures, using materials such as...
Senior Architect, 3XN
Founding Partner, Creative Director, Kanozi Arkitekter AB
Founding Partner of Kanozi Architects. Have been in business for almost 30 year as an architect. Educated in Gothenburg (CTH) and in Wien (TU), leading to a Master of Architecture 1993. Working in a range of different areas from big...
Partner, BAU
Kristin Gausdal is an architect and co-owner of BAU – Byrån för Arkitektur & Urbanism. She is a driven and highly collaborative partner across the office’s broad range of work which includes urban development, public buildings, offices, retail, housing, hotels...
Architect & Environmental Designer, White Arkitekter
Maha is an architect and a sustainability specialist with 13 years of experience in practice, research, and teaching that is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden. She has more than eight years of experience working as a sustainability specialist in architectural...
Senior Lead Engineer, Inform Design AB
Medina is an experienced lead engineer at Inform Design, a practice focusing on façades and building physics. In the last couple of years, she enjoyed the opportunity to lead Inform Design’s technical efforts in several prestigious London projects, supporting the...
Senior Manager - Project Development, Vectura
Sustainability Consultant, Ramboll
Thiago has over six years of experience in environmental building design in Sweden, with a Master’s degree in High Performance Buildings from Lund University. Significant experience in the architecture and construction industry internationally, as well as knowledge of various architectural...
CEO, Staticus
Tomas Bucas is the Regional Director for the Nordics at Staticus, overseeing the company’s sales activities across the region. Since 2009, he has been involved in a variety of curtain wall projects throughout the Nordics, managing the sales and development...
Architect | Quality & Customer Support Façade Technical Team, Cosentino
After graduating as an Architect from the Madrid Technical School of Architecture at Polytechnic University(ETSAM-UPM), he has developed his career for more than 20 years in different companies in technical and commercial roles in relation to the design, sales  and...
CEO, ACC
Mathias Almstedt has been working as façade consultant 16 years. He is the CEO of ACC Glass and Façade consultants, Norhern Europe’s leading façade consultants, offering independent advice on glass, facades, windows, glass roofs, daylight and shading. Mathias is 46...
Head of Global Sales Modular Offsite, A. Proctor Group
Adam Salt has been working for The A. Proctor Group since 2019 and has specialised in facades in high-rise, offsite and modular construction. Adam has years of experience in the high-rise sector, focusing on façade design, regulation compliance and innovation....
Technical Director, Eckersley O'Callaghan
Graham joined Eckersley O’Callaghan in 2004. He has 20 years of professional experience and his technical expertise in pioneering glass engineering and continued interest in materials have been instrumental in delivering the practice’s many challenging and award-winning glass projects. As...
Conference Agenda
  • A façade has lot to do
  • From a building physics point of view, it is a technical membrane that handles rain, wind, cold, heat and light
  • From a human point of view, it is a spokesperson who tells the story of the building's raison d'être: Why life is amazing, and even more amazing thanks to this particular building
  • It's an exciting challenge, every time
  • Façade optimization vs. tailored façade design: Supporting the architectural intent and maximizing performance; discussing requirements, processes and outcome
  • Identifying necessary façade complexity to ensure good real-life performance: When simple schemes can perform well and when advanced schemes can demonstrate added value. Getting things right the first time vs. ad-hoc solutions
  • Getting involved at the right project stage ensures increased project added value; sharing our recent London experience
  • Sustainability goals
  • Exceptional façade structure
  • Optimization of double skin façades by using phase changing materials
  • Sara Culture Centre - Project overview
  • Façade design, prefabrication and on-site construction
  • Ongoing development
  • Material development: Enabling the possibilities
  • Design tools: Empowering creativity
  • Manufacturing capability: Bringing to reality
  • Sustainable and innovative production
  • Dekton versatility: Design and systems possibilities
  • Best practices: Evolution and references of façades in Scandinavia
  • Contextual Resonance
  • Materiality rooted in the Place
  • The Crafted Façade
  • How the façade beautifully merges with the surroundings and incorporates sustainable and recycled materials
  • Attention to detail and precision from the project team in assembling the façade of this round structure
  • Challenges faced and innovations implemented

Mathias Almstedt

  • Winning architectural competition proposal
  • Schematic design
  • Design development and realisation
  • Early-stage integrated sustainability analysis​
  • Integration of generative tools as an informative method for the design process
  • Holistic optimization of carbon emissions, energy demand and daylight
  • If it’s true that 95% of our future cities already are built, how do we develop and improve the city with a focus on it’s inhabitants?
  • How can we give our buildings and their façades a next life?
  • What role does a façade play in its interaction with urban space?
  • What is real sustainability over time?

Kristin Gausdal

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