116th Edition – Zak World of Façades Spain

This will be the 116th edition globally and the 1st edition in Madrid which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display latest technological solutions.

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Speakers and Panelists
Luis Matos
Director of Development, Louvelia Façade Solutions
Luis Matos studied Industrial Engineering at the University of Zaragoza where he obtained a ESIC Executive MBA. He started his career in the early 2000’s in the primary times for ventilated facades in Spain. Later, he moved to an Export...
Jacobo Ordás Macías
Head of Design, Rafael De La Hoz
Jacobo offers an expert perspective on commercial and healthcare architecture. He is recognized for bringing innovation and strategic vision to a wide variety of planning and design projects, along with his architectural background and deep knowledge, promote a unique integration...
Alejandro Lorca
Senior Partner and Director, L35
Alejandro is senior partner and director of L35. He leads and promotes design teams for complex developments from the office in Madrid. On recent years, he has coordinated the works of architectural and engineering studies for international projects. He graduated...
Paula Viana
Façade Technical Manager, Effisus
David Blanco Santos
Business Development Manager, Saint-Gobain Solutions
David Blanco Santos studied architecture at Polytechnic University of Madrid, UPM, and he has started his career developing competitions and carrying out projects in Salamanca and Madrid. Later, he has joined the Saint-Gobain group since 2012 to specialize in glass...
Iñigo de Diego
Façades Manager, Cosentino Iberia
Iñigo de Diego is Facades Manager at Cosentino Iberia. He has been in the façade market for more than 20 years. He started as Key Project Manager at Schüco International and later Commercial and Prescription Director at Hydro Building Systems....
Xabier García Rodríguez
Managing Director, Inasus
Xabier Garcia has a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), Computer Engineer, Master in Health and Safety. He specializes in several management areas as global purchasing, cost control, Quality ISO 9000, Health and Safety, Internationalization, TIC. He has vast knowledge...
Sergio Rey Añón
Project Director, Aluman
Sergio Rey is a Project Director in Grupo Aluman. Since 2005, he has carried out different roles in the technical area of the company taking up the management of building envelopes and singular façades in the national and international scope...
Pablo Urango Lillo
Senior Partner, Foster + Partners
Pablo is a senior partner based in Madrid. He studied architecture at The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, graduating in 1999. And obtained a Master of Architectural Design at The Bartlett School of Architecture in 2000. Since joining Foster...
Jordi Vilà Alsina
Technical Director, Talleres Inox
Jordi is a qualified engineer who graduated from University of Girona followed by postgraduate studies in Design and Calculation of Metal Structures. Jordi has experience of 15 years in the façade industry by working on both national and international projects...
Jorge Hidalgo Pérez-Simón
Associate, T/E/S/S
Jorge is an associate of T/E/S/S atelier d’ingénierie, a Paris-based engineering company formed by a team of engineers and architects and specialises in the design and development of unique structures and envelopes. Within T/E/S/S, Jorge is project leader and ensures...
Ricardo Arauz
Project Director, ENAR
Ricardo Arauz Sandino has worked and specialized in the world of facades since he joined ENAR in 2007, Envolventes Arquitectónicas, consultancy and engineering in technological facades. In these years of experience, he has had the opportunity to work on projects...
Filipe Martins
Director, Urban Input
Filipe is the office line manager for Urban Input and is involved in all facets of asset management, with a particular interest in the development phase. Before working at Urban Input, Filipe led the development team of a British company...
Helena Salvadó Gine
Partner & Building Director, Batlleiroig
Helena Salvadó Giné, Tarragona 1980. Helena has been an Architect since 2005 by the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). She joined batlleiroig studio in 2005. In 2012 she was appointed Deputy Director of...
Núria Ayala
Project’s Director, OAB
Jordi Torres Quintana
Structural & Façade Engineer, Royth
Jordi is a founding partner of Royth, an engineering firm specialized in the development of architectural envelopes and complex structures. Royth is made up of a team of senior engineers who are highly skilled in the design of unique glass...
Pablo Garrido
Partner and Director of Technology, b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos
Pablo Garrido is an architect, graduated from E.T.S.A.V., Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (1991). He has done his PhD on “Architectural Construction, Restoration and Renovation” from U.P.C. (2015). He is a Partner Architect and Director of Technology in b720 Fermín Vázquez...
Matias García del Valle Lajas
Associate | Façade Engineering, Arup
Matias Garcia has worked in a multidisciplinary Architecture and Engineering environment. His role is to lead the Facade engineering team assisting Main Architects, Project Managers and Developers during the design phase of singular envelopes for new building and renovation. He...
Tatiana Calvo Aller
Façades Director, Estudio Lamela
Tatiana Calvo became a building engineer in 1998, and an architect in 2008. She has always been pursuing balanced relation between presence, materiality and function. Therefore, she also pursued a Master´s degree in Facades from the ETSAM, Universidad Politécnica in Madrid,...
José Sanz Gorordo
Madrid Office Director & Senior Project Director, Batlleiroig
José Sanz Gorordo was born in Madrid in 1987. He is an Architect since 2013 by the Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM, UPM). He has more than 10 years of professional experience. He has participated in the drafting...
Javier Núñez
Consultor de proyectos, Reynaers Aluminium
Javier Nuñez is a Project Consultant for Reynaers Aluminium in the Spanish market. Trained as an engineer, he has been working for more than 20 years in the facades and enclosures sector, acquiring during these years a great experience in...
Miguel Ángel Núñez Díaz
Technical Director, ENAR
Miguel A. Núñez got a Master degree in architecture in 2001 and later an Official Master Program in Finite Element Method (FEM / FEA) at the UNED. In 2016 he got the Ph.D. in Structural Prestressed Glass Beams at UPM....
Paula Martin Goñi
Project Director, Ferrés Arquitectos y Consultores
Paula Martin Goñi, PhD Architect by the ‘Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya’ UPC in 2019. Currently, University professor in the ‘Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona’ (ETSAB-UPC) teaching dry construction technologies in façades. Working as Project Director in ‘Ferrés Arquitectos...
Xavier Ferrés Padró
Founder CEO, Ferrés Arquitectos y Consultores
Xavier Ferrés Padró PhD Architect by the ‘Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya’ UPC in 2017. Currently, University professor in the ‘Escuela de Arquitectura de Universidad de Navarra (ETSAUN-UNAV) in ‘Diseño avanzado de fachadas’ subject and in the ‘Escuela Técnica Superior de...
Hugo Berenguer
Partner & CEO, Rafael De La-Hoz
Hugo Berenguer holds a Bachelor of Architecture from ETSA in Madrid and has a Master of Business Administration MBA from the ICADE Business School. On graduation, Hugo joined RAFAEL DE LA-HOZ holding a number of senior roles within the practice....
Merce Berengueras
Specifications Manager - EMEA, Axalta Coating Systems
Mercè Berengueras joined Axalta in 1998 and with wide experience in technical, productive and commercial areas around the powder business. Since 2015 she is leading the European & middle east specifications team and has a very close link to Architects...
Victor Fortanete
Deputy General Manager, Elval Colour Iberica
Victor Fortanete is an Electrical Engineer from INSA Lyon. He has more than 15 years of experience in the construction industry, with 10 years as the construction project manager with BOUYGUES façade subsidiary in Spain (ACIEROID) and 4 years as...
Bill Marshall
President, Estudio Marshall
Bill Marshall is a façade expert, architect graduated at the School of Architecture from University of Buenos Aires. He has complemented his studies overseas (Yokohama, Japan, Bath UK), specialized in Building Cladding Systems and Technologies. Since 1998, he is president...
Marina Kindelan
Director - Façades, AESG
Marina is AESG’s Associate Façades Director. Since joining the firm in 2017, she has been involved in a varied range of projects such as the writing of thermal insulation guidelines, a residential development with a GFA of 300,000 sqm. In...
Conference Agenda
  • The concept
  • Technological opportunities
  • Intersection of design & technology
Speakers:

  • How glass can reduce the carbon footprint on buildings
  • New sustainable solutions Saint-Gobain: ORAE® – low carbon glass
  • Digital tools for the definition of glass in façades

Speakers:
  • Perimeter firestopping for curtain walling
  • The importance of protecting the curtain wall's spandrel
  • Cavity barriers for ventilated cladding systems
Speakers:
  • There is a change in the way of thinking about projects that profoundly influence in the envelope, leading us towards greater efficiency and sustainability
  • There is a change in the way of executing and developing projects with increasingly specialized multidisciplinary teams
  • There is a change in the way of showing, demonstrating and justifying the results obtained
  • Do all these changes lead to real improvement, optimization and sustainability in projects and buildings?
Speakers:

  • Added value of AVALON in the decision-making process of architectural design
  • Analysis of projects
  • Evaluation and proposals

Speakers:
  • One Project, One Design: The needs and goals of our clients and the intrinsic value of the place are the cornerstones of our design process
  • Sustainability and Innovation at the Center of Design: A sober and elegant design in contact with nature that places sustainability, innovation and the well-being of its users at the center of the design
  • An Innovative Façade: A façade that fosters charred wood as the main element and encourages contact with the outside and nature

Helena Salvadó Gine

Speakers:
  • Development of the typology & geometry of the stadium façade
  • Importance of the façade for the stadium
  • Stadium roof as 5th façade
Speakers:
  • Facing the challenges of the project
  • Design for manufacturing
  • Manufacturing at highest quality
  • Installation
Speakers:
  • Façade versatility with aluminium composite panels
  • Patterns, sharp edges and 3D shape buildings
  • Curved and perforated case studies
Speakers:
  • Breather and AVCL systems
  • Relax, It’s sealed with ProFlex | Elongation & Fire Rated
  • Don’t compromise your project anymore
  • Case studies (GCC & UK)
Speakers:
  • Partnering the future
  • Current scenario
  • Clues
Speakers:
  • Powder coatings & sustainability

  • Durability & functionalities

  • Contribution to LEED certifications
Speakers:
  • Energy efficiency
  • Solar control in façades
  • Architecture and shadows
Speakers:
  • Ultracompact manufacturing technology in Dekton
  • Sustainability at factory and certifications
  • Reference projects
Speakers:
  • What’s construction industrialisation?
  • Façade industrial construction vs. traditional construction. What’s best?
  • Can the digitalization of the design accelerate the industrialisation of the construction?

  • Will façade industrialisation reduce design freedom?
  • Challenges to overcome and to spread façade industrialisation

Jordi Torres Quintana

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