121st Edition – Zak World of Façades USA

As a Technical Director based in the Bay Area, Brent Van Gunten guides his teams in developing both new construction and major repositioning for commercial offices, life science facilities, and education projects. He facilitates the alignment of design goals with...

Mark Schwettmann is a Director based in SOM’s San Francisco office. With a diverse range of international experience in major mixed-use, residential, corporate, hospitality, and academic projects, he is also deeply involved in improving the built environment of San Francisco,...

John Krouse is a Ceramic Engineer and the CEO of Boston Valley Terra Cotta in Orchard Park, NY. Boston Valley specializes in the manufacturing of historic terra cotta replication, new construction and innovation in contemporary rain screen design and production....

Felix Weber leads Arup’s facades group in San Francisco and is passionate about designing structures and high-performance facades influenced by individual materials or products with the specialism in glass. Graduated as both a structural engineer and an architect from the...

Brian White is the Technical Manager for the Americas Insulating Glass team at H.B. Fuller Company, where he manages research and development and technical service for North America. Brian has been with H.B. Fuller for 10 years, starting as a...

Lisa leads the teams in Eckersley O’Callaghan’s San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. She joined EOC in 2013 to support the practice’s emerging facade engineering group in London and played a significant role in the group’s exceptional growth. In 2017...