175th Edition – Zak World of Façades Spain

This will be the 175th edition globally and the 2nd 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.

Speakers & Panelists
Head of Engineering, Inasus
Industrial engineer specialised in façades, with almost a third of his life dedicated to the sector. In 2014, he began his career in the world of façades as a calculation engineer at INASUS, participating in more than 70 projects of...
Partner, ENAR
Specialist in the construction field of technological envelopes. Consultant in façade and roof works, both in new buildings and refurbishment since 2001. Collaborating in the drafting and correction of projects with Architects, Construction Companies and Properties, from the conception phase,...
Senior Fire Safety Engineer, Arup
Ignacio Prieto is a fire safety engineer with more than 10 years of experience in national and international projects. Currently, leading innovative projects and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
Co-Founder, Apogea Consulting
Agustí Jardí Margalef is a leading professional in the field of BIM and digitization of the AECO sector. Agronomist Engineer with a Master in BIM Manager, and a Master in Artificial Intelligence and with extensive experience as a trainer and...
Senior VP Innovation, Dragados
Dr. Miguel Segarra is the Senior Vice President of Innovation at DRAGADOS. He obtained his PhD in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) in 2005, where he has also lectured in Masters programs. At DRAGADOS, he is...
Co-CEO, Effisus
Pablo Alvarez Guerra is an executive with extensive experience in team and project management in technical companies in international environments. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, as well as from ENSAM in Paris....
Prescription Coordinator, Saint-Gobain Spain
Manuel Alcantarilla, Civil Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. With over 20 years of experience in multinational construction companies, he has worked in marketing, commercial, and business development departments, handling tasks in sectors such as civil works, industrial construction,...
International Sales Director, Alucoil
Mourad El Garci is an architect with extensive international experience, having worked on projects in France, Brazil, Portugal, Morocco, Turkey, and Spain. With over 12 years at Alucoil, he has led major international projects, seamlessly blending technical expertise with a...
Senior Manager EMEA - High Performance Products, Kuraray
Alejandro de la Muela has a degree in chemical science and he is specialized in polymeric materials, started his career working on 2003 as a Chemist in Trosifol R&D Laboratory Center at Troisdorf (Germany). There he developed technics and improved...
Technical Manager, Reynaers Aluminium
José Luis Teixidó is the technical director of Reynaers Aluminium Spain, where he is responsible for managing and supervising all areas of the technical department. With more than 15 years of experience in various disciplines related to the building envelopes,...
Head of Steel & Glass, Lanik
Borja holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and brings extensive experience in the management, design, and analysis of building envelopes, with a special focus on Steel and Glass envelopes. As Manager of the Steel and Glass Envelope Area at Lanik,...
Technical Director, Grupo Aluman
Juan Grau Iglesias is an architect graduated from the ETSAV with over 30 years of experience in the façade sector. As technical director at the now-defunct FOLCRA and, for the past five years, as technical director at Grupo ALUMAN, he...
Founder, xmade
Architect (ETSABarcelona, 1995), specialized in envelope technologies and materiality. Currently teaching at the Sustainability Unit, ETSALS Barcelona and at the module “Resilient Envelopes” in the Master of Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities, IAAC since 2019, he was professor at Design...
Associate | Leader Façade Spain, Arup
Sofia is a specialist in the design of façades and roofs as well as in the as well as in the analysis of existing façade and cladding pathologies. With eighteen years of work experience, includingsixteen years in the façade industry...
Founding Partner, Fenwick Iribarren Architects
Mark John Fenwick is founding partner of Fenwick Iribarren Architects, a Madrid-based architectural firm with over 35 years of experience. Over the years, the office has grown to become one of the largest architectural practices in Spain, delivering highly distinctive...
Senior Associate, GCA Architects
Architect from the Technical School of Architecture in Barcelona (ETSAB), Juan embarked on his professional career at GCA Architects in 2012. Focused on corporate projects, his designs blend functionality, aesthetics, and efficiency, constantly seeking new ways to improve and optimize...
Design Director, Luis Vidal + Architects
Francisco Sanjuán has been Managing Partner and Design Director at luis vidal + architects since 2007, when he joined the team in the design of Heathrow Airport Terminal 2. He is a Senior Architect, with a Master’s in Building Management...
Founding Partner, Fassada Steel
Eric Claeys holds a degree as Civil Engineer in Construction from KU Leuven, Belgium, a degree in Industrial Engineering in Public Works from KU Leuven, Belgium, and graduated with a Master in Business Administration from the Vlerick Business School, Belgium....
CEO, Bellapart
Doctor in Aeronautical Engineering and postdoctoral researcher at the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), in 2018, she made a radical career shift to continue the family business, first as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Bellapart and later as the...
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....
Managing Partner, 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...
Specification 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...
Director, Ortiz León Arquitectos
Miguel de León is a registered architect in Spain (COAM) and the UK (ARB) and is a LEED Accredited Professional. He holds a Master of Architecture from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and a Master in Real Estate Development from Instituto...
Partner, UNStudio
Astrid Piber is a Partner at UNStudio, in charge of several large-scale design projects globally. In projects such as the Arnhem master plan in the Netherlands and the Raffles City mixed-use development in Hangzhou, China, the interdependency of functional, economic,...
Conference Agenda
  • Decarbonization and energy efficiency
  • Innovation in materials and technology
  • Circularity and resilience
  • 974 Stadium Façade: First stadium with dismountable façade and made with shipping containers
  • Belgrade National Stadium: First stadium with a green façade with trees
  • From concept to reality
  • Singular meets modular
  • Pyramidal panels - case study
  • Reflections on the compositional sophistication of high-quality buildings and the technical responses required
  • Possibilities offered by cutting-edge industry advancements to meet the high demands of architects
  • Case studies from cities like Barcelona, Madrid, Rabat, Casablanca, and Luxembourg
  • Compliance in tailor-made projects
  • The path to a more sustainable future
  • From ‘A’ to ‘Z’ in a digital ecosystem
  • Façade performance
  • Integrated design
  • Remodelling buildings
  • Responsive envelopes
  • Impact of recent incidents that have revealed the risks of fire in construction
  • Response of the Spanish market to these challenges
  • Adaptation to global and local standards
  • Evolution of fire safety codes in recent years
  • Need and benefits of international standardization
  • Main adaptations in fire safety on façades
  • Façades designed to resist fire without compromising aesthetics or the environment

Pablo Alvarez Guerra

  • Exceeding environmental, social, and economic standards
  • Most sustainable and technologically advanced building in the capital
  • Passive and active systems for contemporary envelopes
  • Three case studies: Folding, turning and filtering strategies
  • Hybrid steel curtain walls, the long-waited disruption in the market?
  • Fire resistance, tower infernos belong to the past
  • Drastic reduction of CO2 emission
  • Modular curtain walling and modular panels
  • Modular with decoration/special flames/stone elements/glass
  • Prefabrication of special elements
  • How glass contributes to the carbon footprint of façades
  • Glass recycling services Recicla and low-carbon glass ORAÉ®
  • Circular approach with executed projects reaching CO2 reduction
  • Interlayers embodied carbon footprint
  • Environmental value engineering case study – Montparnasse Tower
  • Frameless balustrade testing
  • Sea Towers: The versatile façade: Interpreting residential use
  • Cuatrecasas Barcelona: The functional façade: Privacy, solar control, and views
  • Platinum 22@: Creating a façade through sustainability
  • Smart 22@: Architectural integration in an industrial environment
  • Puig Towers: Puig Tower 1: The conception of an iconic and unique façade / Puig Tower 2: Dynamism and architectural dialogue through rotation
  • Porta Diagonal: Live façade: A new concept for the modern office building
  • Sustainable powder coatings to protect aluminium and steel substrates: Durability, metallic finishes and corrosion protection
  • Bio based powder coatings: Alesta® BioCore™
  • Sustainable powder coatings to provide aesthetic finishes & latest colour trends in architecture
  • Is AI a friend or foe?
  • What does the future of design look like?
  • Will AI bring advantages to design and construction?
  • How will the use of buildings evolve with AI?

Miguel Ángel Núñez Díaz

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