210th Edition – Zak World of Façades USA

This will be the 210^th edition globally and the 2^nd edition in Los Angeles 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 & Panelists

D. Rocky Rockefeller

Founding Partner, Rockefeller Partners

Over his 40+ year career span, Rocky Rockefeller has built a base of knowledge and expertise that spans the creative demands of the design process to the technical and managerial requisites for construction and business. A respected mentor to emerging...

Olivier Sommerhalder

Design Director, Gensler

Olivier Sommerhalder is a design director at Gensler’s LA office with experience in a variety of project types in the U.S., South America, Asia, Middle East and Europe. He believes in using building technology and building science as means to...

Maya White-Turre

Senior Associate, Gruen Associates

Tom Silva

Project Director - Design, Webcor

Nathan Bishop

Design Principal | Partner, Koning Eizenberg

As Design Partner-in-Charge, Nathan Bishop AIA, LEED AP oversees the firm’s major projects with a focus on social inclusivity, climate change, and resetting relationships between buildings and shared public space. Across a variety of project types, from multi-family housing to...

Nathan Wittasek

Fire Protection Engineer & Investigator, SGH

Nate Wittasek is a fire protection engineer who brings a practical, science-based approach to developing fire resistance and wildfire resilience strategies for buildings and campuses. His work blends performance-based fire engineering, building science, and code strategy to address complex risks...

Dana Getman

Principal, SHoP

Dana Getman is a principal at SHoP Architects, a New York-based global design leader with iconic projects including Brooklyn’s Barclays Center arena, Uber Headquarters in San Francisco, Botswana Innovation Hub, and two supertall residential towers in New York City—111 West...

Gijs Libourel

Principal, Senior Specialist - Façade, RDH Building Science

Isabelle Paparo

Senior Engineer, Arup

Isabelle is a Senior Façade Engineer in Arup’s Los Angeles office with a background in structural engineering and materials. Isabelle holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge. Her research focused on GFRP Sandwich panels in façade applications. After transitioning...

Stan Su

Practice Design Director, Façades | Vice President, HKS

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