215th Edition – Zak World of Façades Albania

Be part of history as we host Albania’s first-ever Zak World of Façades, bringing global expertise and sustainable innovation to Tirana.

This edition will connect international architectural & engineering leaders with the Albanian construction industry, creating dialogue on how global façade trends can be applied to local projects. Meet 200+ architects, developers, façade engineers, contractors, and solution providers, and build connections that matter in Southeast Europe’s fast-growing market. Gain first-hand insights from international experts and local pioneers tackling the façade industry’s most pressing challenges.

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Speakers & Panelists

Enrique Mascort del Pozo

Senior Architect, Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura

Enrique leads projects in Spain, Eastern Europe, and increasingly Saudi Arabia. His approach priorities the cultural and environmental dimensions of architecture, seeking place-specific design over generic solutions. Enrique holds a master’s in housing and urbanism from London’s Architectural Association and...

Ana Vesho

Building Envelope Consultant, Rimkus

Pietro Pavesi

Associate | Façade Engineer, Faces Engineering

Andi Eftimi

Partner, Atelier 4

Beat Huesler

Managing Director, Oppenheim Architecture

Beat Huesler is a licensed architect with over 30 years professional experience from firms in New York, and Basel, Switzerland before founding Huesler Architekten in Muttenz, Switzerland in 1996. His collaboration with Chad Oppenheim extends back to their studies at...

Chiara Tosi

Associate, Eckersley O’Callaghan

As Senior Facade Engineer in our Milan office, Chiara brings a wealth of experience having worked in both the UK and Italy. Her background spans a wide variety of industries, project types and sizes across Europe, the Middle East, and...

Sofía Galán Rivera

Building Envelope Design Leader, 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...

Silvia Ilardi

Senior Architect - Façade Access and Maintenance, Arup

Silvia Ilardi is a Senior Architect. She joined Arup in 2008 currently being part of the Building Envelope team in Milan office, is also part of the Facade Access & Maintenance UK team and Europe Region point of contact for...

Alessandro Baldini

Director, Eckersley O’Callaghan

Since joining the global, award-winning engineering design firm Eckersley O’Callaghan in 2014, Alessandro has been pivotal in the firm’s growth, helping set up the Milan office which he now leads. With a strong multidisciplinary background, he has amassed extensive experience...

Nikelina Bineri

Project Manager – Building Envelope, Arcora

Nikelina Bineri is façade project director at Builders and Partners, Vertical Sea group. She is a graduate architect of the Polytechnic University of Tirana. After 8 years working as an architect, she moved to France to specialize in Cultural Heritage...

Pat Duffy

Associate - Façades, Arup

Pat is an Associate working in the Façade Engineering group within Arup. Since qualifying as a Structural Engineer in 1989, Pat has worked in consulting engineering initially as a Structural Engineer and for the last 14 years as a Façade...

Angelos Zografos

Technical Sales Engineer, Elval Colour

Angelos Zografos is a Technical Sales Engineer in Elval Colour and holds an MBA and a Diploma in Civil Engineering. He has more than 10 years of experience in civil and structural engineering, participating in the analysis and design of...

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