219th Edition – Zak World of Façades Netherlands

This will be the 219th edition globally and the 1st edition in Rotterdam 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
Darko Andric
Technical Designer, EGM Architecten
Sanne van der Burgh
Associate Director, MVRDV
As head of MVRDV NEXT, Sanne van der Burgh leads MVRDV’s research and development and climate teams, driven by her passions for sustainability, new technology, and innovation. A dedicated advocate for environmental awareness and the fight against climate change in...
Do Janne Vermeulen
Founding Partner, Team V
Do Janne Vermeulen is an architect-director and co-founder of Team V Architecture. Together with Jeroen van Schooten, Frank Bouwman and Irène Horvers, she leads the firm’s creative direction. Her work supports regional carbon policy targets and includes two of the...
Marc de Winter
Façade Consultant, Deerns
Marc de Winter is Façade Consultant at Deerns Nederland, where he plays a key role in integrating façade engineering with building physics and sustainability. Known for his strategic approach and cross disciplinary collaboration, he delivers high-performance façade solutions that balance...
Rouven Nieuwenburg
Sector Director - Real Estate, Deerns
Rouven Nieuwenburg is the Sector Director Real Estate at Deerns Nederland, leading the global development of high-performance, sustainable, and futureproof buildings. With more than 25 years of experience in high-end building services engineering, advisory, and complex project delivery, he is...
Andreas Vermeeren
Project Manager, CSM Steelstructures
Alessandro Fisalli
Senior Architect, MAD
Arnoud Herder
Project Engineer, CIG Architecture
Ron Bakker
Co-founder, PLP Architecture
Ron Bakker is a co-founder of PLP Architecture and leads PLP Labs, the studio’s in-house research and innovation arm. His experience reaches far and wide, with projects across the UK, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Through his work and...
Leonie van Ginkel
Partner, Frontwise Facades
Joep Hovels
Co-Founder, FrontWise Façades
Michiel Riedijk
Founder | Principal architect, Neutelings Riedijk Architects
Michiel Riedijk (1964) graduated with a Master in Architecture in 1989 at the Technical University in Delft, the Netherlands. He established the Rotterdam based office Neutelings Riedijk Architects with Willem Jan Neutelings shortly afterwards. Michiel Riedijk is recognized as International...
Remco Baartmans
CEO, Alumet
Remco Baartmans is the CEO of Alumet, a leading specialist in anodizing and innovative surface treatments for aluminum. Under his leadership, Alumet has grown into a company recognized internationally for its craftsmanship, technological expertise, and dedication to quality. With a...
Bart Mispelblom Beyer
co-founder & CEO, TANGRAM
Bart Mispelblom Beyer is co-founder and CEO of TANGRAM, an Amsterdam-based practice renowned for high-density, mixed-use architecture and sustainable urban design. Since its founding in 1990, TANGRAM has realized landmark projects such as Rhapsody in West and Crystal Court in...
Erwin ten Brincke
Associate Partner, ABT
Erwin is a structural designer with an integral mindset and passion for glass. With his creativity, significant technical knowledge and experience in complex glazed structures, he has worked on some of the most cutting edge glass designs in Europe, Mid-East...
Gideon Maasland
Director and Architect, MVRDV
Director and Architect Gideon Maasland (NL) joined MVRDV in 2016. With extensive experience acquired over a 15-year career at several high profile Dutch offices, Maasland leads MVRDV’s Studio 8, which is responsible for large-scale, complex buildings. Renowned for his detailed...
Ana Araújo
Partner, Buro Happold
Ana Araujo leads the Façades team of Buro Happold, based in London. With 17 years of international experience, including all stages of a building life-cycle, Ana focused her expertise in façade diagnostic, due diligence and refurbishment from Georgian listed buildings...
Conference Agenda
  • Applying international expertise to Dutch façade design
  • Solving the façade puzzle: Performance, systems and solutions
  • Façades of the future: Designing tomorrow’s envelopes
Speakers:
  • The craft of anodized panels
  • The shadow of a historic incident that shaped the city (OurDomain)
  • A hidden trace of an incident that changed the city (TETEM III / de Weverij – Enschede)
Speakers:
  • Legacy insights: Applying lessons from the past
  • Why embracing AI in construction industry
  • Introducing to the technical evolution
  • State of the art façade technical requirements
  • Case study of Oopen, Utrecht, Holland
  • Case study of Tate Liverpool Refurbishment, Liverpool, England
Speakers:
  • Earth
  • Baguettes
  • Sugar Cane
Speakers:

Alessandro Fisalli

  • Translating fluid architectural language into a buildable and performance-driven façade strategy
  • Façade system engineering and materiality, addressing complex geometries, bespoke detailing, and integration with the museum’s structural framework
  • Fabrication and installation challenges, covering digital modelling, tolerances, mock-ups, and coordination between design, engineering, and construction teams
Speakers:
  • Performance Meets Identity: Where technology, sustainability, and practicality shape the city’s character
  • Innovation at the Interface: Where façades connect inside and outside, inspiring identity and place
Speakers:
  • Glass reuse in practice: Technical feasibility, quality assessment, and structural considerations when reclaiming and reapplying flat glass in façade systems
  • Innovations in glass production: Low-carbon manufacturing processes, circular supply chains, and reducing embodied carbon in glazing
  • Designing façades for circularity: Detailing, demountability, and system strategies that enable future reuse and material recovery
Speakers:
  • Sustainable & energy efficiency solutions
  • High-performance solar control glazing
  • Step further towards reducing our carbon footprint
  • CO2 facts about laminated safety glass
  • Case study: Tour Montparnasse
  • Bird Secure applications as a contribution to sustainability
  • Solution with an environmental impact
  • Project case study
  • Circular economy
Event Details
  • 219th Edition – Zak World of Façades Netherlands, May 28, 2026
  • Start Date
    May 28, 2026 8:00 am
  • End Date
    May 28, 2026 5:00 pm
  • Status
    Upcoming
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