230th Edition – Zak World of Façades Georgia

This will be the 230th edition globally and the 2nd edition in Tbilisi 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
Senior Architect and Associate, UN Studio
Roman Kristesiashvili is a Senior Architect and Associate at UNS’s headquarters in Amsterdam, bringing over 20 years of international experience in architecture, urban development, and project leadership. Since joining UNS in 2010, he has directed complex, high profile projects across...
Associate Director, WilkinsonEyre
René is an Associate Director at WilkinsonEyre in London. He leads the design and delivery of landmark high-rise and hospitality projects for internationally renowned clients, including Crown Resorts, Galaxy and Cipriani. His work on the award-winning One Barangaroo development in...
Founder / Director, Architect of Invention
Senior Architect, NS Studio
Ivane Baliashvili is a Senior Architect at NS Studio with over 10 years of professional experience in architecture, urban design, and large-scale mixed-use developments. He holds a Master’s degree in Architecture – Built Environment – Interiors from the Polytechnic University...
Façade Architect, Werner Sobek
Feyza Nur Karakas graduated with High Honours from the Faculty of Architecture at Karadeniz Technical Universityin 2017. She began her career as a design architect before specializing in façade engineering, where she developed expertise in façade detailing, construction documentation, and...
Head of the Design Department, ALUTECH
Professional experience in translucent faсade and glazing structures — 20 years, gained in both Belarusian and international faсade and profile system companies. Evgeny has been with the ALUTECH Group since 2013, progressing from Design Engineer to Chief Project Engineer and...
Director, KB Malishev
Gennady was born in 1975, in 1998 he received a master’s degree from the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU named after Kuibyshev, former MISI) in the specialty of design engineer of the PGS faculty on the topic of...
Founder of LUCEM®, Paradigm Design House
Dr. Andreas Roye is an entrepreneur and innovation leader in the field of light-transmitting concrete and architectural lighting solutions. With more than 18 years of experience as Managing Director of LUCEM, he has been a key driver in the development...
Chief 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...
Architectural Projects Manager, Şişecam
Musa worked at Orgadata for ten years in sales, training, product development, and marketing. During this time, he interacted with hundreds of customers in more than twenty countries. At Çuhadaroğlu, he prepared tender packages for large-scale construction projects, joined tender...
Founder & CEO, Skytop Engineering
Victor Zhilinsky is the founder and CEO of Skytop Engineering, an international design and consultancy company specializing in facade solutions, with offices in Dubai and Minsk. Victor holds a degree in civil engineering and began his career as a design...
Head of Direct Markets International, Jansen
Achim is responsible for the international markets outside Europe at Jansen AG, Switzerland. With more than 20 years of experience in engineering and management, Achim focuses on technology, sales and marketing at Jansen AG to distribute steel facades, windows and...
Director of International Sales Department , North Glass
Nancy Wang is a Director of the International Sales Department of the Glass Deep Processing Division of NorthGlass. She is a technical expert in glass deep processing and has been engaged in the international sales of deep-processed glass for 20...
Managing Partner, Wei Yap Architects
Wei Yap, Ooi is an Australian-registered architect, Chair of the International Chapter and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects, and an Adjunct Professor at Western Sydney University, Australia. With over 25 years of international experience spanning Australia, Asia, and...
Architectural Consultant, Kuraray
15 years of experience in developing of glass technical solutions used in the construction markets of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the UK. Consulting on the application of laminated safety glass with Trosifol PVB and SentryGlas interlayers on facades and...
General Manager, FMT Façade Consultants
Haldun Yilmaz, has a bachelor degree from Bosphorus University in 1989, and masters degree in Industrial Engineering and has various certificates about Facade Engineering from institutions such as İTÜ and CWCT Bath University, alongside the 33 years of work experience...
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...
Conference Agenda
  • Current trends in glass structures and glazing
  • Overview of projects in CIS & overseas
  • Façade functions and fire protection
  • Tests related to the fire behavior of façades
  • Current challenges
  • Façade starts earlier than it seems
  • Unitized façade means earlier decisions
  • Expensive façade mistakes start quietly
  • Structural glazing and its advantages
  • Additional bonuses of laminated glass (sound insulation and UV protection)
  • New possibilities of glass color solutions
  • How the architectural concept becomes the technical objective: Different skillsets working towards the same goal
  • The architect and engineer close collaboration: Freedom to propose and explore
  • How tension and critical thinking shapes the optimal solution
  • Respecting the architectural storyline methods for ensuring the consultant’s technical decisions stay aligned with the architect’s aesthetic intent
  • Smart solutions that elevate design how innovative detailing, material selection, and system engineering can enhance, not limit, the original vision
  • From conflict to advantage real examples of how coordination challenges can lead to better façade outcomes and stronger project identity
  • How an engineering solution is developed
  • Why a façade engineer is essential
  • How to assess the engineering contribution to a project
  • Concrete with optical fibers inside
  • LED displays
  • Web based content management systems
  • Designing façades that foster human interaction and create engaging streetscapes
  • Reimagining the building envelope as an interface between people, architecture and the city
  • The protection of art
  • The integration into the surroundings
  • The green roof top
  • From Vision to Reality: Developing a distinctive façade concept that responds to Tbilisi’s evolving urban skyline while meeting functional and aesthetic objectives
  • Engineering Performance: Integrating structural efficiency, environmental performance and constructability to create a high-performance building envelope
  • Design Through Collaboration: The role of close coordination between architect, façade engineer and project stakeholders in delivering a complex mixed-use tower
  • Latest achievements in curved and 3D curved glass
  • Breakthroughs in flatness and transparency
  • Super-size glass applications
  • Sustainability practices
  • Integrating solar power with architecture
  • Emission practices for coated glass

Wei Yap Ooi

Roman Kristesiashvili

  • Why Georgia is attracting international developers and consultants
  • Delivering façade projects in a rapidly evolving market
  • Balancing international standards with local requirements
  • Opportunities for collaboration between local and global teams
  • The future of high-rise and mixed-use developments in Tbilisi
Event Details
  • 230th Edition – Zak World of Façades Georgia, October 01, 2026
  • Start Date
    October 1, 2026 8:00 am
  • End Date
    October 1, 2026 5:00 pm
  • Status
    Upcoming
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