105th Edition – Zak World of Façades Poland

This will be the 105th edition globally and the 1st edition in Poland 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

Michał Kucharski

Structural Engineer, Studio Profil

Rafał Giersz

Director, Chapman Taylor

Rafał Giersz is a Polish Director of Chapman Taylor – an international London based architectural practice with 14 offices worldwide. Has worked as an architect not just in Poland, but also in the UK. Currently responsible for business development in...

Mariusz Wróblewski

Associate Director, Chapman Taylor

Mariusz Wróblewski is an Associate Director of Chapman Taylor – an international London based architectural practice with 14 offices worldwide. Supports the team with his professional experience and wide technical knowledge. Studied architecture at the Łódź Polytechnic.

Alexander Forsch

Architect, MVRDV

Alexander Forsch (DE) joined MVRDV in 2018 as a project leading Designer and Researcher as part of the MVRDV in house R&D Group focusing on carbon reduction and alternative ecological materials for future projects. His main responsibilities include creating sustainability...

Maciej Lewandowski

Architect | Partner, Grupa 5 Architekci

M.Sc. arch. Maciej Lewandowski graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology, he also holds a scholarship from the Faculty of Architecture at Kungliga Tekniska Hogkskolan in Stockholm. Between 2004 and 2008, he worked as the...

Maria Saloni-Sadowska

Partner, Kuryłowicz & Associates

Mgr inż. arch. Maria Saloni-Sadowska graduated with honours from the Warsaw University of Technology Faculty of Architecture. She has worked at Kuryłowicz&Associates Architecture Studio since 1995. Currently, she is the Partner and Chief Architect managing a multiple-member team of architects....

Alicja Kurzajewska

Senior Façade Consultant, AESG

Alicja is a Senior Façade Consultant at AESG Dubai with extensive international façade consulting experience, which she gained while working as a Façade Consultant USA, UK, and UAE. She has comprehensive knowledge about façade systems and materials and sound skills...

Artur Sokołowski

Business Development Director, MAS Design

Artur Sokołowski is the Director of MAS Design, and Facades Consultants, a consultant bureau in Warsaw, Poland. Following his graduation from Civil Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology, he worked in SCHUCO, Kingspan Environmental, and many facade companies in the...

Barbara Muir

Project Manager, Technoform Poland

Dr. Barbara Muir is a Project Manager at Technoform Poland and Post Doc at AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Poland. After completing her Masters degree in Chemical Technology, she continued her scientific career through a doctorate at...

Beata Tylec-Skórka

Colour Expert and Specification Leader Poland, Axalta Coating Systems

Beata joined Axalta in 2019 as the specification Leader in Poland. She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Wrocław University of Technology and did a postgraduate in digital media at SWPS. Beata is supporting architects, engineers, aluminium system...

Daniel Miernik

Senior Façade Consulting Engineer, HB Reavis

Daniel Miernik is the Senior Consulting Engineer in HB Reavis Group, which accomplishes tasks relating to the façade in Polish, German and UK market. He has been involved in the successful realization of flagship HB Reavis projects such as 310...

Grzegorz Bobela

Country Manager - Poland, Renson® Ventilation & Sunprotection

Grzegorz Bobela is a graduate of the Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering. He took his first steps in the facade industry as a technical consultant at SCHÜCO, later also being the coordinator of the facility consulting department....

Krzysztof Nadzieja

Marketing & Product Development Manager, Proventuss Polska

Krzysztof has over 13 years of vast experience in the construction industry above all in the field of curtain walls façades, hydro-insulation, thermo-insulation, building envelope and fire protection. Starting his Proventuss career as a Sales and Technical Advisor he has...

Łukasz Zagała

Co-Founder, Medusa Group

Lukasz Zagala was born in 1972 in Zabrze. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. After graduation, he worked in the office of P.P. Pabel Architekten in Berlin, Germany and at the...

Marcin Gawroński

Green Building Department Director, Sweco Polska

Marcin Gawroński, PhD is the Director of the Green Building Department at Sweco Polska, Board Member of the Polish Green Building Council as well as the Chairman of the Board of the Future Cities Foundation. He is an industry expert...

Maxim Tokar

Manager High Performance Products, Kuraray

Maxim has been working in the Glass processing and façade construction industry since 2006. During this time he has participated in various projects including the; Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, Lakhta Tower in St. Petersburg and many...

Piotr Siedlecki

Technical Director, ESOX Projekt

Piotr Siedlecki – master engineer with a construction license in design and execution in the field of structural and civil engineering specialization, without limitations. He has over 13 years of experience in the design and construction of modern façade structures....

Stella Nikolakaki

Senior Architect, UNStudio

Stella is a Senior Architect and Associate at UNStudio with over 15 years of international experience across a diverse range of project typologies. She joined UNStudio in 2018. In addition to her time at UNStudio, Stella has practiced professionally in...

Szymon Wojciechowski

CEO, APA Wojciechowski

Szymon Wojciechowski is an architect with over thirty years of experience, a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw Univeristy of Technology (Poland) and the University of Detroit (USA), a member of the Mazovian District Chamber of Architects....

Tomasz Karwatka

Managing Director, Studio Profil

Tomasz Karwatka is the founder (2005) and co-owner of the STUDIO PROFIL facade design office based in Warsaw. Throughout the period of its activity STUDIO PROFIL made detailed facade designs of over 200 buildings, including: Q22 in Warsaw for Kuryłowicz...

Tommy Pniewski

Architect + Analyst, Kuryłowicz & Associates

Tommy Pniewski is an Architect and Analyst at Kuryłowicz & Associates. Tommy completed his studies in Oxford Brooks University, the University of Colorado and Westminster University. The architect and educator Peter Eisenman described Tommy’s master’s thesis project with the words...

Cezary Grzebski

Sales Manager - Poland, Elval Colour

Cezary Grzebski joined the Elval Color S.A. team in 2017. He is responsible for the development of sales of the company’s products intended for the architectural market and industrial projects. In the nineties, he introduced the technology of ventilated facades...

James Brackenreed-Johnston

Head of Façades, Proctor Group

James Brackenreed-Johnston joined the A. Proctor Group in 2019 as Specification Manager for the London Area. James has many years of experience in the high rise sector, focusing on façade design, regulation compliance and innovation. By advocating a systems based...

Andreas Bittis

Marketing Director - iWin®, Saint-Gobain Glass

Educated as an architect and urban planner at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany, Andreas Bittis was editor for ARCH+ and a freelance journalist for various architectural magazines on and offline. Consequently he worked in several architectural practices; Rhinescheme (Beijing)...

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