68th Edition – Zak World of Façades Australia

This was the 68th global edition and the 4th edition in Australia. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions.

Speakers and Panelists

Samantha Kuiper

General Manager - Design and Innovation, Richard Crookes Constructions

Clare Parry

Director, Grün Consulting

Clare is a curious human, who’s pursuit of knowing why and how started with irreversibly dismantling her mum’s typewriter, followed by more focussed pursuits of mechanical engineering and business. Her career eventually led towards Passivhaus and the Living Building Challenge,...

Lars Anders

Group CEO, Priedemann Façade Experts

Lars Anders is the CEO of Priedemann Façade Experts and Façade-Lab Research & Development Center, which accomplishes tasks relating to the façade or building envelope. In this role, He manages and leads along with his managing partners, a team providing...

Lionel Kools

Sales Manager - Oceania, Renson

Lionel Kools migrated from Belgium to Australia in 1996. He is a registered architect and has been a builder specialised in remedial building works for over a decade and half. Since 2018, Lionel is Oceania Area Sales Manager for Renson....

Con Micos

Director, Micos Group

As part of Micos Group, an Australian owned Design and Construct Facade Contractor, Con Micos has first-hand experience of a facade and building industry that is everchanging and he continues to play an integral role in ensuring that Micos Group...

Heather Webster

Director, Prism Facades

Heather is a Principal façade engineer and a founding director of the Sydney façade engineering consultancy, Prism Facades. She has been working in the Australian façade engineering industry for 10 years and has contributed to a number of landmark projects...

Peter Sullivan

Founder & Director, Furtado Sullivan

Peter Sullivan is a founder and director of Furtado Sullivan, an architecture studio based in Sydney. He enjoys the challenge of translating a project’s complexity into a design that works with its environment, combining large-scale efficiency and sophistication with a...

Haico Schepers

Principal | Sydney Sustainable Building Leader, Arup

Haico is a Building Physicist, certified architect and engineer, who has worked at Arup since 1997. Having been involved in building physics design for most of his career, his aim is to deliver outstanding sustainable design outcomes by integrating his...

Gavin McPherson

Façade Engineer, Surface Design Consulting

Gavin McPherson is a Façade Engineer with Surface Design. He has experience within the Façade industry with work on a variety of projects spanning across retail, commercial and residential areas including curtain walls, shopfront glazing, cladding, glass structures & internal...

Elizabeth Carpenter

Managing Principal, FJMT Studio

Elizabeth graduated from the University of Sydney with First Class Honours. She has extensive professional experience in Australia and south east Asia having led many multi-award winning projects for both public and private clients. Her ability to successfully move between...

Kaare Krokene

Managing Director Australasia, Snøhetta

Kaare is an architect at Snøhetta, a Norwegian integrated design practice of architecture, landscape, interiors, product, graphic and brand design, with offices in Oslo and New York and studios in Los Angeles, Innsbruck and Adelaide. Snøhetta thrives on rich collaborations...

Paul Van Ratingen

Director, JPW

Paul van Ratingen is a registered architect with 30 years professional experience throughout Australia and Internationally. As a Director of multi-disciplinary design firm Johnson Pilton Walker; Paul’s projects have received numerous Australian Institute of Architecture (AIA) awards; and internationally, the...

Dominic Shillington

Façade Manager, Laing O'Rourke Australia

Dominic has worked in the facade business in Australia, the Middle East and the United Kingdom, and in all aspects of the industry working for a specialist subcontractor, a worldwide design consultancy and presently at a main contractor. As Australian...

Bill Segaert

Agent for Saint-Gobain Glass in Australia and New Zealand, SGS Glass

Bill Segaert continues the almost 90-year representation of Saint-Gobain Glass in Australia by the Segaert family. With his own 20 years of experience within the Australia and New Zealand Glass industries, he is well positioned to promote the Saint-Gobain high...

Shawlon Hsieh

Deputy General Manager, PTW

Shawlon Hsieh is Deputy General Manager and Transport Leader at PTW Architects, overseeing Australian and SE Asian offices. Before coming to Sydney he was Associate Design Principal at CCDI Group (Shanghai) where he built the façade engineering service. He led...

Neil McClelland

Technical Director - Façade, TTW

Neil McClelland is a lateral thinking designer and building envelope specialist. A Chartered Professional Engineer, Neil specialises in building façade work and investigating material science and has produced numerous world-wide publications. After working for Arup in Sydney London and New...

Sungjin Kim

CEO, Withworks & Wisys Technology

Sungjin Kim, CEO of WITHWORKS & WISYS Technology, graduated from the Department of Architectural Engineering at Konkuk University and is currently researching and developing 3D design engineering and architectural Construction methods for DfMA to realize complex Geometry Facades and Parametric...

Marc Zobec

Group Special Projects Manager, Permasteelisa Group

Marc Zobec (PhD, FIE Aust, EngExec, CPEng, IntPE ); is the Group Special Projects Manager for the Permasteelisa Group; a global leader specialising in the management, design, production and installation of bespoke architectural building envelopes and interiors systems. He holds...

Andreas Geyer

Managing Director, Seele South East Asia

Since graduating in architecture in 1996 Andreas is involved in the execution of pres-tigious façade projects mainly in Asia. His first project was with seele in 1997, the Shanghai Grand Theatre, at the time a cutting edge cable truss construction....

Roger Brooks

National Technical Manager, HVG Facades

Roger Brooks, National Technical Manager has worked for HVG (Halifax Vogel Group) since 2017. Prior to his role as National Technical Manager, Roger worked as the NSW Architectural Manager for the HVG Facades Division. Roger took up the role as...

Ninotschka Titchkosky

co-CEO & Strategic Champion of Digital Innovation and Robotics, BVN

Ninotschka is co-CEO of BVN and Strategic Champion of Digital Innovation and Robotics. She is interested in future scenarios and possibilities that can emerge through a project that have global currency. She is passionate about the role architects play in...

Jeremy Deale

Principal, Architectus

Jeremy is a top-tier Australian architecture and design studio with specialist expertise in commercial, education, interiors, public, residential, transport, urban design and planning. He has achieved an impressive international portfolio over 22 years, including the design and delivery of large...

Jianjun Yang

Chief Technical Officer, Xinyi Glass

Mr. Jianjun Yang has been working for Xinyi Glass for over 17years, plus another 25 years experiences in academic research activities in China Glass Research Institute before joining Xinyi Glass which is now the leading glass manufacturers in China with...

Angus Macleod

Technical Director, Vector Foiltec

Angus Macleod joined Vector Foiltec in 2003 and is currently one of the Technical Directors for the Vector Foiltec group. He is based in Melbourne and mainly services the Australian, New Zealand and South East Asian markets but also acts...

Niall Horgan

Commercial Director BENCHMARK, Roof & Wall Panels, Kingspan

Niall Horgan is the Commercial Director for Kingspan’s Façade and Roof Systems. He joined Kingspan in 2011 as a structural engineer and has a broad understanding of all aspects of cladding performance, including acoustics, fire, thermal, structural, weather tightness. He...

Andrew Pike

National Product Manager - Swisspearl, HVG Façades

Andrew Pike, National Product Manager for Swisspearl®, has worked for HVG (Halifax Vogel Group) since 2004. Prior to his role as National Product Manager- Swisspearl®, Andrew worked as the NSW Architectural Specification Manager for the Alucobond Architectural Division. He took...

John Perry

Associate Principal, fjcstudio

John is a façade specialist with over 30 years’ experience working throughout Australia, Southeast Asia, China, Europe and the Middle East on projects ranging in size from Shanghai Tower to single residential. John is currently an Associate Principal at fjcstudio....

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