66th Edition – Zak World of Façades Korea

This was the 66th global edition and the 1st edition in South Korea. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions.

Speakers and Panelists

Junkil Baek

Secretary General, KAFA(Korean Architectural Facade Association)

Bruce Park

Board Member, KAFA (Korea Architectural Façade Association) & CEO, DYM Co. Ltd.

Stephen Tanno

Director Pre-Construction Services, Schüco International

Stephen Tanno graduated from The University of Southampton in 1987 and worked as a Consulting Engineer for the next 16 years, including 5 years with Ove Arup in Sydney and 8 years as Group Director with Buro Happold, where he...

Lisa Rammig

Director, Eckersley O'Callaghan

Lisa Rammig leads the teams in Eckersley O’Callaghan’s California offices. She has played a significant role in its expansion, establishing a West Coast presence, and leading many of the group’s most challenging projects, while she remains involved in academia and...

Charles Jun

Director, Azon Asia

Charles Jun is the Director in Azon Asia Inc. with expertise in the building façade and commercial architectural market segments. Mr. Jun is in charge of business management at Azon Asia Inc. with 25 years of experience. The Azon specializes...

Woo Ill Kim

Executive Vice President of Development Planning, Heerim Architects & Planners

Woo ill Kim is the head of Development Design & Planning Department at Heerim Architects & Planners. After several years’ of working independently, he joined Heerim Architects & Planners Co., Ltd. in 2011. He studied architecture at Seoul National University...

Mina Jin

Country Manager, Serge Ferrari Korea

Mina graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Korea. She majored in Marketing, Diploma 2em cycle of Sup de Pub, Paris, France. She worked as an AE for Dentsu, Young & Rubicam Korea and also as the marketing...

JK Park

Pre-Construction Services Director Korea, Schüco International

Mr Park will take responsibility for the newly opened Schüco International KG Korean Liaison Office, which has been established to enhance our line of sight, brand awareness and sales reach into a market we have enjoyed supplying system products for...

Stan Su

Director of Enclosure Design, Morphosis

Stan Su AIA, LEED AP BD+C is Senior Associate/Director of Enclosure Design at Morphosis Architects. He works with project teams in the development of enclosure systems and virtual design and construction (VDC) processes. He has extensive experience working in both...

Yoon, Jung Soo

Vice President, CNC

Yoon, Jung Soo, works as the Vice president at CNC and as an advisor of KAFA, undertaking global activities and national policies related to various exterior products. Previously he worked with Hyundai Engineering and Construction for 37 years and has...

Dong Hee Oh

Senior Principal, Gansam Architects & Partners

Dong Hee Oh is senior principal of gansam architects and partners, a design and strategic consulting firm based in Seoul, Korea, also representing CEO of gansam holding company. He leads the design practice and marketing on a broad range of...

Bongsuk Chung

President, J&S Hanbaek

Bongsuk Chung started his career in façade (Curtain Wall) engineering at the Aluminum Department of Hyundai E&C in 1983 and established J&S Hanbaek for developing of 1980’s Façade engineering market which was substandard condition in Korea. He participated in a...

Doyong Um

Senior Principal, SIAPLAN Architects & Planners

Having studied at University of Kentucky and Columbia University, Doyong Um practiced for fourteen years in the US before relocating to Seoul and joining Siaplan Architects and Planners in 2014. At his overseas practice at respectful firms including Rafael Viñoly...

Jae-Sik Kang

Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT)

The main research areas are development of practical passive building technology to realize zero-energy building and environment-friendly building, and related system, policy development, KS, ISO standard activities. I am doing research and development for the realization of safe, comfortable and...

Peter Choi

Design Principal, DMP Partners

Peter Choi is a Design Principal at Designcamp Moon Park Architects (DMP) in Seoul. He trained at Skidmore, Owings, Merrill (NYC), LLP and Richard Meier and Partners before moving to Seoul in 2006. His team and he work at a...

Ji Haiping

Sales Director, Tianjin NorthGlass(TNG)

Ji Haiping is the Sales Director at Tianjin North Glass Industrial Technical Co., Ltd. He has more than 20 years of experience in the engineering glass processing industry. He has engaged in the manufacture of glass processing equipments, production management,...

Gene Park

Founder & Principal, AI Architects

Gene Park graduated from MIT with a Masters in Architecture and worked for a number of firms in Boston and New York including Kyu Sung Woo (KWSA), The Architects Collaborative (TAC) and Davis Brody Bond. He founded AI Architects in...

Manchul Jung

Executive & Design Director, Haeahn Architecture

Manchul Jung’s twenty two years of professional experience with two main architectural firms in Korea has helped him develop his leadership, design skills, conceptualization, team work, and direct interaction with clients and associates. He has encountered various types of scaled...

Won Jong Ho

President, Citiwall Engineering

Dr. Won Jong Ho is the president of Citywall Eng. Co. Ltd. He is a permanent member of KAFA and also a professor of Architecture at Shinhan University. He is also a representative of WEIK (Wind Engineering Institute of Korea).

Dong Hoon Kim

Principal - Innovation Strategies Team, SAMOO Architects & Engineers

Dong Hoon Kim leads the Innovation Strategy Team and is responsible for identifying innovative tasks to strengthen design competitiveness, promoting new businesses through extending the business development capability and establishing strategies for the global market. After graduating from the Illinois...

CheolBong Kim

Business Manager - Powder Coatings, Akzonobel Korea

CheolBong Kim graduated from HanYang University with a degree in Chemistry and has worked for 28 years in paints and coatings industry. He has held various roles in R&D, sales, marketing and general management in China, Japan and Korea. He...

Naree Kim

Co-founder, Ublo Inc.

After having studied architecture in Korea and France, she has worked in façade design & engineering offices since 2010. With Dutch architect Robert-Jan van SANTEN, she founded façade consultation office VS-A Korea in 2013 and window company Ublo in 2018....

Byeonghee Yun

Associate Director - Façade Engineering, BuroHappold

Byeonghee is a chartered facade engineer with an extensive background in designing facades and windows, fabrication, construction, structural glass as well as environmental engineering. In 2003, he obtained MSc in Facade Engineering at the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology,...

Leo Liu

Technical Director, KinLong

Leo LIU is the Structural Engineer in KIN LONG, which is the leading integrated one-stop fabrication and solution company of construction accessories & materials in China.Since 2011, in combination with KIN LONG’s fabrication and R&D capability, Leo and his team...

Jayrold Bautista

Associate Tech Services & Development Scientist, Dow Asia Pacific

Jayrold has over 15 years experience in the built environment, providing technical, application and consulting expertise to stakeholders in the curtain wall and construction industry. He is a civil engineer by qualification and has helped many clients to achieve energy...

Ron Hull

Director Global APAC, Kuraray

Ron Hull, P.E, CDT® is the Global Director of High-Performance Products for Kuraray. Ron is based in the USA and holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration. He currently serves on the Board of Directors...

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