Speakers

Melissa Wong joined the firm in 2005 and co-leads the New York Façade Practice. With a background in architecture, she leads the design and construction of façade and enclosure systems for a wide range of projects, including commercial, residential, cultural,...

Melodie Yashar is the VP of Building Design & Performance at ICON, a construction technologies company focused on large scale additive manufacturing for Earth and in space. Melodie oversees the architectural direction of ICON’s built work as well as the...

Senior engineer, Master of Science, Peking University “Modern Enterprise Operation and management” major. Now he is the director of Curtain Wall Innovation and Consulting Center of East China Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., LTD. He is also an expert...

Mercè Berengueras joined Axalta in 1998 and with wide experience in technical, productive and commercial areas around the powder business. Since 2015 she is leading the European & middle east specifications team and has a very close link to Architects...

Mercedes is a highly accomplished professional in facades and building envelope design. She is a qualified architect with a Ph.D in Architectural Technology. With her comprehensive technical knowledge and understanding of façade systems, materials, and construction techniques, she has seamlessly...

Meredith leads UK Environmental Design Practice and building engineering teams. He has led projects with an emphasis on high-performance design, energy efficiency and sustainability across a broad section of built environment and at varying project values including refurbishments of listed...

Meritxell Moyà Vilalta (Lleida, 1978) holds a degree in Architecture from the Vallès School of Architecture (ETSAV-UPC, 2004) and a degree in Technical Architecture from the Barcelona Polytechnic University School (EUPB-UPC, 2000). She joined the Batlleiroig studio in 2006, where...

Merl Forrer joined Design Fire Consultants in May 2019 after serving as an operational Station Manager with Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service (GMFRS) with 19 years’ service. Between 2012 and 2017, he moved into fire safety responsible for Manchester...

Merritt Bucholz was born in Chicago in 1966, grew up in rural western New York state. He was educated at Cornell and Princeton Universities and has been living and working in Dublin since 1995. Opening the architectural practice Bucholz McEvoy...

Meshal AlButhie, a Saudi Arabian Omrania architect working on both site supervision and head office design projects specialized in computational design and fabrication (parametric modeling, generative design, visual scripting and digital fabrication). Educational background includes: Master of Advanced Architectural Design...

Mic Patterson is a designer, researcher, educator, futurist, author, photographer, and entrepreneur. He has concentrated his professional and academic career on advanced façade technology and sustainable building practices. He pioneered the introduction of structural glass façade technology in the US...

Micha Pawelka, who has an academic qualification in Wholesale Management and Foreign Trade, gained over 20 years of experience in the Glass and Facade Industry in Europe. He was a Sales Director in the Schollglas Group in Germany before relocating...

Michael Bischoff is a leading voice in the promotion of sustainable vertical urbanism as a creative response to population growth, densification, and climate change. With broad leadership experience onlarge-scale projects in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, he directs...

Michael Bollan is the Global Product Director for powder coatings at Axalta Coating Systems, a global paints and coatings company.  He has a bachelor’s degree in applied engineering and a master degree in industrial technology from Eastern Illinois University.  Michael...

Michael Bonn is a licensed professional architect with over 25 years of experience. Michael practiced architecture in the demanding Pacific Northwest climate for many years, with a primary focus on high quality building envelope design and execution. His experience in...

Michael Bourdeau is President, Global Coil & Extrusion for the Sherwin Williams Corporation. Mike joined Sherwin Williams in 1986. Prior to his current role, he held various positions in Sherwin Williams including Director for Global Heavy Machinery, Business Director for...

Michael Buesing, AIA, LEED AP, CPHD, is a Principal at FXCollaborative, a New York City-based architecture, interiors, and planning design firm. With more than 25 years of experience, he is instrumental in the design and coordination of planning, interiors, code,...

Michael Cambden is an Architect Director at BDP, one of the UK’s largest multidisciplinary design practices. For the past fifteen years he has focused on the successful design of university buildings and masterplans, has delivered projects in both the UK...

Michael Chen，works in Huajian Group East China Architectural Design and Research Institute，Director of the Architectural Creation Center，mainly engaged in the design consultancy of building curtain walls. He is currently the director of the Architectural Committee of the Shanghai Architectural Society....