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Zak World of Façades Netherlands

Name: Zak World of Façades Netherlands
Start: 2026-05-28
Location: Postillion Convention Centre at WTC

edition

218

Date

28 May 2026

Venue

Postillion Convention Centre at WTC

City

Rotterdam

Official page

Speakers & Panelists

Conference Agenda

Every speaker for the day, grouped by session. Select a topic to see who is presenting, the session focus and the talk points.

Session 1

08:00 — 08:50 Delegate Registration & Networking

08:50 — 09:00 Welcome Address

10:05 — 10:15 Empowering Façade Design with Digital Tools

10:15 — 10:45 Networking Tea / Coffee Break

Session 2

12:40 — 13:40 Networking Lunch Break

Session 3

14:20 — 14:30 How to Build a Light and Sustainable Dynamic Façade using Solar Control Glass and Inside Shading

14:30 — 14:40 The Contribution of Laminated Safety Glass to a Sustainable Building Envelope

15:10 — 15:40 Networking Tea / Coffee Break

Session 4

16:50 — 16:55 Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference

Gideon Maasland

Director and Architect

MVRDV

Topic

Event Convenor & Host

09:00 — 09:30

Michiel Riedijk

Founder | Principal architect

Neutelings Riedijk Architects

Topic

Façade as Urban Interface: Identity, Climate and Value

Talk points

Façade as interface between architecture and the city

Responding to climate demands: Sustainability, performance and material strategies

Balancing ambition and feasibility: Regulations, cost and buildability

Integrated design approaches and long-term value

09:30 — 09:55

Joep Hovels

Co-Founder

FrontWise Façades

Leonie van Ginkel

Partner

Frontwise Facades

Topic

Façade Engineering in the Dutch Context: From Concept to Compliance

Talk points

Applying international expertise to Dutch façade design

Solving the façade puzzle: Performance, systems and solutions

Façades of the future: Designing tomorrow’s envelopes

09:55 — 10:05

Bart Mispelblom Beyer

Co-founder & CEO

Tangram

Remco Baartmans

CEO

Alumet

Topic

Storytelling through Double Anodizing

Talk points

The craft of anodized panels

The shadow of a historic incident that shaped the city (OurDomain)

A hidden trace of an incident that changed the city (TETEM III / de Weverij – Enschede)

10:45 — 11:10

Ana Araújo

Partner

Buro Happold

Anke Rollenhagen

Associate Director

Buro Happold

Topic

Optimisation of Façade Design and Procurement in Existing and New Buildings – Different Challenges in a Common Purpose

Talk points

State of the art façade technical requirements

Case study of Oopen, Utrecht, Holland

Case study of Tate Liverpool Refurbishment, Liverpool, England

11:10 — 11:30

Jeroen Boersma

Senior Product Specialist

Kawneer

Topic

Sustainability in Façade the Industry

Talk points

Thermal performance: Included in Whole Life Carbon

Renovation wave in Europe: Façades as accelerators of decarbonisation

Embodied carbon becomes a design constraint instead of a reporting obligation

Renovation = CO₂ reduction: re‑using existing building structures

Building certification: Extends the economic lifespan of the building

Aluminium as a perpetual material: Claiming recyclability is not the same as actually applying recycled material

11:30 — 12:00

Ron Bakker

Co-founder

PLP Architecture

Topic

Home Grown Cladding

Talk points

Earth

Baguettes

Sugar Cane

12:00 — 12:40

Moderator

Alessandro Fisalli

Senior Architect

MAD

Panelist

Arnoud Herder

Project Engineer

CIG Architecture

Panelist

Andreas Vermeeren

Project Manager

CSM Steelstructures

Panelist

Darko Andric

Technical Designer

EGM Architecten

Topic

Fenix Museum Rotterdam: Realising a Sculptural Façade for a Cultural Landmark

Talk points

Translating fluid architectural language into a buildable and performance-driven façade strategy

Façade system engineering and materiality, addressing complex geometries, bespoke detailing, and integration with the museum’s structural framework

Fabrication and installation challenges, covering digital modelling, tolerances, mock-ups, and coordination between design, engineering, and construction teams

13:40 — 14:00

Do Janne Vermeulen

Founding Partner

Team V

Topic

Balancing into the Future

Talk points

Performance Meets Identity: Where technology, sustainability, and practicality shape the city’s character

Innovation at the Interface: Where façades connect inside and outside, inspiring identity and place

14:00 — 14:20

Erwin ten Brincke

Associate Partner

ABT

Topic

Reinventing Glass: New Approaches to Reuse and Production

Talk points

Glass reuse in practice: Technical feasibility, quality assessment, and structural considerations when reclaiming and reapplying flat glass in façade systems

Innovations in glass production: Low-carbon manufacturing processes, circular supply chains, and reducing embodied carbon in glazing

Designing façades for circularity: Detailing, demountability, and system strategies that enable future reuse and material recovery

14:40 — 15:00

Rouven Nieuwenburg

Sector Director - Real Estate

Deerns

Marc de Winter

Façade Consultant

Deerns

Topic

High-End Façades and Holistic Integration: Carbon-Driven Engineering from Concept to Completion

Talk points