In increasingly globalised markets, facade projects are also becoming more international than ever before. This brings very specific challenges for the implementation of building envelopes, depending on the country. The International Next Facade Summit on Tuesday, 1 December 2020 at Next Studio by Wicona + Partners in Frankfurt will shed light on these requirements. The event will be broadcast as a livestream - the lectures will be held in English.
Spectacular facades
As part of the new International Next Facade Summit series of events, renowned experts from leading planning and architectural offices will report on the special challenges of international construction processes, present outstanding facade concepts and describe their personal experiences with projects in different countries.
Registration, speakers and lecture topics
The Next Facade Summit will be held in English and participation is free via the YouTube livestream on 1 December 2020 at 5pm CET. You can register here: www.next-studio.de.
Christoph Timm from the architectural firm SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) will illuminate the current facade trends in New York City. The architect and facade specialist will focus on the more stringent energy requirements, which are intended to significantly reduce the CO2 consumption of buildings and facades and will also have a concrete impact on facade construction on site in the future.
Roman Schieber, Associate Director at Knippers Helbig (Stuttgart) will speak about the challenges involved in the planning and realisation of international cultural buildings, including the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
Professor Lucio Blandini (Executive Board/Managing Director and Partner at Werner Sobek) will report on his wide-ranging international experience in the planning of sustainable glass facades adapted to the respective climate. He will present the spectacular airport project Kuwait Airport and the planning for the construction of the 302-metre Al Wasl Tower in Dubai.
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Timeless elegance meets modern design
Tør-Christian Møglebust from DARK Arkitekter (Oslo) will use a project to show how environmentally conscious planning and façade construction can be combined with resource conservation and the importance of innovative façade systems and recycling concepts in this context. At Økern in Oslo, the architects' office used the Hydro Circal system from Wicona, one of the most environmentally friendly aluminium alloys in the industry. The architects' aim is to create a sustainable building with a long life cycle and to be awarded the BREEAM seal of approval at the ‘excellent’ level.
Lisa Rammig from Eckersley O'Callaghan (San Francisco) describes her project experiences from all over the world. The international architectural firm planned the revolutionary glass pavilion structure for the Steve Jobs Theatre at the Apple Campus in Cupertino (USA) and designed the façade of the world's tallest hybrid wooden building, the Atlassian in Sydney.
