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WELCOME TO FACADES+ LOS ANGELES!

The Architect’s Newspaper is celebrating 13 Years of Facades+ Conferences. We are thrilled to welcome both new attendees and longtime facades fanatics to today’s dynamic event. We bring fresh and relevant programming to each city, and have an exceptional group of projects, people, and expertise for you to learn about today.

Facades+ Los Angeles brings together top professionals from the worlds of design, engineering, fabrication, and construction to consider how high-performance envelopes are evolving and transforming the built environment across North America, and are responding to changing codes, climates, technologies, and client expectations.

I’d like to thank our amazing conference co-chairs, Vivian Ngo & Kerry Hegedus and their team at NBBJ who have brought together today’s program of design leaders. We invite you to connect with the presenters and your peers during networking breaks in the Methods+Materials Gallery and throughout the event.

Please get to know our sponsors exhibiting in the Methods+Materials Gallery today and learn how they will help you shape the future of facade design and technology.

Has Facades+ struck a chord with you? Have a look at our upcoming events held in 15 cities across the U.S. & Canada. Visit our website to learn more about our other events and additional opportunities to earn your CEUs.

We are eager to hear from you about how we might improve the Facades+ experience. Talk to us. And please spread the word—help us to continue to grow the Facades+ dialogue and community.

All the best,

Diana Darling CEO/ Creative Director, AN Media Group

Conference Organizers

DIANA DARLING CEO / Creative Director, AN Media Group

MARTY WOOD VP of Events, AN Media Group

DIONNE DARLING VP of Brand Partnerships, AN Media Group

JACK MURPHY Executive Editor, AN Media Group

SYMPOSIUM AGENDA - DEC 11

8:00 AM CHECK-IN & BREAKFAST | METHODS + MATERIALS GALLERY

9:30 AM WELCOME Diana Darling | The Architect’s Newspaper

9:40 AM PROGRAM INTRODUCTION: Vivian Ngo | NBBJ Kerry Hegedus | NBBJ

9:45 AM SPOTLIGHT Dissolving Barriers: A Material Dialogue

Joo Oh | NBBJ Philip Schmunk | NBBJ Vivian Ngo | NBBJ

ROUNDTABLE Enhancing Building Skins: Innovations for Better Performance and Design

10:30 AM

Michael Zanotelli | STI Specified Technologies Inc.

Chris Gall | Oldcastle Building Envelope

Xiaoxiao Bao | NBBJ

11:00 AM METHODS + MATERIALS BREAK

SPOTLIGHT Climate-Responsive Facades: A Place-Based Approach

11:30 AM

12:00 PM

James Richärd | Richärd Kennedy Architects Jack Murphy | The Architect’s Newspaper

SPOTLIGHT Rationalizing Mixed Material Facades for Robert Day Science Center at Claremont McKenna College

Amir Mikhaeil | Bjarke Ingels Group

Alex Rosenthal | Heintges

Michael Young | NBBJ

12:30 PM PARTNER REMARKS: Alejandro Daras | Neolith

12:30 PM NETWORKING LUNCH

1:30 PM PARTNER REMARKS: Andreas Hafner | seele, Inc.

2:00 PM KEYNOTE Facade Intelligence, Cells, Layers and Fragments Winka Dubbeldam | Archi-Tectonics Jack Murphy | The Architect’s Newspaper

3:00 PM PANEL Build Better: Improving Building Skins through Advanced Technology

Michelle Murray | SAFTIFIRST Andrew Pries | Boston Valley Terra Cotta

Trevor Elliott | YKK AP Yake Wang | NBBJ

3:45 PM METHODS + MATERIALS BREAK

ROUNDTABLE Circularity, Embodied Carbon, and the Facade Supply Chain

4:15 PM

Lisa Rammig | Eckersley O’Callaghan Sophie Pennetier | Digne Kathleen Hetrick | Buro Happold

Patrick Elmore | Infinite Recycled Technologies Margaret Montgomery | NBBJ

5:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS:

Diana Darling | The Architect’s Newspaper Kerry Hegedus | NBBJ Vivian Ngo | NBBJ

5:15 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION

SPEAKERS

CO-CHAIRS

KERRY HEGEDUS

Principal / NBBJ

A seasoned architect with more than 30 years of experience, Kerry knows that building design derives directly from site demands and client requirements. He excels at identifying these issues early on and working the design to respond accordingly. With a deep understanding of how facade systems impact not just the buildings they serve but also the people that inhabit and visit them, Kerry excels at identifying complex issues, developing a facade from concept to detailing, and uniting clients and design teams around whole-building performance. Kerry’s creative approach to complex problems brings design solutions to clients all around the world. His project work ranges from local organizations including Seattle City Light and the Seattle Opera in the Pacific Northwest, to fast-growing tech innovators such as Tencent and Suning in Asia.

VIVIAN NGO

Principal | DesignLeader / NBBJ

As a licensed architect trained in urban design, Vivian has a unique ability to move between scales of design. In every project she strives to create a powerful story that will convey the client’s design vision and their brand to the world. Vivian is an accomplished leader who seeks to leverage the strength of each project team member and inspire them to achieve high-performing outcomes on behalf of her clients. Her project experience includes urban master plans, corporate headquarters, commercial developments, convention centers, hotels, libraries, research buildings, education facilities and even adaptive reuse projects. A Hong Kong native, she always looks for ways to create exciting, unique human experiences in urban environments. She has also illustrated urban history books about land reclamation in Hong Kong.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

WINKA DUBBELDAM

Founding Principal / Archi-Tectonics

Winka Dubbeldam,is a seasoned academic and design leader, having served as Chair and Miller Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design from 2013 through June 2023. Apart from working on curricular revisions and faculty growth, Dubbeldam initiated the annual publication “Pressing Matters” published by ORO, and organized annual conferences at Weitzman such as the New Normal [2013], Future Cities [2014] , the ACSA [2015], Women in Architecture [2016], and lastly the prestigious ACADIA conference 2023. Currently Professor Dubbeldam is on the editorial board of PLAN magazine’s Research Journal [2021-] and was one of the Creative Directors for CityX Virtual Italian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale [2021& 23].

XIAOXIAO BAO

Technical Lead / NBBJ

Xiaoxiao is a LEED® Accredited Project Architect with broad technical experience on a wide variety range of large scale international mixed-use projects with super high-rise office towers, headquarters, hotels and commercial retail. She is well versed in different types, phases and aspects of a project, from urban planning to architecture and workplace interiors; from design through coordination across disciplines to documentation delivery and site supervision; from tower core and curtain wall design to client and consultants management as well as project administration.

ALEJANDRO DARAS

Vice President of A&D Projects / Neolith

Alejandro Daras is Vice President of A&D Projects at Neolith and has extensive expertise on Rainscreen systems and solutions. Leading Neolith’s international expansion since 2021, he played a key role in the company’s growth. With dual master’s degrees in architecture from Valencia and the Illinois Institute of Technology, Alejandro transitioned from independent architect roles to the Construction Materials industry in 2016.

SPEAKERS

PATRICK ELMORE

President of Business Development / Infinite Recycled Technologies

Patrick Elmore is a seasoned sales and business development leader with over 25 years of experience in sales and sales management. As the President of Business Development at Infinite Recycled Technologies, he has played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s growth and impact since its inception in 2017, leading to its official launch in 2020.

CHRIS GALL

Business Development Manager / Oldcastle Building Envelope

Chris Gall is Business Development Manager at Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope (OBE), North America’s leading vertically integrated manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of architectural hardware, glass and glazing systems. He is a technical product professional dedicated to working directly with architects from ideation to completion of projects using traditional and design/assist project delivery.

ANDREAS HAFNER

Managing Director / seele, Inc

Andreas Hafner is Managing Director of seele GmbH, responsible for strategic development, sales, and innovation. He joined seele in 1993 as a student trainee and advanced through roles in project and sales management as well as international leadership positions. In 2016, he became Managing Director of seele GmbH and, in 2018, President of seele, Inc. and seele Canada.

DIANA DARLING

CEO & Creative Director / The Architect’s Newspaper

Diana Darling is CEO, creative director, and cofounder of The Architect’s Newspaper. The AN Media Group consists of print and digital publications covering architecture and design news, as well as the Facades+ conferences. As AN’s publisher, Darling won the AIA National Collaboration Award, Grassroots Preservation Award, and ASLA NY’s President’s Award. She began her publishing career as director of print production for The Gap’s European markets. She holds a BS from The University of Texas at Austin.

TREVOR ELLIOTT

Director of Branch Sales – West Region / YKK AP

Trevor Elliott is the Director of Branch Sales – West Region for YKK AP America, leading strategic growth, operations and customer partnerships across the Western U.S. With more than 20 years in commercial façade systems and manufacturing leadership, he focuses on advancing highperformance building envelope technologies, improving sustainability outcomes, and enabling innovation in the AEC community.

KATHLEEN HETRICK

Associate / Buro Happold

Kathleen Hetrick is a Bloomberg Fellow at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. As part of the Buro Happold Los Angeles Sustainability team, Kathleen combines her passion for regenerative design with a technical background in Architectural Engineering. She leads the sustainable design process on a wide range of cutting-edge projects including LEED Platinum, ILFI Zero Carbon and Living Building Challenge buildings, portfolio-wide scope 3 emissions reduction plans, social impact studies, resiliency analysis and corporate sustainability implementation workshops.

AMIR MIKHAEIL

Associate / Bjarke Ingels Group

Amir Mikhaeil is an associate at Bjarke Ingels Group. Amir Joined BIG’s New York office in 2015 where he is a NY registered Architect and in 2023 moved to Los Angeles to help start BIG’s West coast office. He has lead projects for BIG in Ecuador and worked on several of the office’s projects in North America including the recently completed 1 High Line towers in Manhattan. He is currently helping lead BIG’s work with Claremont McKenna College where he recently completed the Robert Day Sciences Center.

MARGARET MONTGOMERY

Principal | Sustainability Leader / NBBJ

Margaret Montgomery is NBBJ’s global sustainable practice leader. She leads initiatives and projects with the goal of creating healthy places that reunite people with nature. Employing strategies that range from biophilia and indoor air quality to zero net carbon design, she encourages teams to improve building performance, ecosystem vitality and human experience on each project. She has more than 30 years of experience in civic, commercial, corporate, higher education and healthcare architecture.

MICHELLE MURRAY

Architectural Sales Representative / SAFTI FIRST®

Michelle Murray has over 15 years of experience in the architectural glazing industry. As the Architectural Sales Representative at SAFTI FIRST®, she brings her extensive knowledge and expertise of fire rated glazing systems and fenestration in general when working closely with architects, specifiers, glazing contractors and code officials. Michelle is a dynamic presenter and speaker who has been delivering our AIA-registered presentation to various architecture firms, AIA local chapters, CSI local chapters, and at other architectural and glazing industry events.

Tesla Diner in Los Angeles, CA

Architect: Stantec

General Contractor: PCL Construction Services

Glazing Contractor: Golden State Glazing Inc.

Products: SuperClear® 45-HS with Solarban 60 in GPX® Architectural Series Framing; SuperLite® II-XLB 60 with Solarban 60 in GPX® Architectural Series Framing

DESIGNING THE FUTURE WITH FIRE RATED GLASS

SAFTI FIRST® brought clarity and safety to Tesla’s first diner, drive-in theater, and charging station in Hollywood. Our fire rated glass and framing systems blend seamlessly with the building’s retro-futuristic design, meeting stringent fire and life safety standards while enhancing visibility from street level to rooftop dining. SAFTI FIRST® delivered the clarity, safety, and innovation that define Tesla’s forward-thinking vision. Listed by UL and Intertek. Proudly USA-made.

SPEAKERS

JOO OH

Senior Associate / CO Architects

With experience working on technically challenging projects, Joo has rigorous and well-integrated design ideas that are based on an understanding of historical and regional context and the programmatic issues that each specific site has to offer. He approaches every project with this idea and achieves innovative design solutions that strive to exceed each client’s expectations.

SOPHIE PENNETIE

Founder / Digne

Sophie holds over 17 years of experience in the design and construction of structures and commercial/cultural building enclosures, in Europe and in the United States. Teaching at SCI-Arc in Los Angeles, Sophie has founded Digne as a professional runway for her students, as an Academic-Industry hybrid work collaborative.

ANDREW PRIES

Director of Innovation + Technical Sales / Boston Valley Terra Cotta

Andrew Pries, Director of Innovation + Technical Sales at Boston Valley Terra Cotta, holds a BS in Architecture from the University at Buffalo and a Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan. With a focus on design development and leveraging diverse fabrication methods to expand the applications of terra cotta. he has played a pivotal role in high profile projects such as the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) and 120 Stockton.

LISA RAMMIG

Director / Eckersley O’Callaghan

Lisa leads Eckersley O’Callaghan’s West Coast offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. She joined EOC in 2013 to support the practice’s emerging facade engineering group in London and after playing a significant role in the group’s exceptional growth, Lisa has been responsible for the expansion of EOC’s West Coast presence. Lisa directs EOC’s R&D efforts, focusing on innovative glass designs and technology.

JAMES RICHÄRD

Partner / Richärd Kennedy Architects

James Richärd, FAIA is an internationally recognized, award-winning lead designer who leverages context, materiality, and tectonics to create powerful and evocative spatial experiences. With his integrative approach to design, and a focus on civic work, he is sought out and known for inspiring projects that enrich the communities they serve – whether a global international hub or a rural neighborhood. He has specialized expertise in the design of academic and community libraries, diplomatic campuses, and academic research facilities.

ALEX ROSENTHAL

Senior Associate / Heintges

Alex Rosenthal is a Senior Associate at Heintges Consulting Architects and Engineers based in Southern California. As a licensed architect and having worked with Heintges since 2016, his career has been dedicated to the realization of complex facades brought on by an ardent passion for architecture, performance-based design, and sustainable building practices.

PHILIP SCHMUNK

Lead Designer / NBBJ

Philip is a Principal and Senior Designer who draws on extensive domestic and international experience to create memorable and meaningful places. His work varies in scale and mission, but seen as a whole revels an ability to effect positive change in major collaborative projects with studio architects. From strategic master plans to transportation centers to sports venues, his approach incorporates strategies from multiple disciplines to achieve the most comprehensive design.

YAKE WANG

Architect & Computational Leader / NBBJ

Yake is an experienced designer and computational leader with great enthusiasm in multi-dimensional projects across disciplines. As a strategic designer, he tackled many complex design issues with data-driven research and parametric tools to develop ideas and strategize innovative solutions. He has been involved in some of the most innovative sports venues including USTA Grandstand Stadium, New York City and Lambeau Field Stadium, Green Bay.

MICHAEL YOUNG

Senior Designer / NBBJ

With experience working on technically challenging projects, Michael has rigorous and well-integrated design ideas that are based on an understanding of historical and regional context and the programmatic issues that each specific site has to offer. He approaches every project with this idea and achieves innovative design solutions that strive to exceed each client’s expectations.

MICHAEL ZANOTELLI

Facade & Curtain Wall Specialist - Western US & Canada / STI Specified Technologies

Michael has over 20 years of real-world experience on many of largest, high profile projects throughout the Western United States. Through his knowledge and expertise, Michael developed a solid reputation working closely with inspectors, glazing contractors, and curtain wall consultants as a trusted resource on a wide range of curtain wall projects Michael is committed to ensure your project stays on budget and gets done right the first time from conception to close out.

WORKSHOPS AGENDA - DEC 12

WILL BE HELD IN

TRACK A HIGH-PERFORMANCE FACADES: DURABILITY, ENERGY, AND EFFICIENCY

10:00 AM Preventing Glass and Glazing Failures: Lessons from the Field

Brian Hubbs | RDH Building Science Cameron Chorney | RDH Felix Weber | RDH Gijs Libourel | RDH

12:30 PM Evaluating Optical Distortion in High-Performance Glazing

Isabelle Paparo | Arup Irene Martin | Arup Tim Fuller | Arup

2:45 PM Moved by Climate: Bioclimatic Thinking for Adaptive Facade Design

Rodrigo Borghino | Techne Ricardo Daniel Diaz | Techne

TRACK B

TECHNOLOGIES & TECHNIQUES: FROM THOUGHTFUL DETAILING TO COMPUTATIONAL MODELING

10:00 AM

Dialing in on Wind Tunnel Data: Considering Performance from Overall Design to Individual Components

Sarah Stenabaugh | CPP Wind Engineering Consultants Albert Brooks | CPP

12:30 PM Seismic Resilience in Facade Design: Strategies for Effective Ultimate Movement Accommodation

Frederico Fontana | Thornton Tomasetti Logan Kozlik | Thornton Tomasetti

2:45 PM Adaptive Systems Design for Solar-Kinetic Facades

Yilin Zheng | HKS | LINE James Warton | HKS

TRACK C CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS: EXPERIMENTAL FACADES, MATERIAL MATERIALS, AND APPROACHES

10:00 AM Current Interests: Exploration in Materials, Craft, and Collaboration in Facades

Mira Henry | Current Interests Matthew Au | Current Interests

12:30 PM From Artwork to Architecture: Translating Community Identity into Facade Design

Luc Deckinga | Perkins&Will Tina Giorgadze | Perkins&Will

2:45 PM Architecture and Illumination: Integrated Approaches to Facade Lighting

Jeff Taylor | TM Light Alex Miller | TM Light

©Robert P. Calderwood Architectural Photography

WORKSHOP SPEAKERS

MATTHEW AU

Co-Principal / Current Interests

Matthew Au is the co-principal of Current Interests with over fifteen years of experience. His professional expertise is in design with an emphasis on fabrication, custom software development, complex building systems, and architectural installations. Matthew is a member of the design faculty at Southern California Institute for Architecture (SCI-Arc) and has had visiting appointments at Princeton University and Harvard Graduate School of Design.

RODRIGO BORGHINO

Principal / Techne

Managing Partner at Techne. Over 10 years of experience in bioclimatic analysis, facade design, and complex performance analysis of facade systems across building typologies.

ALBERT BROOKS

Associate, Project Engineer / CPP

Albert Brooks has been investigating the effects of wind and snow on a variety of structures including tall buildings, sports stadia, airports, museums, and naturally ventilated transit stations around the world since 2010. His project experience includes wind comfort, door operability, structural snow loading, assessing snow drifting conditions, consulting on the potential for snow infiltration into building air ventilation systems, and guiding design teams to reduce the risks associated with falling ice and snow.

CAMERON CHORNEY

Associate, Project Engineer / RDH

As an Associate and Project Engineer, Cameron

Chorney is an integral member of RDH’s building enclosure group, leading the development of RDH’s Southern California practice. He is experienced in both New Buildings projects as well as building enclosure assessments and investigations of Existing Buildings across the country. A member of our Energy & Climate team, he provides expertise in thermal and hygrothermal analysis of enclosure assemblies, including energy code compliance calculations.

LUC DECKINGA

Sr Digital Practice Manager / Perkins&Will

Luc is a Senior Digital Practice Manager for Perkins&Will, working with studio leaders and project teams to improve their design solutions by implementing computational design tools and workflows. His work, which incorporates computer programming, digital fabrication, and data visualization, leverages the cutting-edge technologies that are changing the architectural design process.

RICARDO DANIEL DIAZ

Managing Partner / Techne

Ricardo is a Managing Partner at Techne with over 10 years of experience in bioclimatic analysis, facade design, and advanced graphical representation of building envelopes. Prior to joining Techne, Ricardo co-founded the Facade Studio based in Mexico City dedicated to solve facade projects focusing on energy efficiency, safety, affordability and design intent compliance of the facade. Ricardo studied Architecture at University of Colima, Mexico and as an Architect, he specialized in energy simulations to determine facade systems performance.

FREDERICO FONTANA

Senior Associate / Thornton Tomasetti

Frederico Fontana is a Facades specialist with an architectural background. His skills include facade design, site work and knowledge of thermal and optical performance applied to building envelope systems.

TIM FULLER

Senior Engineer / Arup

Tim Fuller is a Senior Engineer in the Arup Facade Engineering group in Los Angeles where he specializes in Facade Structural Engineering, Building Envelope Physics (BEP), and Materials. Prior to joining Arup, Tim worked for several years as a bridge engineer, and he obtained his Professional Engineering license in 2012. He later acquired a master’s degree in Architectural Engineering with a focus on building energy and sustainability from the Technical University of Denmark, where he also gained valuable international experience.

TINA GIORGADZE

Managing Principal / Perkins&Will

Tina is a Managing Principal for Perkins&Will with over 25 years of experience in space planning, healthcare interiors, and architectural design. Her strong ability to provide design support and interior design leadership allows her to handle time-sensitive projects in fast-paced environments. She is detail oriented with strong collaboration and organization skills, always welcomes design challenges, and is constantly seeking innovative, research-based solutions. She prides herself as being a patient advocate while designing healing environments.

MIRA HENRY

Co-Principal / Current Interests

Mira Henry is the co-principal of Current Interests, and a California registered architect with over fifteen years of professional experience. Her professional expertise is in design and project management of large-scale building programs, residential construction, and retail and restaurant interiors. Mira is a member of the design faculty at Southern California Institute for Architecture (SCI-Arc) and has had visiting appointments at Princeton University and Harvard Graduate School of Design.

WORKSHOP SPEAKERS

BRIAN

HUBBS Principal / RDH Building Sciences

Brian is recognized as a practical engineer and researcher who delivers innovative solutions. He is one of the three co-founders of RDH and has a unique blend of theoretical and hands-on knowledge gained from completing hundreds of projects across RDH’s various practice areas. Brian’s experience includes work on both high- and low-rise commercial, institutional, and residential projects in many geographic locations and in virtually all climatic regions in North America.

LOGAN KOZLIK

Architect / Thornton Tomasetti

Logan Kozlik joined Thornton Tomasetti’s Facade Engineering practice in 2020. Logan is a licensed architect in the State of California with experience primarily with new construction, ranging from arenas, museums, government projects, residential, and office buildings. His architectural background has allowed him to provide facade analysis, detailing, and on-site observation to projects with complex systems.

GIJS LIBOUREL

Principal / RDH

Gijsbert Libourel, PE is a Senior Specialist leading Facade Engineering for RDH in Los Angeles. With deep expertise in structural and facade engineering and works spanning the globe, Gijs has been a technical leader in AEC industry for over twenty five years.

IRENE MARTIN

Facade Team Leader / Arup

Irene Pau Martin leads Arup’s Americas West Facades Team. She has an Environmental and Mechanical Engineering background and leads the Building Envelope Physics work within the Americas Region. Having worked in London and Los Angeles, Irene brings international experience to the group on a range of building typologies. Her passion for environmental considerations and occupant comfort has led her to advocate for thoughtful envelope designs that balance architectural delight with responsible resource consumption, particularly that of energy and carbon.

ALEX MILLER

Founding Partner / TM Light

B. Alex Miller is a founding partner of Taylor and Miller Architecture and its lighting arm, TM Light. Under his leadership, the firms were recently recognized by Architizer as one of the Top 100 Architecture Firms in New York City and among the Top 8 Lighting Design Firms globally. TM Light’s portfolio spans museums, galleries, commercial spaces, and luxury retail, with clients including Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci, Cartier, Miu Miu, and Van Cleef & Arpels, Orange County Museum of Art, Aspen Art Museum, and The Met.

ISABELLE PAPARO

Senior Facade Engineer / Arup

Isabelle is a Senior Facade Engineer in Arup’s Los Angeles office with a background in structural engineering and materials. Isabelle holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge. Her research focused on GFRP Sandwich panels in facade applications. After transitioning from academia to the industry, Isabelle works as a project manager on challenging projects including high profile corporate campuses in California with Google.

SARAH STENABAUGH

Senior Engineer / CPP Wind Engineering Consultants

Dr. Sarah Stenabaugh has been investigating the wind loads on a variety of structures including tall buildings, sports stadia, airports, and museums for over ten years. She also supports clients to design effective amenity spaces from a wind perspective, providing support on paver uplift, furniture movement on outdoor terraces, door operability and stack effect issues, providing design loads for operable facades and the associated internally connected spaces.

JEFF TAYLOR

Founding Principal / TM Light

Jeff is a founding partner of Taylor and Miller Architecture and its lighting arm, TM Light. Jeff’s approach to lighting design is deeply influenced by his real-world experience in physical construction. With a strong foundation in how buildings actually come together on-site, he brings a grounded, solutions-oriented perspective to every project. His ability to bridge design intent with construction realities ensures that his lighting concepts are not only visually impactful but also buildable, durable, and efficient.

JAMES WARTON

Vice President / HKS

Throughout his career in architecture, James Warton has maintained an interest in cuttingedge manufacturing processes and developed specialized concentration in high-resolution additive processes. He is currently focused on highly articulated metal structures and direct-tofabrication methodologies Within HKS | LINE his responsibilities encompass a broad range of activities that span from preliminary analysis and conceptual design through the design development and documentation of complex architectural systems. His role demonstrates proactive engagement with practice leading to implementation of additively manufactured building-scale assemblies.

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WORKSHOP SPEAKERS

FELIX WEBER

Facade Specialist / RDH

As a Facade Specialist, Felix has a deep knowledge in complex facade and glass design. He is a highly creative engineer and experienced team leader with over 15 years of experience in facade consulting and structural engineering. He enjoys designing structures and facades influenced by individual materials or products. He has worked with many cladding types and specializes in structural facades, structural glass, complex geometry structures, and uncommon building materials such as ETFE and fiber-reinforced polymers. Felix was involved, for example, in the Bombay Sapphire Greenhouses (Laverstoke, UK), a Large Confidential Campus Project (Cupertino, CA), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco, CA) and the Berkeley Hotel Entrance (London, UK).

YILIN ZHENG

Computational Designer / HKS | LINE

Yilin Zheng is a designer and researcher who investigates the application of data-driven systems with emphasis on the social and personal impacts of design, seeking to humanize complex systems. As a Computational Designer within HKS | LINE, she explores innovative applications of technology to advance design workflows and practice. She brings a spirit of curiosity and forward-thinking aspirations to every project. Yilin received her Master of Science in Computational Design Practice from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Planning and Preservation, where she co-founded the Spatial Intelligence Association (SIA), an initiative advancing discourse at the intersection of spatial design, computation, and human interaction.