Facades+ 2023 Ft Lauderdale

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FORT LAUDERDALE

August 24

2023

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WELCOME TO FACADES+ FORT LAUDERDALE!

The Architect’s Newspaper is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of our publication, and the 11th year of Facades+. We are thrilled to welcome both new attendees and longtime supporters to the program’s dynamic dialogue. We bring fresh and relevant programming to each city, and have an exceptional group of projects for you to learn about today.

Facades+ Fort Lauderdale 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 in South Florida and are responding to changing codes, climates, technologies, and client expectations.

I’d like to thank our conference Co-Chair, Jeffrey Huber of Brooks + Scarpa who has brought together this amazing program of design leaders. We invite you to connect with presenters and your peers during networking breaks in the Methods+Materials Gallery.

Please get to know the industry-leading sponsors exhibiting in the Methods+Materials Gallery, 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 14 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, AN Media Group

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

DIANA DARLING Conference Director, Cofounder, CEO, The Architect’s Newspaper

DIONNE DARLING VP of Brand Partnerships, The Architect’s Newspaper

MARTY WOOD Program Director, The Architect’s Newspaper

AGENDA

Fort Lauderdale | August 24, 2023

6 AIA / HSW CEU's

8:00 AM CHECK-IN & BREAKFAST | Methods + Materials Gallery

9:30 AM WELCOME

Dionne Darling | The Architect’s Newspaper

Jeffrey E. Huber | Brooks + Scarpa Architects & FAU

9:40 AM SPOTLIGHT | Mass Timber Facades: Bonnet Springs Park Event Center

Presenters:

Michael Frechette | Sasaki

Jeffrey E. Huber | Brooks + Scarpa Architects & FAU

10:10 AM ROUNDTABLE | Sunshine Legacies: Vernacular Design in South Florida

Presenters:

Allan Shulman | Shulman + Associates

Margi G. Nothard | Glavovic Studio

Jeffrey E. Huber | Brooks + Scarpa Architects & FAU

11:00 AM METHODS + MATERIALS BREAK

11:30 AM SPOTLIGHT | Resiliency, Quality, and Performance: Facades for Truly Affordable Housing

Presenters:

Margi G. Nothard | Glavovic Studio

Jeffrey E. Huber | Brooks + Scarpa Architects & FAU

12:00 PM PANEL | Material Futures: Advances in Architectural Products

Presenters:

Chris Schultz | Kawneer

Michael Trosset | Gate Precast

Tim Nass | SAFTI FIRST

Jeffrey E. Huber | Brooks + Scarpa Architects & FAU

12:30 PM NETWORKING LUNCH

1:30 PM PANEL | Educational Experimental: High-Performance Facades for Research Institutions

Presenters:

Daniel Lee | Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

George Murphy | Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Gary Kruger | TLC Engineering Solutions

Jeet Singh | Brooks + Scarpa Architects

2:30 PM PANEL | Build Better: Improving Building Skins Through Advanced Technology

Presenters:

Danial Hadizadeh | Mitrex

Bob Ford | Eastman

Jeffrey E. Huber | Brooks + Scarpa Architects & FAU

3:00 PM METHODS + MATERIALS BREAK

3:30 PM PANEL | Reflections on Resiliency: Future-Ready Envelope Design

Presenters:

Jacqueline Gonzalez Touzet | Touzet Studio

Pat Bosch | Perkins&Will

Jeffrey E. Huber | Brooks + Scarpa Architects & FAU

4:15 PM SPOTLIGHT | ARTE Surfside: Engineering the Transparent Facade with Large Format Glazing

Presenters:

Silverio Patrizi | Thornton Thomasetti

Giovanni Monti | GM&P

Jeffrey E. Huber | Brooks + Scarpa Architects & FAU

4:45 PM CLOSING REMARKS

Dionne Darling | The Architect’s Newspaper

Jeffrey E. Huber | Brooks + Scarpa Architects & FAU

WI-FI NETWORK: LeMeridien_CONFERENCE

PASSWORD: facadesplus

SPEAKERS

Co-Chair

JEFFREY E. HUBER Principal - Brooks + Scarpa Architects & FAU

Jeffrey E. Huber, AIA, Assoc. ASLA, NCARB, LEED AP is a Principal and Director of Urban Design, Landscape Architecture and Planning at Brooks + Scarpa Architects where he also manages the firm’s South Florida office. He is also an Associate Professor and Director of the School of Architecture at Florida Atlantic University. Huber’s work combines ecological, landscape, urban, and architectural design with a focus on resiliency and adaptation. His design and research have garnered 75+ national and international design awards.

PAT BOSCH Founding Partner / Perkins&Will

A founding partner of the Miami studio of Perkins&Will since 1996, Pat Bosch LEED AP BD+C leads the office as its Design Director. Internationally recognized for her design acumen and collaborative work style, Pat routinely brings together diverse groups of stakeholders to generate ideas and find common ground; design solutions emerge out of the strong partnerships she builds with her clients. Pat takes a humanistic and environmentally responsible approach to design that is supported by research and meticulously executed process. She combines edgy creativity with a careful examination of every project’s program, context, region, and local culture to produce design solutions so innovative that they consistently challenge the status quo. Her work has been honored with several national and international design awards, and has been featured in architectural magazines and industry journals around the world.

BOB FORD Regional Account Manager –North America / Eastman

Bob Ford is the North American Regional Account Manager for Eastman’s Advanced Materials Division. In this role, he manages the sales of Saflex and Vanceva interlayers to archtectural laminators in the United States and Canada. Bob has been in the glass industry for over 20 years and has extensive experience working with architects, glazing contractors, and glass fabricators. He has worked in the fabrication and coating side of the industry with Interpane Glass and Viracon, as well as in the systems testing arena with Solutia.

MICHAEL FRECHETTE Associate / Sasaki

Mike is an architect and member of the sustainability leaders group at Sasaki, an interdisciplinary architecture, planning and landscape design firm. In his 15 years of practice, he has worked on projects across a broad range of cultural, multifamily, and commercial programs of varied scales and clientele, with a common thread being a focus on the design and implementation of sustainable strategies, robust building envelopes, and effective project delivery.

DANIAL HADIZADEH CEO / Mitrex

Bob Ford is the North American Regional Account Manager for Eastman’s Advanced Materials Division. In this role, he manages the sales of Saflex and Vanceva interlayers to archtectural laminators in the United States and Canada. Bob has been in the glass industry for over 20 years and has extensive experience working with architects, glazing contractors, and glass fabricators. He has worked in the fabrication and coating side of the industry with Interpane Glass and Viracon, as well as in the systems testing arena with Solutia.

GARY KRUGER Vice President / TLC Engineering Solutions

Gary is the Director of TLC’s Cocoa office, as well as serving on the firm’s Board of Directors and overseeing the firm’s Dallas office. He also supports projects as a Senior Structural Engineer. He is intimately involved in developing new projects and clients for TLC and remains active through the design and construction process.

DANIEL LEE Principal / BCJ

Daniel pursues authenticity in the places we make and spaces we inhabit. He believes in an affirmative architecture that celebrates the optimism of the human spirit. Daniel’s ability to synthesize multiple constraints into clear, expressive solutions results in an architecture that resonates with each place, environment, and culture. Since joining the practice in 2005, Daniel’s project leadership includes a diverse range of building types, including academic, retail, residential, interiors, and civic projects. His leadership approach encourages open and inclusive collaboration with fellow design team members, consultants, and clients. He takes great interest in the craft of building, embracing sustainable solutions and innovative use of materials to realize aspirations and requirements of place and program.

GIOVANNI MONTI President / GM&P

Giovanni Monti is a highlyqualified professional who has been responsible for the window and glazing designs manufacturing and installations for many internationally acclaimed construction projects in both Europe and the USA. A native of Italy with a Doctorate and Master of Science in Engineering from the world renowned University of Bologna he is now based in Miami and has led window installation projects in many of the towers that form the ever changing dramatic Miami skyline together with projects in Las Vegas. His skills and experience in all areas of construction place him in a unique position to contribute across disciplines in the conception, production and realization of the most ambitious projects, bringing them in on time, on budget and with the finest degree of quality and aesthetic presence.

GEORGE MURPHY

Associate / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

An Associate with Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, George has delivered some of the practice’s most consequential projects over the last 14 years, including work for Georgia Tech, UCLA, private residences, and most recently the high-performance University of Florida Malachowsky Data Science and Information Technology Building. George stewards complex projects to successful outcomes through careful detailing, proactive client engagement, environmental responsibility, and mentorship.

SPEAKERS

TIM NASS VP of Sales / SAFTI FIRST

Tim Nass has nearly 30 years of experience in the architectural glazing industry. As the Vice President of Sales at SAFTI FIRST, leading USA-manufacturer of fire rated glass and framing systems, he brings his extensive knowledge and expertise when working closely with architects, consultants, general contractors and glaziers to deliver a code-compliant glazing solution that meets all the aesthetic, performance and budget requirements of the project. Tim also oversees SAFTI FIRST’s global network of architectural sales representatives.

MARGI G. NOTHARD

Founder + Design Director / Glavovic Studio

Since establishing Glavovic Studio in 1999, Margi G. Nothard has made an impact on communities through resilient and socially conscious architecture, art, and urban design. As Founder and Design Director, her studio has produced a diverse portfolio of projects–affordable housing, large-scale parks, and commercial spaces, museums, urban interventions, and public art commissions. Her contemplative, broadbased work explores complex social, cultural, and environmental conditions within unique landscapes, such as Florida and California.

SILVERIO PATRIZI

Associate Principal / Thornton Thomasetti

Silverio Patrizi joined Thornton Tomasetti in 2011 and is experienced in the structural analysis and design of different façade systems. He manages design consultation, detail development, specifications, shop drawings review and site inspections. Silverio has performed extensive research on the New York City Energy Conservation Code [NYCECC] and is considered Thornton Tomasetti in-office expert in providing analysis to prove project compliance with the NYCECC. He collaborates with multiple practices across the firm, providing expertise in thermal performance analysis, structural glass analysis, cladding and glazing material selection, and detailing of custom facade systems.

SPEAKERS

CHRIS SCHULTZ

P.E. Product Manager, SEF / Kawneer

Chris is a Product Manager at Kawneer, which pioneers architectural solutions to advance modern design with resilient, distinctive buildings that promote well-being. Before joining Kawneer, Chris spent ten years in engineering and product management roles within the infrastructure products industry. Chris applies his engineering experience to drive the delivery of technical solutions for the commercial construction markets

ALLAN SHULMAN

Founder / Shulman + Associates

Allan Shulman is an architect, author, editor and curator. He also serves as a Professor at the University of Miami School of Architecture. Allan’s research focuses on themes of modernism, tropicality and urbanism. Published works include Building Bacardi: Architecture, Art and Identity, Miami Modern Metropolis: Paradise and Paradox in Midcentury Architecture and Planning; The Discipline of Nature: Architect Alfred Browning Parker in Florida; and as a co-author, The Making of Miami Beach: 1933-1942: The Architecture of Lawrence Murray Dixon; and Miami Architecture: An AIA Guide.

JEET SINGH

Senior Project Manager / Brooks + Scarpa Architects

Jeet is a Senior Project Manager at Brooks + Scarpa Architects in the South Florida office. He has over 19 years of experience in planning and designing environments in civic, educational, and community settings. He is a registered architect in the state of Florida, studied internationally in Italy and holds the degrees of Bachelors of Design and Masters of Architecture from the University of Florida.

JACQUELINE GONZALEZ TOUZET

Founding Principal / Touzet Studio Jacqueline has a reputation for strong design and professional leadership in architecture, master planning and interior design. Her approach to each design is based on a rigorous understanding of the people, the climate, the culture, and the history of a place. She has been recognized for her design leadership throughout her career – as Miami AIA’s Young Architect of the Year and Architect of the Year. A champion for preparing the community for coastal resilience and designing a livable and sustainable future, she is the Chair of the Resiliency Committee for the Board of MRED (University of Miami School of Real Estate, Development and Urbanism), a Trustee for History Miami Museum, an AIA advisor to the Sea Level Rise committee, and a frequent guest critic at University of Miami. She has designed award-winning mixed use projects in Asia, Europe and in the USA.

MICHAEL TROSSET Director of Architectural Systems / Gate Precast

Michael works with design teams and contractors to ensure cost-effective best practices are used in the design of prefabricated concrete systems. Since joining GATE in 2009, he has gained extensive experience managing precast projects while serving as project manager at the Kissimmee, FL plant for six years and as the manager of sales in the Southwest Division for five years. Moreover, he is a Grade 1 ACI Field Testing Technician and a PCI Quality Control Technician Level 1.

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