192nd Edition – Zak World of Façades South Korea

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192nd Edition – Zak World of Façades South Korea

edition

192

Date

11 September 2025

Venue

Josun Palace

City

Seoul

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About this edition

This will be the 192nd edition globally and the 3rd edition in Seoul which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display latest technological solutions.

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

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

08:00 — 08:50

Topic

Delegate Registration & Networking

Charles Changsuk Lim

Senior Associate

NBBJ

Topic

Event Convenor & Host

08:50 — 08:55

Topic

Welcome Address

08:55 — 09:00

Bruce Park

Board Member

KAFA (Korea Architectural Façade Association) & CEO, DYM Co. Ltd.

Cho Soo

President

KAFA (Korea Architectural Façade Association)

Topic

Opening Address

09:00 — 09:20

Topic

Embracing Transparency: Connecting People, Nature, and Space

Talk points

Designing a next generation corporate HQ that unites wellness, nature, and community

Implementing transparency to foster openness, connections, and a balanced integration of aesthetic and performance

Advancing design through innovative glass technology

09:20 — 09:50

James O’Callaghan

Founding Director

Eckersley O’Callaghan

Topic

Engineering Transparency in a Changing World

Talk points

Evolution of structural glass and the relevance of doing more with less for a sustainable future

Navigating the challenges glass in façades face in meeting more demanding energy performance requirements

How circularity needs to influence façade design and specification

09:50 — 10:15

Kylie Eunju Yu

Technical Sales Team Head

DYM

Topic

An Innovative Glass That Changed Façades

Talk points

What are the limits of super jumbo & curved glass?

What is different between high-quality glass?

New façade: Customized way - Cast glass

10:15 — 10:30

Aiden Jung

Manager - Advanced Interlayer Solution

Kuraray

Topic

Glass Design & Engineering with Advanced Interlayers for Laminated Glass

Talk points

Structural: Seamless panoramic view - the ultimate glass design value

Sound control: The most silent space design using glass

Others: Decorative, security, flood resistant, UV control and bird secure

10:30 — 10:50

Won Jong-ho

CEO

City Wall Eng Co

Topic

AI-Based Smart Field Supervision System for Building Façades

Talk points

Façade inspection safety program

A.I + drone envelope supervision system

AI analysis of thermal insulation defects and condensation using thermal imaging technology

10:50 — 11:20

Topic

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

11:20 — 11:45

Chihoon Lee

Design Director

Society of Architecture

Hwan Kim

Principal

Via

Topic

Crafted Light

Talk points

New façade construction strategies in building remodeling

New types of media façades combined with traditional ceramic materials

Façade design that symbolizes corporate value

11:45 — 12:15

Jinho Lee

Associate

Bjarke Ingels Group

Topic

Formgiving – Materializing the Future

Talk points

Expressing the experience: When façades orchestrate meaning

Design driven by performance: Where sustainability shapes the silhouette

Forming hedonistic sustainability: A catalyst for the enjoyable city

12:15 — 12:30

Kenzo Tamada

Architectural Specification Manager

Pellini

Topic

Façade-Integrated Shading Systems

12:30 — 12:45

Jun-Sub Lee

Regional Sales & Marketing Manager - APAC

Knauf Aquapanel

Topic

High Performance Drywall Façade System for Creative Design

Talk points

The rise of drywall façade systems worldwide

Solutions for performance, durability, and design flexibility

Applying drywall façade in Korea

12:45 — 13:15

Sontaya Bluangtook

Associate Design Director

UNS

Topic

Designing the Future of Density

Talk points

Mobility as catalyst for change

Vertical urbanism

Healthy environments

13:15 — 14:10

Topic

Networking Lunch Break

14:10 — 14:30

Won Kyung Paik

Principal

Populous

Topic

Façade & Exterior Envelope Possibilities in Sports & Entertainment Building Design

Talk points

Façade typologies

Single & double skins

To roof or not to roof?

Activated façades

14:30 — 14:50

Soo-Hyun Jin

Associate

Arup

Topic

Total Design x Building Envelope

Talk points

Fostering early, strategic collaboration across disciplines to unlock challenges, innovations, align expertise and strengthen project outcomes reflected in the building envelope

Empowering clients creativity through technical excellences, shaping solutions that resonate beyond the project into broader cultural and social perspective

Implementing cutting edge technology and sustainable practice to make the building envelope more resilient and future-proof

14:50 — 15:05

Leo Liu

Technical Director

KinLong

Topic

Façades Can Be Different

Talk points

High span façades

Special façades

15:05 — 15:20

Mourad El Garci