# ZAK WORLD OF FAÇADES - UNITED KINGDOM - LONDON

- Dates: 4 November 2026
- Location: Old Billingsgate, London, United Kingdom
- Address: The Grand Hall, Ground Floor, Old Billingsgate, 1 Old Billingsgate Walk (Riverside), 16 Lower Thames St, London EC3R 6DX, United Kingdom
- Organiser: Zak World of Façades
- Industry: PropTech & Construction
- Expected attendance: 1,000

## Who attends

The upcoming event, which is the 234 th global edition and the 9th edition in London, will bring together leading architects, façade engineers, consultants, developers, contractors, and industry specialists to explore the latest innovations, emerging trends, practical solutions, and key challenges shaping the building

_As described by the organiser._

## Official links

- [Official website](https://facades.london/)

## Topics

- Value-up in Action
- Complex Thermal Design Solutions in Retrofit Projects
- Sustainable Innovations in Powder Coatings
- Converging on Freeform: Glass Curvature Unlocked
- Existing Structures + New Perspectives
- Topic to be Announced
- From Vision to Reality
- Analysis of CLT and glulam within the thermal envelope
- Existing curtain wall systems: Analysis and upgrade
- Sustainable powders for the coating of metal substrates
- Reducing carbon emissions with bio-based powder coatings
- Presentation by Eastman

## Speakers

- Allan Gibson, Global Product Segment Marketing Manager, Kuraray
- Andre Ramalhinho, Associate Director, FMDC
- Benedetta Tombolesi, Senior Façade Manager, Mace
- Carlo Seipel, Senior Techincal Manager - Façades, Sir Robert McAlpine
- Damian Rogan, Director of Façade Engineering, Eckersley O’Callaghan
- Dan Gleeson, Sales Director, Schüco UK
- David Portman, Director, Interface Façade Engineering
- Derek Russell, Director of Sustainability, Innovation and Product Development, Techrete
- Etain Fitzpatrick, Director, John Robertson Architects
- Fabrizio Cazzulo, Associate Principal, Woods Bagot
- Giovanni Caboni, Project Director, Focchi
- Hilary Boyle, Development Manager, British Land
- James Taylor, London Studio Chair, Woods Bagot
- Jimi Ogunsola, Specification Leader - UK, Axalta
- Joan Tarrús, Sales Director, sedak
- Joshua Frend, Architect, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
- Kenneth Zammit, Principal, Thornton Tomasetti
- Martin Drexler, Head of Design, Research and Development, Schindler Fenster + Fassaden

## Ticket pricing

GBP 750

## Where to stay

- **The Clermont**: 70 m from the venue, London, WC2N 5HR
- **The Z Hotel Trafalgar**: 170 m from the venue, 53 Chandos Place, London
  - [Hotel website](https://www.thezhotels.com/hotels/trafalgar/)
  - Phone: +44 20 3841 0872
- **Citadines Trafalgar Square**: 170 m from the venue, 18-21 Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5EA
  - [Hotel website](http://www.citadines.com/uk/london/trafalgar_square.html)
  - Phone: +44 20 7766 3700
- **Hotel The Grand at Trafalgar Square**: 180 m from the venue, London
- **Club Quarters Hotel**: 180 m from the venue
- **hub by Premier Inn**: 200 m from the venue, 110 St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4BA
  - [Hotel website](https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/greater-london/london/hub-london-covent-garden.html)
- **St Martins Lane Hotel**: 220 m from the venue, 45 St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4HX
  - [Hotel website](https://all.accor.com/hotel/B5D3/index.fr.shtml)
  - Phone: +44 20 7300 5500
- **Great Scotland Yard Hotel**: 240 m from the venue, 5 stars, 3-5 Great Scotland Yard, London, SW1A 2HN
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hyatt.com/unbound-collection/en-US/lhrub-great-scotland-yard)
  - Phone: +44 2079254700

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/zak-world-of-facades-united-kingdom-london/