Conference Day Two: Tuesday 24 March 2009

8.50 Chair’s Welcome And Opening Remarks

Innovations and technology in façade design and engineering

9.00 Managing Environmental And Regional Challenges During The Façade Engineering Process

• Analysis of regional and climate-specific challenges
• Designing and delivering façades in the Middle East
• Exploring best practice methods of overcoming regional design challenges

Stephen Daniels
Head of Façades
Hyder Consulting

9.40 The Okhta Tower - The Tallest All-Glass Double Façade In The World

• Understanding the design process in creating an iconographic architectural statement
• Creating the world’s most intelligent building
• Examining the complex geometry, security needs and maintenance of the building

David W. Altenhoffen
Technical Design Principal
RMJM

• Identifying the reason behind glass breakage
• Understanding the most effective solutions to preventing breakages
• Analysis of case studies

Tamer El-Asmer
PMP, Senior Architect, Engineering Department
ADNOC

11.30 Villamar Harbour, Bahrain - Understanding The Complex Geometry On The Façade Design

• Analysis of appropriate software to achieve the design
• Integration of an automation process
• Best practice solutions to manufacture the final components

Joseph Gobbin
Senior Façade Consultant
Wintech

13.30 Exploring Latest Technology Advancements And Innovative Use Of Glass

• Utilising strategic design features and technologies
• Analysis of reflective glass versus transparent
• Exploring new technologies and systems to increase glass performance

Dr. Stephen Ledbetter
Senior Lecturer and Director, University of Bath
Centre for Window and Cladding Technology

14.10 Opus Office Tower - Creating An Office Building That Is Both Workable And Visually Stunning

• Planning to cater for building design and office rationale
• Analysing and integrating free-form façade systems
• Façade design and development criteria

Christos Passas
Associate Director
Zaha Hadid

15.20 The Pad, Cybertecture Egg And Technosphere – Cybertecture, The 21st Century Concept To Rebuild Our Planet

• Cybertecture concepts which optimise the potential for intelligent space, functions and form of space and construction
• Understanding the Cybertecture concept in integrating sustainable, ecological and innovative solutions
• Cybertecture design features to maximise the value of the space

James Law
Chairman and Chief Cybertect
James Law Cybertecture International

16.00 High Performance Façades - Integrating Technology In The Design Process

• Integrating technology into the façade design process by use of tools like Ecotect, Virtual Wind and others, to achieve sustainable outcomes
• Using information from these tools to inform façade design decisions
• Collaborating with engineers and researchers to increase design intelligence and create an integrated design approach

Carsten Voecker
Technical Director
Woods Bagot

16.40 Interactive Panel Discussion: Exploring Future Developments In Façade Design And Engineering

Join regional experts in this interactive session dedicated to addressing the most pressing challenges facing the industry. Understand how designers, architects and engineers envision the future of façade design and engineering.

17.20 Chair’s Closing Remarks And End Of Conference Day Two

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