Washington DC
THE PREMIER CONFERENCE ON HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING ENCLOSURES
February 20
Washington Plaza Hotel
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The program includes three sessions covering issues unique to the region, including innovative building skins, high performance facades, and the future face of Washington DC. These well-rounded, expert dialogues will inform and inspire.
The Facades+ conference series is a robust dialogue encompassing all things building skin—bridging the profession, industry, academia, operations, and ownership. We’ve distilled the best of the Facades+ 2-day event into a quick-take morning forum with a strong local flair.

Earn AIA CEUs
Remain registered to practice with continuing education credits
Attendees Include
- AIA Members
- Architects
- Architecture Students and Faculty
- Building Envelope Specialists
- Construction Professionals
- Developers
- Engineers
- Manufacturers
- Materials Specialists
Conference Co-Chair
Symposium Agenda
- 7:30 – 8:30am
Check-in & Breakfast | Methods+Materials Gallery
- 8:30 – 8:40am
Welcome
Diana Darling
Publisher
Elba Morales
Associate Principal
CO-CHAIR
- 8:40 – 9:40am
Curved and Pleated: Advanced Applications of Glass
The Spy Museum and 2050 M Street are two recent interventions within the center of Washington D.C. demonstrating advanced fabrication and applications of glass facades. This panel will bring together Hickok Cole, Front Inc., and Tishman Speyer in a presentation and discussion of the projects’ designs and technical intricacies.
Bryan Chun
Senior Associate
Marc Simmons
Founding Principal
Rustom Cowasjee
Managing Director
- 9:40 – 10:00am
Networking Break | Methods and Materials Gallery
- 10:00 – 11:00am
Placemaking and Monumentality: Opaque Facade Strategies
The capital region is no stranger to monuments and museums; two projects, the Kennedy Center’s REACH expansion and the Glenstone Museum, exemplify the power of place facades can achieve. Both case studies are demonstrations in opacity and volume and the ability of surfaces to register and heighten their surroundings.
Garrick Ambrose
Senior Associate
Michael Trudeau
Director
- 11:00 – 11:20am
Networking Break | Methods and Materials Gallery
- 11:20am – 12:20pm
High Performance Facades and Materials Research
In January 2019 Washington D.C.’s city council passed the ambitious Clean Energy Act DC, an ambitious piece of legislation enacting strict building performance energy standards by 2021. Complying with the new standard will require innovative facade solutions as well as the application of high-performing materials. Join Transsolar and UC Berkeley’s Center for the Built Environment in a discussion-led panel focused on their sustainability process and materials research.
Erik Olsen
Managing Partner
David Lehrer
Communications Director
- 12:20 – 12:30pm
Closing Remarks
By Diana Darling
- 1:00 – 4:00pm
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POWERED BY
Designing sustainable building envelopes by thinking outside the box
As the built environment becomes more complex, so too are the systems are used to create them. During this afternoon’s topics we will learn from industry experts on how these systems can contribute to a sustainable building envelope, such as firestop systems that ensure occupant’s safety, self-cleaning facade panels and smart tinting glass technologies to ensure occupant comfort.
Earn AIA CEUs
Understanding Perimeter Fire Barrier Systems in the Modern Age: Maintaining Integrity in Today’s Complex Backpan Designs
Eric Lacroix
Director of Strategic Accounts
Pricing
Facades+AM Symposium
Professional Rate
99
Student
Student
25
Symposium + Lunch & Learn
Combo
135
Lunch & Learn
Lunch & Learn
40
Travel
FORUM & HOTEL LOCATION
Washington Plaza Hotel
10 Thomas Circle NWWashington, DC 20005
(800) 424-1140
Single rate for the night of 2/19/20: $149 plus tax & incidentals.
Double rate for the night of 2/19/20: $179 plus tax & incidentals.
Cutoff date for special rate: Monday, January 20, 2020.
Reserve online or call 800-424-1140 and reference the Architects Newspaper Meeting to receive the special rate.
Sign up for Information on the Program & Sponsorships
SPONSORSHIP/EXHIBIT
Diana Darling
ddarling@archpaper.com212-966-0630 ex. 11
EVENT LOGISTICS
Susan Kramer
skramer@archpaper.com212-966-0630 ex. 14
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Matthew Marani
mmarani@archpaper.com212-966-0630 ext. 25