Speakers

Alex Korter

CO Architects

AIA, RIBA, LEED AP BD+C

Alex Korter is a principal at CO Architects and leads the firm’s Building Facades Group. With over 25 years of international experience, he specializes in strategic planning, design, technical coordination, and management on diverse projects. With a focus on place, craft and performance-driven solutions, Alex has led the design and delivery processes for academic, healthcare, commercial and civic projects. Notable work includes the award-winning Health Sciences Innovation Building at the University of Arizona and the Student Services Building at Cal Poly Pomona. He is committed to developing innovative exterior envelope systems and making environmental, economic, social and functional sustainable design a fundamental part of every projects. Alex holds a Bachelor in Architecture from the University of Manchester and a Diploma in Architecture from the Glasgow School of Art. 

Esther Chao

CO Architects

Esther Chao is a senior associate at CO Architects with over nine years of experience on higher education, science & technology, and healthcare projects. Esther has worked on advanced facilities for clients such as the University of Texas at Austin, Northern Kentucky University, Arizona State University, University of California, Caltech, and the Terasaki Institute. She holds a special interest in facades, and recently worked on the facade development for the Engineering Discovery Building at UT Austin. The design uses terracotta, glass, limestone, and metal in unique and cohesive ways. Esther received her Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Studies from UCLA and a Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan.

Stephen Maher

CO Architects

Stephen Maher has nine years of experience in healthcare, mixed-use, commercial, residential, and transit projects. Since joining CO Architects in 2020, Stephen’s focus has been on the UCI Health – Irvine’s exterior envelope design, development and structural coordination. The façade utilizes a unified curtainwall system and plays a key role in contributing to the energy performance on this all-electric hospital. Stephen received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon. Additionally, he has served as a studio instructor and a guest critic at the University of Oregon School of Architecture & Environment and the Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture.

Lyndon Neri

Neri&Hu Design and Research Office

Lyndon Neri co-founded Neri&Hu Design and Research Office with Rossana Hu in 2006, an inter-disciplinary architectural design practice based in Shanghai. Neri received his Master of Architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design and his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. Alongside his design practice, Neri has been deeply committed to architectural education and has taught and lectured in numerous universities. He was recently appointed as Visiting Faculty at Princeton University School of Architecture, starting spring semester 2024. Neri was appointed the Howard Friedman Visiting Professor of Practice at the University of California, Berkeley in 2023, the Design Critic in 2023 and the John C. Portman Design Critic in Architecture in 2019 and 2021 at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the Eero Saarinen Visiting Professor in 2022 and Norman R. Foster Visiting Professor Chair in 2018 at the Yale School of Architecture. Neri co-authored and edited Persistence of Vision: Shanghai Architects in Dialogue published by MCCM Creations in 2007. In 2017, his first monograph Neri&Hu Design and Research Office was published by Park Books. In 2021, the second monograph Thresholds: Space, Time and Practice was published by Thames&Hudson and the Chinese edition was translated and published in 2023 by Guangxi Normal University Press.

Robin Donaldson

Donaldson + Partners

With deep roots in Southern California, founder Robin Donaldson studied painting, printmaking, and architectural theory at UCSB, earned his Master’s degree in Architecture from SCI-Arc, and spent his early career working at Morphosis. Since founding Donaldson + Partners, he has developed a trans-disciplinary design team working with a diverse range of clients to realize extraordinary ground-up residential projects and create homes for creative enterprises ranging from company headquarters to a home for quantum computers; and—on the home front—founded an R+D lab dedicated to formulating and articulating new materials, methods, design strategies,
and architectural applications.

Donaldson has been widely recognized for his interdisciplinary creativity, collaboration-intensive teamwork and creative cultural awareness. His architectural work has been published locally, nationally, and internationally in Elle Decor, GA Houses, The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, and more. With offices in Los Angeles and Orange County, he lives in Santa Barbara, above
the store.

Lisa Rammig

Eckersley O'Callaghan

Lisa leads Eckersley O’Callaghan’s West Coast offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. She joined EOC in 2013 to support the practice’s emerging facade engineering group in London and after playing a significant role in the group’s exceptional growth, Lisa has been responsible for the expansion of EOC’s West Coast presence.

Lisa directs EOC’s R&D efforts, focusing on innovative glass designs and technology.

She remains heavily involved in academia particularly with the Facade Research Group at TU Delft where she pursued her doctoral research and has built strong links between research and industry.

Kevin Nyhoff

CannonDesign

Kevin Nyhoff is a Design Principal based in Cannon Design’s San Diego office. With 30 years of experience, including a decade co-leading his own firm, he has significantly contributed to the built environment along the West Coast. He is renowned for his ability to merge aesthetics with functionality, creating cohesive and elegant architectural solutions that enhance communities and business outcomes. His designs prioritize the human condition, ensuring that spaces are both beautiful and beneficial for all who use them. His current work spans typologies, including a major airport, a community library, a fire station, multiple higher education buildings and more. Along with numerous project awards, Kevin was named a Leader of Influence in Architecture Design in 2023 by the San Diego Business Journal.

Peter Birkholz

Page & Turnbull

Peter Birkholz, AIA, LEED AP, DBIA, is president and principal of architecture and historic preservation firm, Page & Turnbull located in San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, and Sacramento.

An authority on architecture and preservation impacting cities and waterfronts, Birkholz’ major architecture and planning projects include the Exploratorium at Pier 15 interactive museum, the rehabilitated Pacific Telephone Building in San Francisco, waterfront buildings such as Piers 1-1/2, 3 and 5, and mixed-use projects including Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco’s Market Square. He has led the Page & Turnbull team on the award-winning Livermore Rail Depot Renovation and is working on privately funded resiliency efforts for several piers in the National Register-listed Embarcadero Historic District.

Birkholz joined Page & Turnbull in 2007 after serving as project architect while at the firm Tom Eliot Fisch. He received an architecture degree from Iowa State University in 1984 and is a registered architect in California and a LEED Accredited Professional (BD+C) by the U.S. Green Building Council. Birkholz is also a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and past chair of the Oakland Landmark Preservation Advisory Board.

Felix Weber

RDH

As a Façade Specialist, Felix has a deep knowledge in complex façade and glass design. He is a highly creative engineer and experienced team leader with over 15 years of experience in façade consulting and structural engineering. He enjoys designing structures and façades influenced by individual materials or products. He has worked with many cladding types and specializes in structural facades, structural glass, complex geometry structures, and uncommon building materials such as ETFE and fiber-reinforced polymers. Felix was involved, for example, in the Bombay Sapphire Greenhouses (Laverstoke, UK), a Large Confidential Campus Project (Cupertino, CA), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco, CA) and the Berkeley Hotel Entrance (London, UK).

Irene Martin

Arup

Irene Pau Martin is an Associate at Arup with an Environmental and Mechanical Engineering background. She leads the Building Envelope Physics sub-discipline within the Americas Region and co-leads the Los Angeles Facades team. Having worked in London and Los Angeles, Irene has 16 years of experience on international projects ranging from historic buildings to new-build museums and office towers. Her passion for environmental considerations and occupant comfort has led her to advocate for thoughtful envelope designs that balance architectural delight with responsible resource consumption, particularly that of carbon and energy. Her design approach focuses on passive strategies—specific to each project site—to optimize the dynamic heat transfer between the indoor and outdoor environments. She also has a keen interest in healthy and sustainable materials. Irene has guest lectured at SCI-Arc and USC and has taught the highly popular AIA-accredited course, “Basics of Building Envelope Physics”.

Jeremy McCarthy

CannonDesign

Jeremy McCarthy is an Architect with CannonDesign’s San Diego Office. With a background in fine art, he brings a unique appreciation for craft and fabrication to his work. He excels at integrating technical details to support outstanding design. As an emerging professional, he has a diverse range of experience across various project types, scales, and functions. His contributions have been featured at the European Cultural Center during the Venice Architecture Biennale.

Diana Darling

The Architect’s Newspaper

Darling is CEO, creative director, and co-founder of The Architect’s Newspaper, celebrating its 20th year. The A|N media company consists of print and digital publications covering architecture and design news, as well as the Facades+ and TECH+ conferences. As A|N’s publisher, Darling won the AIA National Collaboration Award, Grassroots Preservation Award, and ASLA NY’s President’s Award. She began her publishing career as director of print production for The Gap’s European markets. She holds a BS from The University of Texas at Austin.

Jack Murphy

The Architect's Newspaper

Jack Murphy is the Executive Editor of The Architect’s Newspaper. Previously, he was Editor of Cite: The Architecture and Design Review of Houston and Adjunct Professor at the Gerald D. Hines University of Houston College of Architecture and Design. He earned an undergraduate degree in architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a graduate degree in architecture from Rice University. He has worked for award-winning architects in New York City, Houston, Austin, and Boston. His writing has appeared in Places Journal, Dwell, Architectural Record, The Architect’s Newspaper, Texas Architect, Cite, PLAT, Paprika!, New York Review of Architecture, The Houston Chronicle, and SF Gate, among other publications. He was Co-Editor-in-Chief for PLAT 7.5 Oversharing and PLAT 8.0 Simplicity and Assistant Editor of Totalization, edited by Troy Schaum and published by Park Books. He lives in Brooklyn.

Sanjeev Tankha

Starq Design Inc.

AIA Principal

Sanjeev brings 28 years of experience in design integration of innovative and advanced building technology with a focus in Facades and specialty structures.

Sanjeev has led the design and construction of the facades and specialty systems for several large aviation, sports, and commercial projects in the US and around the world. Sanjeev is recognized as a Subject matter expert and has lectured in national and international conferences about building technology and facades. Sanjeev is also a guest lecturer at Sci Arch and USC on building technology and facades.

Sanjeev has a Masters degree in Building Science from the University of Southern California’s School of Architecture, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi, India in 1990.

He is a licensed architect in the state of California.

Brian Hubbs

RDH Building Science

Brian is recognized as a practical engineer and researcher who delivers innovative solutions. He is one of the three co-founders of RDH and has a unique blend of theoretical and hands-on knowledge gained from completing hundreds of projects across RDH’s various practice areas.

Brian’s experience includes work on both high- and low-rise commercial, institutional, and residential projects in many geographic locations and in virtually all climatic regions in North America.

A key member of any design team, Brian specializes in façade engineering and is regularly involved in the design, testing, and construction of unique and complex building façades. He is often asked by clients to test and review various enclosure systems manufactured around the world.

An engaging and vibrant presenter, Brian regularly speaks at seminars, conferences, and universities on a range of building science topics. As one of the key contributors to the evolution of building enclosure technology in British Columbia, he has led landmark policy, guideline, and research initiatives.

Fernando Fernandez

Pullman

Fernando Fernandez is a Senior Estimator at Pullman San Francisco, with over 30 years in the historic preservation and construction industry. His experience spans project management, estimating, and construction operations—a trifecta that positions him as a key player in shaping successful construction endeavors. With three decades of hands-on experience, Fernandez brings unparalleled knowledge to the table on topics including restoring and repairing masonry, terra-cotta, stone, and wood windows. He is committed to the integrity of historical preservation and project efficiencies for projects ranging from rehabilitation and repair to adaptive reuse of existing structures. Fernandez has led his team to successful project awards such as the Senator Hotel Office Building in Sacramento, Mt Umunhum in SJ, the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park, and Pier 70 in San Francisco.

Nancy Jones

AECOM

Nancy Jones is a senior project architect based in Los Angeles, California in the United States. She leads the design and sustainability efforts for Intuit Dome, integrating eco-friendly solutions. Boasting over 30 years’ expertise, her passion transforms the vision of clients like the LA Clippers into reality, shaping the company’s legacy.

Victoria Watson

AECOM

Watson is an experienced people manager, technical lead and project manager working on High Performance Building projects. Her specialties include advanced energy simulation, code compliance, ZNE design, facade optimization, LEED.

Jaime Rivera

CannonDesign

Jaime Rivera, a Project Designer based in CannonDesign’s Los Angeles office, excels at bridging creativity with functionality to redefine architectural norms. His approach turns conventional ideas into compelling realities, characterized by bold forms, refined graphic design and seamless digital integration. Jaime’s designs push the boundaries of contemporary aesthetics while addressing crucial disciplinary challenges. His extensive portfolio includes exhibition design, urban design development, mission-critical projects and higher education. Noteworthy accolades from the A+D Museum, LA Design Festival and Denver Arts highlights Jaime’s significant influence in today’s architectural landscape.

David Brenner

Habitat Horticulture

Working at the intersection of horticulture, art and architecture, David has applied his passion for plants to a growing list of innovative projects, building a broad variety of modern, human-centric spaces with abundant plant life at their heart.

David is a pioneer in the field of vertical gardens. He holds a degree in Environmental Horticulture Sciences and Psychology from California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo. He credits his time spent apprenticing at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, with setting him on the path to living wall design. It was at Kew that he came to appreciate the beauty of epiphytic plants—those which have naturally evolved to grow vertically on trees.

David sees his work as an integral part of a public shift in consciousness towards a renewed desire for closeness with nature and an appreciation of the restorative effect of plants, especially in urban environments. For David, creating living walls affords the chance not only to promote awareness of native and endangered plant species, but also to have a direct impact on quality of life.

David speaks on the benefit of living walls in urban architecture and his work has been featured in publications such as Fast Company, CBS, Wall StreetJournal, Dwell, Architectural Digest, The Los Angeles Times, Wired, Work Design Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, andSan Francisco Magazine. In 2019 he was honored to join the 2019 Class of the “Top 40 Under 40” by The San Francisco Business Times.

Hugh Lowry

Elemex

Hugh Lowry, Strategic Account Manager – Solar Facades, has a passion for BIPV. After his undergraduate at Queen’s, Hugh worked in the solar industry, specifically ground-mount utility projects. Taking a year to pursue an M.Eng at Western University was followed by Hugh’s current role, where he has applied his solar knowledge to facades.

Michael Zanotelli

STI Specified Technologies

Michael has over 20 years of real-world experience on many of largest, high profile projects throughout the Western United States. Through his knowledge and expertise, Michael developed a solid reputation working closely with inspectors, glazing contractors, and curtain wall consultants as a trusted resource on a wide range of curtain wall projects.
Michael is committed to ensure your project stays on budget and gets done right the first time from conception to close out. Prior to his role as Façade and Curtain Wall Specialist for the Western US and Canada, Michael was the Western United States and Hawaii Regional Manager.

Bob Zhang

North Glass

Bob is the Sales Director of Tianjin Northglass for North America, the leading fabricator of specialty and oversized architectural glass for the global construction industry.

Bob has many years of experience working with Quality Control department. Bob was the project manager for Apple Park project in Cupertino, supporting the design team on the glass selection for Apple’s new headquarters. In 2015, Bob came to the US to make more connections with architects and support their designs of future projects with the innovation and capabilities that Northglass has to offer.

Frederico Fontana

Thornton Tomasetti

Frederico Fontana is a Façades specialist with an architectural background. His skills include façade design, site work and knowledge of thermal and optical performance applied to building envelope systems.

Chris Gall

Oldcastle Building Envelope

Chris Gall is Business Development Manager at Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope (OBE), North America’s leading vertically integrated manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of architectural hardware, glass and glazing systems. He is a technical product professional dedicated to working directly with architects from ideation to completion of projects using traditional and design / assist project delivery.

Chris has over 35 years of experience in the design, testing and product development for exterior facades. This includes product development in the General Services Administration (GSA) and Department of Defense (DoD) with a focus on new product and field testing, and product cross-over to meet many different applications. Chris also has extensive experience in Hurricane Impact Products, Security Glazing, ASTM/FPA & TAS, Building Forensics, and LEED Compliance and Documentation.

Prior to OBE, Chris spent decades in the building products industry, and began his career at U.S. Aluminum, an OBE subsidiary business brand, where he spent nearly 15 years.

Benjamin Bye

CO Architects

AIA

Benjamin Bye is a skilled project designer with extensive experience in designing new buildings and renovations that foster collaboration, innovation, and discovery. He employs a thoughtful and engaging approach to design, ensuring that the client’s vision and goals are realized. His portfolio includes advanced science and technology, academic medical and health sciences, and healthcare facilities across the country for clients such as UCLA, UC San Diego, Kansas City University, and Wexford Science & Technology. One of his notable projects is the UC San Diego Tata Hall for the Sciences for which he led the design and detailing of the facade that consists of a light-weight filigree of layered aluminum fins, concrete and glass. Ben holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon.

Chris Kaiser

CO Architects

AIA

Chris Kaiser has over 10 years of experience working on a variety of projects, including health sciences and schools of medicine, healthcare facilities, and higher education buildings. He served as a designer on the 245,000-square-foot University of Arizona Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building. This 10-story building features a striking copper facade inspired by the deep recesses of desert cliff dwellings. Additionally, Chris has worked on a new school of medicine for the University of Nevada and a new medical center for UCI Health. He brings expertise in designing and technically executing complex forms and programs using 3D BIM modeling and detailing. Chris earned his Master of Architecture from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of New Mexico.

Emilio Todescato

CO Architects

Emilio Todescato’s designs integrate the built environment with nature, context, and technology to create beautiful buildings that inspire, connect and encourage exploration. Emilio’s diverse experience spans higher education facilities, leading-edge research laboratories, workplace, and developer-led tech campuses. He is skilled at translating complex program requirements into responsive design solutions that are sustainable and stand the test of time. Emilio’s work includes the Wichita Biomedical Campus, a 350,000-sf new building that will transform downtown Wichita Kansas with an interdisciplinary biomedical research and health sciences education facility. The 8-story building features a unique stepped design inspired by the geological process that created the nearby Flint Hills. Emilio holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon.

Matt Barnard

Degenkolb

Matt Barnard, SE, is a Senior Principal with Degenkolb Engineers and leads both the firm’s SoCal Healthcare and Education Practice Areas. He is the Office Director for the Orange County Office. Matt also serves as the Principal-In-Charge and SEOR on various projects from new design-build hospitals to renovation, retrofit, evaluation, and review projects for various healthcare providers and for various educational systems. For the UCI Medical Center project, Matt is the Structural Principal-In-Charge and project SEOR.

Sabina Cheng

RIOS

Sabina is adept at designing high-performance places centered around culture and history to create lively public destinations. Her brilliant vision is mindful of sustainability and integrates placemaking to amplify connections between people and the environment.

Sabina’s wisdom empowers others to do their best work. She brings over a decade of architecture experience with a passion of creating human-centered designs that bring diverse groups together and support social interactions. Her approach responds to clients’ interests, while addressing efficiency to enhance everyday life.

Sabina excels at solving issues and organizing chaos by combing systems into strategic and environmentally impactful designs that help people connect and enhance living. Her work takes cues from the site’s surrounding environment and history to create places that are active and interconnected yet distinct. She’s contributed to commercial and educational projects of all scopes and sizes around the globe, from Turkey to Azerbaijan and Hawaii.

Chris O’Hara

Studio NYL

O’Hara is facade director for the Skins Group, a division of Studio NYL, established to provide full service facade design specializing in thermal modeling, moisture/condensation analysis, and in-depth detailing. Although Studio NYL is recognized for its skins work with cutting-edge glass and glazing, their team also specializes in digitally fabricated metal skins, GFRC, reinforced polymers, stone, ultra high performance concrete, terra cotta, and traditional precast. O’Hara is currently working on multiple projects in the Boston area.

Alejandro Daras

Neolith

Global Projects Director at NEOLITH, Alejandro has an extensive expertise on Rainscreen systems and solutions. Leading NEOLITH’s international expansion since 2021, he played a key role in the company’s growth. With dual master’s degrees in architecture from Valencia and the Illinois Institute of Technology, Alejandro transitioned from independent architect roles to the Construction Materials industry in 2016. His career spans Valencia, Munich, Chicago, New York, and Dallas, understanding of architectural intricacies on a global scale.

Felipe Francisco

Studio NYL

Felipe Francisco, AIA is an Architect, Builder, and Fabricator with experience ranging from large-scale commercial and institution projects, medium scale Passive House residential projects, and small scale digital fabrication projects. At Studio NYL Felipe’s role is that of Technical Design Lead for the Boston Office. As part of the facades division, he works with architects, building teams, and contractors to provide expertise on challenging facade systems.

As a charter member and co-chair of the Boston Society of Architect’s MakeTank Knowledge Community, he has played a lead role in many of the committee’s efforts in the greater Boston area. This includes advocacy for STEM education and the development of a digitally fabricated model of the City of Boston for display at the Boston Society of Architects. His work has been exhibited at Architecture Boston Expo, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, and World Maker Faire in NYC, and published in Architect’s Newspaper and Architecture Boston Magazine. In his spare time, he is a gravel cyclist, bike-packer, and backpacker.

Bradford J. Prestbo

Studio NYL

An exceptional leader, Bradford J. Prestbo, FAIA, is advancing the profession through his practice, advocacy, and educational efforts in the use of cutting-edge design technologies, high-performance design, and the incorporation of maker culture into the design process.

Bradford also finds time to share his knowledge of advanced design technologies, high-performance design, and how maker culture is transforming our practice within the industry. He has practiced internationally, is a sought-after speaker, is frequently interviewed by publishers, and is an educator via his detailing workshops, higher-education classes, design juries, and mentorship of emerging professionals.

Bradford is actively involved in the AIA, and has been elevated to the College of Fellows for his notable contributions to the advancement of the profession of architecture. He is part of the leadership group in the AIA’s Technology in Architectural Practice Knowledge Community, and founded the Boston Society of Architect’s MakeTANK Knowledge Community, where he currently serves as the National Director.

Education
Bradford holds a degree from Syracuse University School of Architecture.

Viktor Paulius

Hensel Phelps

Viktor Paulius has ten years of experience with Hensel Phelps in Southern California working on projects in the aviation, higher education & healthcare markets. Viktor was a member of the design-build team behind the exterior facade of the recently opened UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building in Irvine, collaborating with CO Architects, WSP USA, Degenkolb & Enclos.

Joseph Schettino

WSP USA

Joseph Schettino is a highly experienced building enclosure professional with over 14 years in architecture, engineering, and building enclosure design and consulting. He specializes in technical building design, analytics, and construction, focusing on solutions that enhance building performance. Joseph’s profound understanding of the architectural intent allows for the intimate examination of proposed designs and creative alternatives for seamless integration within the built environment.

As the head of WSP’s Building Enclosures Department in Los Angeles, Joseph leads a team of bright and talented enclosure consultants who share a passion for high-performance and sustainable buildings.

Joseph’s experience spans a wide range of building types, including healthcare, science and technology, government, higher education, residential, commercial, mixed-use, entertainment, studio, and sports facilities. He is particularly focused on high-performance and sustainable building projects, ensuring that each design meets the highest standards of efficiency and environmental responsibility.

John McGill

YKK AP

John oversees business development and project execution for YKK AP’s larger, more complex façade projects throughout the United States. A structural engineer and forty-year veteran of the façade industry, John is experienced in engineering, estimating, project management and product development. He has partnered with architects across the country and is diligently supporting business expansion in California. He has also worked on notable projects such as the 9/11 Memorial with our unitized division partner Erie AP.

Ash Gharib

CO Architects

Ash Gharib has over six years of architecture experience in both high-end residential design and large-scale commercial projects. Ash brings a comprehensive understanding of design, fabrication and construction processes to his work. He strives for excellence in all matters of creating a building, from conceptualization, drawing, presentation and construction documentation. Ash focuses on integrating cost effective solutions to enclosure design that are not only highly articulated and intriguing, but also ease fabrication, reduce installation time and integrate best sustainable practices. Ash holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the New School of Architecture & Design and an Associate of Science in Architecture Technology from Northern Virginia Community College.

Alek Leckszas

DPR Construction

Alek Leckszas has nine years of experience in healthcare construction at DPR Construction, working with clients like Kaiser, Keck, and City of Hope. He recently completed the ground-up Duarte Outpatient Center for City of Hope, focusing on the core and shell (C&S) buildout working alongside Ash from CO Architects and Priscilla from Nevell Group.

Cameron Chorney

RDH

Cameron Chorney | P.E.

As an Associate and Project Engineer, Cameron Chorney is an integral member of RDH’s building enclosure group, leading the development of RDH’s Southern California practice. He is experienced in both New Buildings projects as well as building enclosure assessments and investigations of Existing Buildings across the country. A member of our Energy & Climate team, he provides expertise in thermal and hygrothermal analysis of enclosure assemblies, including energy code compliance calculations. Cameron has a passion for design and implementation of complex facade systems, for example, high-rise unitized curtain wall (UCSD Pepper Canyon West, San Diego, CA), custom curtain wall (PDX Next, Portland, OR), modular construction (Modomi Conners, Bend, OR), and panelized exterior facades (NDA).

Michael Sullivan

WindowMaster

Michael is a Business Development Manager for Windowmaster’s west coast territories, HE has been a part of the glazing industry for over 17 years while in Minnesota. Recently moved to Los Angeles to join the Windowmaster north America team, bringing his expertise in project management, façade design, and glazing knowledge.

James Warton

HKS

Throughout his career in architecture, James Warton has maintained an interest in cutting-edge manufacturing processes and developed specialized concentration in high-resolution additive processes. He is currently focused on highly articulated metal structures and direct-to-fabrication methodologies. Within HKS | LINE his responsibilities encompass a broad range of activities that span from preliminary analysis and conceptual design through the design development and documentation of complex architectural systems. His role demonstrates proactive engagement with practice leading to implementation of additively manufactured building-scale assemblies. These efforts represent a cumulative contribution to professional and academic discourse surrounding computational design and digital fabrication, as well as serve to further application and advancement in real-world construction scenarios while expanding the field’s awareness of emerging technologies.

Shandiin Lake

Woodbury University

Shandiin Lake is currently pursuing her Masters in Architecture at Woodbury University and has a passion for harnessing technology to improve design efficiency. Shandiin’s commitment to leveraging technology extends beyond her role as a BIM Manager at Hooghan, LLC. Her experience with drone technology for site monitoring and involvement in AI-driven graduate research showcases her dedication to exploring new frontiers in architectural innovation. Currently studying under James Warton, she has laid the foundation of performing advanced strategies for structural optimization in long-span systems. By mastering these advanced optimization techniques, she aims to continue pushing the boundaries of architectural practice.

Roger Watson

Saint-Gobain North America

Saint-Gobain North America
As the National Accounts Manager of Façade Solutions for Saint-Gobain North America, Roger has over
30 years of experience in the construction and building materials space with extensive expertise in
glazing applications and technologies. Roger began his career with Saint-Gobain Glass Solutions in 1989
and has held several Sales & Project Management roles in Europe and North America. From Stockley
Park in London via Samsung HQ in Seoul and the Oculus in New York to Mission Rock in San Francisco,
he currently specializes in developing façade solutions for light and sustainable construction across the
United States and is based in wonderful Southern California.

Matt Meyer

Walters&Wolf

Matt Meyer has been with Walters & Wolf since Oct 2007 as a Project Manager. He has worked for W&W on a variety of projects with a different features and challenges as listed below:

Disney Grand Central Creative Campus – Glendale, CA Oversized, Laminated Tripple Ply, Digital Printed Point Supported Glass with customer made fittings Valley Children’s Medical Group – Bakersfield and Modesto, CA Laminated insulated glazing, curved with full digital printed gradient pattern

One West Side Pavilion – Los Angeles, CA Existing mall that was reskinned and turned into office building

Intuit Dome – Inglewood, CA Blast rated curtain wall

City of Hope Duarte Outpatient Clinic – Duarte, CA Sloped curtain wall, All Glass Canopy & Handrail, Vertical & Horizontal Sunshades

Logan Kozlik

Thornton Tomasetti

Logan Kozlik joined Thornton Tomasetti’s Façade Engineering practice in 2020. Logan is a licensed architect in the State of California with experience primarily with new construction, ranging from arenas, museums, government projects, residential, and office buildings. His architectural background paired with his structural knowledge has allowed him to provide facade analysis, detailing, and on-site observation to projects with complex systems. Logan has developed expertise in digital / parametric modeling, brise soleil, and curtain wall facades.

Priscilla M. Lopez

Nevell Group