New York City
April 13–14, 2022
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12 AIA/OAA HSW CEUs
Join us in person at the Metropolitan Pavilion
The premier conference on high performance building enclosures
In its 10th year, Facades+ continues to bring together the world’s most talented building professionals.
We return to New York City for our biggest event of the year. Join the conversation on the latest advances, issues, and technologies driving the AEC community.
Be inspired by presentations and discussion by world-class architects and engineers at the Facades+ Conference.
Here are some of the themes we’ll explore at Facades+ NYC
- Twists & Stacks: Innovations in Facade Design and Assembly
- Fabrication Futures: Advances in Materials for Building Envelope Excellence
- Old Terminals, New Skins: Adaptive Reuse in New York City
- Mass & Materiality: New Envelopes for Cultural Centers
Day 1
Symposium Presentations
Methods+Materials Gallery
Day 2
Workshops
Earn up to 6 CEUs
Location
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011
Featured Speakers
Celebrate Ten Years of Facades+
Agenda
Symposium
Times in EST
7:30 – 8:30 AM
8:30 – 8:40 AM
8:40 – 8:45 AM
8:45 – 9:00 AM
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Marlon Blackwell, FAIA, will present a lecture titled ‘Profiles in Abstraction’ to discuss the use of readily available corrugated metal panels to develop rich systems of articulation. Box rib panels are considered in particular detail through a series of projects by Marlon Blackwell Architects over the last 20 years. These projects illustrate the effects of combining standardized systems with selective customization in color, pattern, and detail, resulting in the elevation of this otherwise humble material towards a system of articulation where less is truly more. Over time, the exploration of a reductive material palette and serial abstraction at a variety of scales has begun to suggest collateral systems of articulation and inform other materials including caustic metals and terra cotta. The innate structural properties of metal panels have also led to structural explorations of the Quonset and to the development of custom colors for deliberate effects, creating connections to the artifacts of transportation and to specific landscapes.
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Join Sara Gonzalez, Marc McQuade, and Lisa Rammig for an in-depth discussion on 130 William and other projects as New York City shifts from the paradigm of flat-glass facades to hybrid opaque projects with complex facade geometries. Learn more about the challenges of constructing precast at new heights for the city, and the future of sustainability considerations for buildings long after they are complete. How do we consider life cycles from the beginning stages of the design process, and how do we incorporate innovative technologies and design processes as buildings continue to rise in height and increase in complexity?
11:00-11:10 AM
11:10 – 11:40 AM
12:05 – 12:35 PM
This roundtable with leading building materials manufacturers will discuss the advanced materials newly available and just around the corner. Learn how architect’s can work together to build with the latest, most up-to-date technologies and projects, and hear what’s next for the industry.
12:35 – 1:35 PM
1:35 – 1:40 PM
Steve Cohen
National Architectural Manager
1:40 – 2:40 PM
Sometimes a façade is the only impression we will ever have of a building. Whether intended or not, it is a powerful tool for communication. What stories can a façade tell? How does it reflect a building’s purpose or convey a message to its surroundings? A façade is our first and last tangible interaction with the building itself as we enter and exit through its doors. It can create the identity of the institution behind it as well as be a meaningful landmark for its community.
2:40 – 3:40 PM
Hear from leaders from Marvel, Silman, and COOKFOX as they dive deep on the reuse of two historic New York City terminal buildings: The Battery Maritime Terminal and St. John’s Terminal. A renewed interest in these architectural gems that were once integral to the region’s infrastructure is driving massive restoration projects. The presentations will focus not only on the challenges of the reuse of these former maritime sites, but also the challenges of designing building envelopes along riverside sites.
3:40 – 4:10 PM
4:10 – 5:10 PM
Join REX, SO-IL, Front, and Simpson, Gumpertz, and Heger to hear about how they shaped mass and texture on two new prominent cultural institutions in New York City, The Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center and the Amant Foundation. The presentations will look at the challenges of sourcing natural materials, working closely with construction teams, and achieving precision for intricate design goals. These exceptional cultural projects highlight fresh approaches and unique challenges to designing new faces for the city’s cultural fabric.
5:10 – 5:20PM
5:30 – 7:00PM
Online Workshops
Times in EST
Pick one of the following tracks and earn up to 6 AIA HSW LU.
8:45 – 9:00 AM
9:00 – 9:05 AM
TRACK A
Envelope Detailing and Project Collaboration
When it comes to facade design, the devil is certainly in the details. This workshop track, which features instructors from top engineering and architecture firms, will dive into common and advanced detailing issues and how to solve them, and steps to rationalize construction and collaborative processes. Bring your ‘digital’ paper and pencil for what will be an intensive back-and-forth with instructors and fellow attendees.
9:05 – 10:05 AM
This course provides an update on the advancements in perimeter fire containment systems for galvanized backpan assemblies. The value of understanding the performance of galvanized backpan assemblies in today’s ever changing complex designs cannot be overstated. By identifying the unique challenges that these assemblies present in the design phase, you can eliminate costly changes, delays, and compromised life safety requirements prior to construction.
Learning Objectives
- Define the role and value of perimeter fire containment systems in today’s ever changing and complex galvanized backpan assembly designs.
- Identify the code requirements for perimeter fire protection.
- Describe how galvanized backpan assemblies perform per ASTM E 2307 testing and the importance of independent third-party testing for perimeter fire containment systems.
- Recognize the complexity of aluminum framed galvanized backpan designs and how to address them
10:05 AM – 12:05 PM
Most facades and enclosures perform well in the center of the system, failures typically occur where systems meet, at penetration and projections and at geometry changes. This workshop will begin with a primer on critical detailing concerns with our group of enclosure experts and then will transition to hands and collaborative design charrette including the panelists and the Workshop participants. This represents an evolution of the successful Advanced Detailing Workshop presented last year at Facades+ New York to focus on more contemporary and challenging details.
12:30 – 2:30 pm
How does the existing building stock compete for the attention of new tenant opportunities with new buildings that have incorporated social and collaborative amenities while evoking high-performance sustainable technologies? They renew, refresh, and reinvent. This workshop will explore how façade upgrades have played an important part in repositioning some of Chicago’s most recognized aging buildings. We’ll talk through the ownership perspective on rebranding through renovation and the importance of facades in this equation, from high-tech structural glazing to contemporary uses of terracotta. Learn how designers have responded to the challenge to reinvent. The process from concept development to technical detailing and construction will be on the agenda as we learn how projects like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Krueck+Sexton Partners) and the Willis Tower (Gensler) navigated renovations. The workshop will be moderated by architect and façade designer, Edward Peck of edward PECK DESIGN and will bring the creative and technical process to the forefront of the discussion by engaging the ownership and design teams of past collaborations.
TRACK B
High-Performance Enclosure Design: From Concept to Final Product
Managing complexity is the modern art of architecture. Learn how different firms are able to build bigger and more complex structures and deliver faster and more reliably using new software tools and refined collaboration processes.
9:05 – 10:05 AM
This presentation will focus on the need for security glazing to protect people and property from human attacks and severe weather. Laminated glass can provide intrusion resistance, as well as protection from flying glass that occurs after a bomb blast. Bullet resistant laminates are designed specifically to stop bullet penetration and fragmentation. Industry standards for testing and specifying security glazing will be reviewed, including standards for physical attack, bomb blast, ballistics and wind-borne debris protection.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the growing concern for terrorist attacks, including shootings in schools
- Understand how laminated glass provides intrusion, blast, ballistics, and wind-borne debris protection
- Identify test standards and requirements for security applications
- Identify architectural applications where security glazing is required, including courthouses and embassies
10:05 AM – 12:05 PM
Frustrated by loops of rework and wasted time, Perkins&Will envisioned a more collaborative and dynamic feasibility review process for its fabrication and construction partners. A process that would allow more design time and speed up decision. Working with like minded leaders at fabrication partner at Zahner, the two firms invented a shared workspace and feasibility model that produces higher design fidelity, shorter delivery schedules, and more joyful clients and communities. Learn more about this process and how it can be adapted for your work and how process improvements like this can be implemented between many partners for faster, better collaborations.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the difficulties and roadblocks to faster, higher fidelity collaboration between design, fabrication, and construction.
- Review a collaboration process between two or more firms using this model
- Learn how Apply process improvements to your own firms
12:30 – 2:30 pm
Attendees of the workshop will work in teams of 4 or 5, guided by instructors from Pelli Clarke & Partners, BuroEhring, and Walter P Moore, to recalibrate key components of an iconic 20th Century building in New York. To facilitate the activity, individual Rhino models for the structures will be available during the workshop. The teams will identify and adjust key facade elements of the original designs to accommodate contemporary energy standards, ease of assembly and installation, and natural ventilation, amongst other topics.
TRACK C
Maximizing Zoning Capacity & Project Delivery
Build it better with these experts on hand to talk you through close collaboration between design and development and a closer look at the opportunities that from adaptive reuse of undervalued assets classes through smart remodels and reclads
9:05 – 10:05 AM
Reaching towards Net Zero energy ready buildings is becoming a popular topic in todays climate changing world. Energy efficiency has expanded towards exterior wall assemblies where effects of thermal bridging are considered and thermally broken sub-framing systems are becoming the new norm. This course will identify and compare various cladding attachment methods on the market. Learn how to determine the appropriate clip for your project and how to compare effective thermal resistance required to achieve projects targeted R – Value.
Learning Objectives
- Learn how the use of thermal clips will impact thermal bridging on various exterior wall assembly applications
- Identify types of clips currently on the market
- Learn how to calculate the number of clips required on your project by identifying structural forces involved to determine clip spacing
- Gain insight on how the NFPA 285 fire code applies to thermal clips
Joe Baz
Technical Specialist
10:05 AM – 12:05 PM
From the complexity of New York’s 100+ year old zoning code, to the new energy code, there are myriad incentives and limits that shape housing in the city. The framework of development and real estate adds reproducibility and viability to the mix. We will present our three projects underway with Tankhouse to discuss how codes compel often contradictory solutions, and how we have used those structures to help invent new models of housing, new opportunities for working in the city’s fabric, and new material and construction strategies to realize those ideas.
12:30 – 2:30 pm
Attendees of the workshop will work in teams of 4 or 5, guided by instructors from Pelli Clarke & Partners, BuroEhring, and Walter P Moore, to recalibrate key components of an iconic 20th Century building in New York. To facilitate the activity, individual Rhino models for the structures will be available during the workshop. The teams will identify and adjust key facade elements of the original designs to accommodate contemporary energy standards, ease of assembly and installation, and natural ventilation, amongst other topics.
Testimonials
The FACADES+ conference offers architectural participants at all levels of experience great opportunities. Recent graduates learn from experts and develop a basic understanding of facade issues to share with their colleagues. Seasoned professionals contribute to the development of a richer facade design vocabulary within the profession.
Facades + NYC was a great day filled with engaging discussions and presentations. The keynote on carbon reduction and regenerative design was insightful and a wake-up-call to the architecture profession on the environmental and social impact of our work. Facades+ delivers transformative ideas for the profession.
This year’s Facades+ LA event was impressive. It was a gathering of people seeking knowledge about the integration of environmental excellence in our industry and the work we need to do. Congratulations on the Facades + team and their efforts at putting together an amazing event.
Big thank you to AN’s Facades + Boston and industry partners for an inspirational day packed with inspiring stories, projects, and design excellence for reuse, resilience, health, sustainability, performance, renewal, and community!
I had the pleasure of participating in a panel at Facades+ focused on sustainability and real estate development. The conference provided a unique platform to exchange ideas and insights beyond the traditional architectural perspective. I truly valued the opportunity to learn from the diverse array of professionals present.
Facades+ LA has been an invaluable platform fostering a network of facade and sustainability-minded professionals, offering unparalleled insights and strategies that elevate our collective commitment to environmentally-conscious and inspiring building envelopes.
Facades+ is a great event and the presentations are always very informative. This is my second year attending and I learned something meaningful on both occasions.
Facades+ continues to be the premier event for architects with interesting product showcases and well curated lectures by leaders in the industry!
Over the past 12 years, Facades+ has evolved into a vital voice within the facades industry. Facades+ continues to provide a much needed forum for facade geeks and created a vibrant community we so desperately needed.
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