ZWOF Los Angeles 2026

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States Solar shadingUSAFaçade identityArchitectural narrativeLandscape integration

Façade pattern can carry performance and narrative

Yan Krymsky

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States USAMinimal glazingJumbo glassThermal comfortSliding systems

Minimal glazing depends on hidden engineering

Werner Jager

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States USAFire-rated glazingFaçade systemsSteel curtain wallsLow-carbon steel

Steel curtain walls balance slenderness and fire safety

Thomas Miller

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States USAAdaptive reuseHistoric preservationOffice conversionHousing

The envelope decides conversion potential

Olivier Sommerhalder, D. Rocky Rockefeller, Ken Bernstein & Jeffrey A. Caldwell

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States USAMaterial efficiencyArchitectural restraintPrecast façadesExposed structure

Restraint lets structure shape the façade

Olin McKenzie

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States Fire safetyUSAWildfire resilienceMultifamily façadesRisk design

Wildfire resilience starts at the façade

Nathan Wittasek, Nathan Bishop, Tom Silva & Colin Mangham

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States Façade engineeringThermal bridgingUSAStainless steelRainscreen attachments

Rainscreen performance starts behind the cladding

Natasha Appel

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States USADurabilityStone claddingRainscreenLarge-format panels

Large-format stone changes the façade assembly

Mark Matusow

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States USAQuality assuranceFaçade testingEnclosure consultingDetailing

Reliable façades depend on verification

Joseph Schettino

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States Solar shadingCurtain wallHigh-rise façadesUSAOffice design

Orientation makes transparency work at Century City Center

John Gralewski & Todd Thongeiam

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States USANatural ventilationDaylightingTransit façadesClimate resilience

Selective enclosure lowers transit energy demand

Isabelle Paparo & Maya White-Turre

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States USAFaçade performanceWhole-life carbonResiliencePeak loads

Whole-life thinking reframes façade performance

Gijs Libourel

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States Embodied carbonCurtain wallUSAStructural siliconeGlazing systems

Structural silicone can reduce façade metal

Frank Zhong

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States USAMixed-use façadesIndoor-outdoor designNatural ventilationLos Angeles

Habitat turns the façade into landscape

Dana Getman

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States Curved glassUSAQuality controlGlass fabricationFaçade geometry

Curved glass needs one controlled process

Bob Zhang

ZWOF Los Angeles 2026 United States Embodied carbonUSATerracottaMaterial innovationRainscreen

Terracotta moves beyond decorative cladding

Andrew Pries