ZWOF Rotterdam 2026

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands Mock-upsNetherlandsMaterial reuseCircular designMaterial passports

Circular design is learned in real projects

Tim Brans

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands NetherlandsNatural ventilationTimber façadesBuilding identityIntegrated design

Architecture can make innovation legible

Ron Bakker

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands Embodied carbonNetherlandsArchitectural glassDigital design toolsGlass performance

Digital glass selection works best with context

Nasser Labidi

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands AutomationNetherlandsDigital fabricationFaçade deliveryAerospace technology

Aerospace thinking can accelerate façades

Mourad El Garci

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands Embodied carbonFaçade engineeringNetherlandsDigital fabricationTimber construction

Carbon-driven façade engineering needs to start early

Marc de Winter & Rouven Nieuwenburg

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands Façade engineeringNetherlandsProcurementComplianceCircularity

Dutch façades are engineered through constraints

Leonie van Ginkel & Joep Hovels

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands Embodied carbonNetherlandsLaminated glassInterlayersEPDs

Generic EPDs can hide the real carbon

Jochen Regenauer

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands NetherlandsDesign for disassemblyCircular façadesMaterial passportsService life

Circular façades need reversible decisions

Jeroen Boersma

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands Embodied carbonNetherlandsLow-carbon glassArchitectural glassMaterial specification

Lower-carbon glass is a design variable

Hilal Ucar

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands NetherlandsMaintenanceDurabilityPowder coatingMetal façades

Coatings need a life-span strategy

Gerd De Lathauwer

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands NetherlandsComplex geometryFenix MuseumStainless steelDigital fabrication

Fenix makes complexity buildable through shared models

Alessandro Fisalli, Andreas Vermeeren, Arnoud Herder, Darko Andric & Paul Korthagen

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands NetherlandsLaminated glassStructural glassLoad pathsRedundancy

Structural glass needs honest load paths

Erwin ten Brincke

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands NetherlandsTestingMaterial reuseLow-carbon designCircular construction

Low-carbon design starts with what exists

Do Janne Vermeulen

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands NetherlandsAdaptive reuseWhole-life carbonUrban densityValue chain

Carbon decisions extend beyond the building

Boudewijn Thomas, Gideon Maasland, Joris Winters, Mattijs van Ruijven & Stefan Prins

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands NetherlandsSurface finishesFaçade identityDurabilityAnodised aluminium

Anodising can tell a story

Bart Mispelblom Beyer

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands Embodied carbonNetherlandsAdaptive reuseFaçade optimizationProcurement

Optimize before you procure

Ana Araújo & Anke Rollenhagen

ZWOF Rotterdam 2026 Netherlands Urban façadesClimate-responsive designPublic realmFaçade valueNetherlands

The façade as an urban interface

Alexey Boev