At the first edition of Future Facade, taking place on May 7 and 8 at the Jaarbeurs Utrecht, architects, engineers, facade builders, and suppliers will gather to be updated on the latest developments in facade technology. Leading academics from TU Delft and TU Darmstadt, in collaboration with the European Facade Network, will present an impressive international program focused on themes such as circularity, new business models, and the future of facade technology.
Visitors to Future Facade can look forward to more than 50 knowledge sessions on the Mainstage, as well as in the Schüco Theater and VMRG Theater. In total, over 40 specialists will share insights on topics that are shaping the facade industry.
Lisa Rammig, Director at Eckersley O’Callaghan, will take the Mainstage on May 8 at 11:30 AM with a keynote, moderated by Marcel Bilow from the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at TU Delft. She will discuss how the world of facades is being shaped from an educational perspective. How do we ensure that today’s knowledge reaches the minds of tomorrow’s talented architects? And what impact will this have on how we design and conceptualize facades over the next twenty years?
Lucio Blandini, Partner at Werner Sobek and Professor/Director of ILEK – University of Stuttgart, will deliver his keynote on May 8 at 9:30 AM on the Mainstage. He will address the development of adaptive facade elements currently being tested for future use. As our societal needs and desires evolve, so do the demands on our built environment. The design of future facades must become increasingly adaptive to these changing needs.
Martin Haas, Director of Studio2050, will be on the Mainstage on May 8 at 3:15 PM. He will discuss the fine line between building operation and sustainability. Where should our priorities lie? Should we aim for the ‘intelligent’ use of carefully selected materials to avoid technical solutions, or should we prioritize operational performance and reduce sustainability to efficient system technology?
Want to join the conversation? Come to Future Facade 2025.
Future Facade
Where: Jaarbeurs Utrecht
When: May 7 and 8, 2025
