Performance-Based
Façade Design
SEMINAR
Technology Meets Nature
The 3rd edition of the Performance-Based Façade Design (PBFD) initiative, titled Technology Meets Nature, will continue its mission to bring together global leaders and innovators in façade design. Building on the success of the previous years, the 2025 seminar will explore the intersection of advanced technologies and natural elements in the evolution of building envelopes.
We are currently inviting speakers and sponsors to join us in making this event a success. If you would like to contribute your expertise or support the initiative, please contact the curator. Sponsorship packages are available for presenters to enhance their visibility and impact.
WORKSHOPS, PANEL SESSIONS
& OFF-SITE ACTIVITIES
We encourage experts and thought leaders to submit ideas for workshops, panel sessions, and/or off-site activities that introduce innovative tools, methodologies, or research to elevate the field of façade design. For the 2025 edition, we are eager to explore new themes that address emerging challenges and opportunities in façade technology, sustainability, and performance-based design: contact the curator to contribute to shaping the future of this important field.
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2025 Opening Keynote Speaker
Seminar & Workshop location: Auditorium Santa Margherita, Venice
The third edition of PBFD will take place in the prestigious Auditorium Santa Margherita, a venue that perfectly embodies the intersection of history, culture, and innovation. Located in the heart of Venice, this former 13th-century church has been transformed into a versatile cultural hub, renowned for hosting international conferences, artistic performances, and workshop events. The auditorium's unique blend of Gothic and Venetian architecture, coupled with its elegant vaulted ceilings and preserved fresco fragments, creates an inspiring atmosphere for creative and technical exchange.
The choice of Auditorium Santa Margherita underscores the initiative's commitment to connecting cutting-edge façade design with Venice’s rich architectural legacy, providing a fitting stage for advancing the future of performance-based façade innovation.
Grand Finale location: Palazzo Nani Bernardo
Located in the heart of Venice on the Grand Canal, between Ca’ Rezzonico and Ca’ Foscari, Palazzo Nani Bernardo is a 16th-century palace. The building features a typically Renaissance façade with remarkable compactness and regularity, divided into a ground floor, two noble floors, and an attic. Originally adorned with frescoes and decorative motifs, small fragments of these are still visible on the sides of the building. The façade, clad in white marble, is also distinguished by two 18th-century coats of arms positioned at the level of the second floor between the windows.
The Palazzo is accessed via a splendid entrance from the Grand Canal, leading to a grand main staircase that provides access to the two noble floors. Inside, it boasts a truly unique Italian-style garden, one of the largest private gardens in Venice.
