Zak World of Façades London 2026 — hotels near Old Billingsgate

The 234th edition of Zak World of Façades lands at Old Billingsgate on 4 November 2026. It is a single-day, invitation-only conference covering façade design, engineering and construction, and it draws the people who specify, fabricate and install building envelopes across the UK and beyond. The day mixes keynote project case studies, panel debates, quick-fire one-to-one conversations and four networking breaks around a tabletop expo. Expect the discussion to touch on structural optimisation of unitised systems, embodied energy of aluminium extrusions, fire performance of spandrel details and the gap between what a specification demands and what a die can actually produce. Because the venue sits on the north bank of the Thames between London Bridge and Tower Hill, staying nearby keeps you within a short walk of the conference floor and close to the City, Monument and the riverside restaurant strip.