Guido Brandi
Guido Brandi
ZHAW
School of Architecture, Design and Civil Engineering
Abteilung F&E, WB, DL
Tössfeldstrasse 11
8400 Winterthur
Projects
- Winterthur Re-Use / Co-project leader / ongoing
- New circular processes for in-situ cast concrete structures / Team member / ongoing
- Emission Zero: A sustainable construction simulation game, 1990-2050 / Team member / ongoing
- KBOB Recommendation: Sustainable Construction with Metals / Co-project leader / completed
- Concrete Structural Reusability / Team member / completed
- Reuse of Steel structural elements / Project leader / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
Kiesel, A. et al. (2024) 'Structural reuse of decommissioned ski lift Steel trusses for load-bearing applications', Architecture, 4(4), pp. 835–853. doi: 10.3390/architecture4040044.
Books, peer-reviewed
Stricker, E. et al. (2021) Bauteile wiederverwenden : ein Kompendium zum zirkulären Bauen. Edited by E. Stricker et al. Zürich: Park Books.
Book chapters, peer-reviewed
Brandi, G. (2021) 'Architektur im Kreislauf denken', in Stricker, E. et al. (eds) Bauteile wiederverwenden : ein Kompendium zum zirkulären Bauen. Park Books, pp. 129–142.
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
- Kiesel, A. et al. (2026) 'CON : a case study on a structural system utilizing reused concrete slabs', in Podleisek, A. et al. (eds). Cham: Springer, pp. 197–215. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-21547-5_14.
- Brandi, G. et al. (2025) 'Circular Bridge : a case study project on innovative demountable structural hybrid systems with reused components', in Rinke, M. and Frier Hvejsel, M. (eds) Structures and Architecture. REstructure REmaterialize REthink REuse. London: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003658641-29.
Other publications
- Stricker, E. et al. (eds) (2022) Reuse in construction : a compendium of circular architecture. Zürich: Park Books.
- Brandi, G. (2022) 'Baubüro in situ – K.118 – Kopfbau Halle 118, Winterthur, Switzerland : architettura circolare / circular architecture', Casabella, 939(11), pp. 30–37.
- Atalay Franck, O. et al. (2018) Elementare Bücher zum konstruktiven Entwerfen : einzeln vorgestellt und kommentiert. 1. Auflage. Edited by ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften et al. Zürich: Park Books.
- Brandi, G. et al. (eds) (2013) ATLAS : how I learned to stop worrying and love the tradition, OSA-Kongress, Mendrisio, Schweiz, 2012. OSA.
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
Stricker, E. and Brandi, G. (2021) 'Wiederverwendung von Bauteilen als Teil der Kreislaufwirtschaft : ein Fallbeispiel aus Winterthur', in Gemeinde- und Kantonsratsanlass der Konferenz der Zürcher Planerverbände, Zürich, 22. November 2021.