Adrian Kiesel
Adrian Kiesel
ZHAW
School of Architecture, Design and Civil Engineering
Abteilung F&E, WB, DL
Work at ZHAW
Position
Research Associate
Projects
- GRAVICON - a fully disassemblable load- bearing system for re-use concrete slabs / Project leader / ongoing
- New circular processes for in-situ cast concrete structures / Project leader / ongoing
- Concrete Structural Reusability / Project leader / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Kiesel, A. (2025) 'Sui binari giusti : vecchi binari per la neutralità climatica e la sostenibilità', archi, (3), pp. 10–13.
- 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.
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
Kiesel, A. et al. (2026) Kreislauforientiertes Bauen mit wiederverwendeten Tragstrukturen aus Stahl und Beton, Teil 1 : Erkenntnisse aus dem Pilotprojekt Neubau Recyclingzentrum Juch-Areal. Zürich: Stadt Zürich, Amt für Hochbauten. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-36746.