Ralf Kessel
Ralf has worked as a project architect for a number of Berlin based practices for around 12 years.
During this time he was involved with a series of large-scale developments, apartment designs, hotel projects and institutional facilities.
As a registered European architect, Ralf also spent five years in Ireland, where as part of a prestigious Dublin based practice he worked on commercial and medium-rise residential projects.
Ralf's extensive list of achievements have integrated a range of aesthetic and practical concrete applications, including precast panels, in-situ floor slabs and concrete masonry.
Ralf joined Concrete NZ (formerly CCANZ 'Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand') in March 2009 as a Project Manager to advise and teach on architectural concrete topics, publishing solutions for the New Zealand Building Code, Architectural design in residential and urban fields.
Ralf has been involved in the development of the New NZS4229 Concrete & Masonry Buildings not requiring specific engineering design course and will act as the lead facilitator for this course.
