Publications

Luis Orozco, Anna Krtschil, Hans Jakob Wagner, Simon Bechert, Felix Amtsberg, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Co-Design Methods for Non-Standard Multi-Storey Timber Buildings. Sustainability, (15)23:16178, Nov 21, 2023. [PUMA: 2023 amtsberg architecture bechert building itke knippers krtschil menges multi-storey orozco timber wagner]

Simon Bechert, Daniel Sonntag, Lotte Aldinger, and Jan Knippers. Integrative structural design and engineering methods for segmented timber shells : BUGA Wood Pavilion. Structures, (34)December:4814-4833, Elsevier, 2021. [PUMA: 2021 aldinger bechert buga computational design engineering fabrication finger form-finding heilbronn integrative itke joints knippers lightweight methods modular optimization plate robotic segmented shell sonntag structure timber]

Simon Bechert, Daniel Sonntag, Lotte Aldinger, and Jan Knippers. Integrative structural design and engineering methods for segmented timber shells : BUGA Wood Pavilion. Structures, (34)December:4814-4833, Elsevier, 2021. [PUMA: modular finger sonntag segmented knippers engineering shell 2021 structure itke from:petraheim fabrication form-finding buga methods aldinger joints heilbronn plate robotic lightweight integrative design optimization timber computational bechert]

Anna Krtschil, Luis Orozco, Simon Bechert, Hans Jakob Wagner, Felix Amtsberg, Tzu-Ying Chen, Anand Shah, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Structural development of a novel punctually supported timber building system for multi-storey construction. Journal of Building Engineering, (58):104972, 2022. [PUMA: chen development multi-storey wagner building knippers 2022 engineering amtsberg shah design krtschil structural itke from:petraheim construction timber menges orozco bechert connections]

Anna Krtschil, Luis Orozco, Simon Bechert, Hans Jakob Wagner, Felix Amtsberg, Tzu-Ying Chen, Anand Shah, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Structural development of a novel punctually supported timber building system for multi-storey construction. Journal of Building Engineering, (58):104972, 2022. [PUMA: 2022 amtsberg bechert building chen connections construction design development engineering itke knippers krtschil menges multi-storey orozco shah structural timber wagner]

Anna Krtschil, LUis Orozco, Simon Bechert, Hans Jakob Wagner, Felix Amtsberg, Tzu-Ying Chen, Anand Shah, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Structural development of a novel punctually supported timber building system for multi-storey construction. Journal of Building Engineering, (58):104972, 2022. [PUMA: chen development multi-storey wagner building knippers 2022 engineering amtsberg shah design krtschil structural itke from:petraheim construction timber menges orozco bechert connections]

Lotte Aldinger, Simon Bechert, Dylan Wood, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Design and Structural Modelling of Surface-Active Timber Structures Made from Curved CLT - Urbach Tower, Remstal Gartenschau 2019. In Christoph Gengnagel, Olivier Baverel, Jane Burry, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, and Stefan Weinzierl (Eds.), Impact: Design With All Senses, (30):419--432, Springer Nature, Cham, 2019. [PUMA: gartenschau curved aldinger knippers clt remstal 2019 itke from:petraheim structures timber urbach wood menges bechert]

Luis Orozco, Anna Krtschil, Hans Jakob Wagner, Simon Bechert, Felix Amtsberg, Lior Skoury, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Design Methods for Variable Density, Multi-Directional Composite Timber Slab Systems for Multi-Storey. In V Stojakovic, and B Tepavcevic (Eds.), Proceedings of the 39th eCAADe Conference, (1):303--312, Cumincad, Novi Sad, 2021. [PUMA: 2021 agent-based amtsberg architecture bechert composite computational density design itke knippers krtschil menges methods modelling multi-directional multi-storey orozco skoury slab systems timber variable wagner] URL

Luis Orozco, Anna Krtschil, Hans Jakob Wagner, Simon Bechert, Felix Amtsberg, Lior Skoury, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Design Methods for Variable Density, Multi-Directional Composite Timber Slab Systems for Multi-Storey. In V Stojakovic, and B Tepavcevic (Eds.), Proceedings of the 39th eCAADe Conference, (1):303--312, Cumincad, Novi Sad, 2021. [PUMA: knippers 2021 density amtsberg modelling krtschil itke from:petraheim menges variable multi-storey methods wagner slab agent-based skoury systems design composite multi-directional timber computational orozco architecture bechert] URL

Simon Bechert, Lotte Aldinger, Dylan Wood, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Urbach Tower: Integrative structural design of a lightweight structure made of self-shaped curved cross-laminated timber. Structures, (33):3667--3681, ELSEVIER SCI LTD, October 2021. [PUMA: 2021 CLT Timber aldinger architecture bechert computational connection cross-laminated crossing-screw curved design digital engineering fabrication folded integrative itke knippers lightweight menges self-shaping shell structure surface-active tower urbach wood]

Simon Bechert, Lotte Aldinger, Dylan Wood, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Urbach Tower: Integrative structural design of a lightweight structure made of self-shaped curved cross-laminated timber. Structures, (33):3667--3681, ELSEVIER SCI LTD, October 2021. [PUMA: surface-active knippers engineering shell 2021 digital structure itke from:petraheim fabrication menges cross-laminated curved folded Timber aldinger crossing-screw CLT lightweight integrative self-shaping design connection urbach wood computational architecture bechert tower]

Jorge Christie, Jonathan James Solly, Simon Bechert, and Jan Knippers. Bending-driven Dynamic Corrugation for a Funnel Shell Design. In C. Lázaro, K.-U. Bletzinger, and E. Oñate (Eds.), Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2019 – Structural Membranes 2019, 2627–2634, Barcelona, Spain, 2019. [PUMA: 2019 bechert bending-driven christie corrugation design dynamic funnel itke knippers shell solly]

Jorge Christie, Jonathan James Solly, Simon Bechert, and Jan Knippers. Bending-driven Dynamic Corrugation for a Funnel Shell Design. In C. Lázaro, K.-U. Bletzinger, and E. Oñate (Eds.), Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2019 – Structural Membranes 2019, 2627–2634, Barcelona, Spain, 2019. [PUMA: corrugation funnel knippers shell 2019 design solly itke from:petraheim christie dynamic bechert bending-driven]

Simon Bechert, Daniel Sonntag, Lotte Aldinger, and Jan Knippers. Statische Modellierung und Berechnung von Segmentschalen aus Holz. In Bastian Oesterle, Manfred Bischoff, and malte Von Scheven (Eds.), Baustatik - Baupraxis 14, (14):407 - 414, 2020. [PUMA: 2020 aldinger architektur bechert berechnung holz holzbau itke knippers landesgartenschau modellierung segmentschalen sonntag statische turm urbach]

Simon Bechert, Daniel Sonntag, Lotte Aldinger, and Jan Knippers. Statische Modellierung und Berechnung von Segmentschalen aus Holz. In Bastian Oesterle, Manfred Bischoff, and malte Von Scheven (Eds.), Baustatik - Baupraxis 14, (14):407 - 414, 2020. [PUMA: segmentschalen holz sonntag architektur aldinger knippers 2020 turm berechnung landesgartenschau statische modellierung itke from:petraheim urbach holzbau bechert]

Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Wahrzeichen aus selbstgeformtem Holz. Dach + Holzbau - das Profimagazin für Dachdecker und Zimmerer, 34 - 39, Bauverlag, Gütersloh, May 2020. [PUMA: holz urbachturm architektur aldinger knippers wahrzeichen 2020 turm itke selbstgeformt from:petraheim urbach wood holzbau menges bechert]

Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Wahrzeichen aus selbstgeformtem Holz. Dach + Holzbau - das Profimagazin für Dachdecker und Zimmerer, 34 - 39, Bauverlag, Gütersloh, May 2020. [PUMA: 2020 aldinger architektur bechert holz holzbau itke knippers menges selbstgeformt turm urbach urbachturm wahrzeichen wood]

Dylan Wood, Philippe Grönquist, Simon Bechert, Lotte Aldinger, David Riggenbach, Katharina Lehmann, Markus Rüggeberg, Ingo Burgert, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. From Machine Control to Material Programming Self-Shaping Wood Manufacturing of a High Performance Curved CLT Structure - Urbach Tower. Making Resilent Architecture - FABRICATE 2020, (4)April 2020. [PUMA: 2020 aldinger bechert burgert clt curved gartenschau itke knippers lehmann manufacturing menges remstal riggenbach ruggeberg self-shaping structure timber tower urbach wood]

Dylan Wood, Philippe Grönquist, Simon Bechert, Lotte Aldinger, David Riggenbach, Katharina Lehmann, Markus Rüggeberg, Ingo Burgert, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. From Machine Control to Material Programming Self-Shaping Wood Manufacturing of a High Performance Curved CLT Structure - Urbach Tower. Making Resilent Architecture - FABRICATE 2020, (4)April 2020. [PUMA: 2020 aldinger bechert burgert clt curved from:petraheim gartenschau itke knippers lehmann manufacturing menges remstal riggenbach ruggeberg self-shaping structure timber tower urbach wood]

Lotte Aldinger, Simon Bechert, Dylan Wood, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Design and Structural Modelling of Surface-Active Timber Structures Made from Curved CLT - Urbach Tower, Remstal Gartenschau 2019. In Christoph Gengnagel, Olivier Baverel, Jane Burry, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, and Stefan Weinzierl (Eds.), Impact: Design With All Senses, (30):419--432, Springer Nature, Cham, 2019. [PUMA: gartenschau curved aldinger knippers clt remstal 2019 itke from:petraheim structures timber urbach wood menges bechert]

Daniel Sonntag, Simon Bechert, and Jan Knippers. Biomimetic timber shells made of bending-active segments. International Journal of Space Structures, (Vol. 32)(3-4):149 – 159, 2017. [PUMA: 2017 bechert bending-active biomimetic finger from:petraheim itke joint knippers robotic segments shell sonntag timber]

Simon Bechert, Jan Knippers, Oliver D. Krieg, Achim Menges, Tobias Schwinn, and Daniel Sonntag. Textile Fabrication Techniques for Timber Shells: Elastic Bending of Custom-Laminated Veneer for Segmented Shell. In S. Adriaenssens, F. Gramazio, M. Kohler, Achim Menges, and M Pauly (Eds.), Advances in Architectural Geometry 2016, 164 – 169, Zurich, Switzerland, 2016. [PUMA: 2016 bechert bending custom-laminated elastic fabrication from:petraheim itke knippers krieg menges schwinn segmental shell sonntag technique textile timber veneer]

Simon Bechert, Abel Groenewolt, Oliver D. Krieg, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Structural Performance of Construction Systems for Segmented Timber Shell Structures. Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2018 Creativity in Structural Design, Boston, USA, 16-19 July 2018. [PUMA: segmented knippers shell performance groenewolt structure system 2018 structural itke from:petraheim construction krieg timber menges architecture bechert]

Dominga Garufi, Hans Jakob Wagner, Tobias Schwinn, Dylan Wood, Simon Bechert, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Fibrous Joints for Lightweight Segmented Timber Shells. RCA Conference 2018, Kaiserslautern, Germany, September 2018. [PUMA: joint schwinn wagner segmented knippers shell lightweight garufi 2018 itke from:petraheim timber fibrous wood menges architecture bechert]

Oliver D. Krieg, Simon Bechert, Abel Groenewolt, Raphael Horn, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Affordances of Complexity: Evaluation of a Robotic Production Process for Segmented Timber Shell Structures. WCTE, Proceedings of the 2018 World Conference on Timber Engineering, 1 - 8, Seoul, Korea, August 2018. [PUMA: process production compleity segmented knippers robotic shell groenewolt structure horn 2018 affordance itke from:petraheim evaluation krieg timber menges bechert]

Oliver D. Krieg, Simon Bechert, Abel Groenewolt, Raphael Horn, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Affordances of Complexity: Evaluation of a Robotic Production Process for Segmented Timber Shell Structures. WCTE, Proceedings of the 2018 World Conference on Timber Engineering, 1 - 8, Seoul, Korea, August 2018. [PUMA: 2018 affordance bechert compleity evaluation groenewolt horn itke knippers krieg menges process production robotic segmented shell structure timber]

Dominga Garufi, Hans Jakob Wagner, Tobias Schwinn, Dylan Wood, Simon Bechert, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Fibrous Joints for Lightweight Segmented Timber Shells. RCA Conference 2018, Kaiserslautern, Germany, September 2018. [PUMA: 2018 architecture bechert fibrous garufi itke joint knippers lightweight menges schwinn segmented shell timber wagner wood]

Simon Bechert, Abel Groenewolt, Oliver D. Krieg, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Structural Performance of Construction Systems for Segmented Timber Shell Structures. Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2018 Creativity in Structural Design, Boston, USA, 16-19 July 2018. [PUMA: 2018 architecture bechert construction groenewolt itke knippers krieg menges performance segmented shell structural structure system timber]

Simon Bechert, Jan Knippers, Oliver D. Krieg, Achim Menges, Tobias Schwinn, and Daniel Sonntag. Textile Fabrication Techniques for Timber Shells: Elastic Bending of Custom-Laminated Veneer for Segmented Shell. In S. Adriaenssens, F. Gramazio, M. Kohler, Achim Menges, and M Pauly (Eds.), Advances in Architectural Geometry 2016, 164 – 169, Zurich, Switzerland, 2016. [PUMA: 2016 bechert bending custom-laminated elastic fabrication itke knippers krieg menges schwinn segmental shell sonntag technique textile timber veneer]

Daniel Sonntag, Simon Bechert, and Jan Knippers. Biomimetic timber shells made of bending-active segments. International Journal of Space Structures, (Vol. 32)(3-4):149 – 159, 2017. [PUMA: 2017 bechert bending-active biomimetic finger itke joint knippers robotic segments shell sonntag timber]

Lotte Aldinger, Simon Bechert, Dylan Wood, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Design and Structural Modelling of Surface-Active Timber Structures Made from Curved CLT - Urbach Tower, Remstal Gartenschau 2019. In Christoph Gengnagel, Olivier Baverel, Jane Burry, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, and Stefan Weinzierl (Eds.), Impact: Design With All Senses, (30):419--432, Springer Nature, Cham, 2019. [PUMA: 2019 aldinger bechert clt curved gartenschau itke knippers menges remstal structures timber urbach wood]