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]