Publications

Simon Bechert. Structural Development of Semented Timber Shell Systems. Forschungsberichte aus dem Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, Universität Stuttgart, (51):349, Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Dezember 2025. [PUMA: segmented develpment engineering shell system structural itke 2025 timber bechert]

Daniel Sonntag, Lotte Aldinger, Simon Bechert, Martin Alvarez, Abel Groenewolt, Oliver-David Krieg, Hans Jakob Wagner, Jan Knippers, und Achim Menges. Lightweight segmented timber shell for the Bundesgartenschau 2019 in Heilbronn. Form and Force: Proceedings of the International Association for Spactial Structures Annual Symposia 2019 Barcelona, October:1--8, 2019. [PUMA: groenevolt alvarez sonntag wagner Lightweight aldinger segmented Bundesgartenschau knippers engineering shell 2019 BUGA Heilbronn itke krieg timber menges bechert]

Simon Bechert, Simon Aicher, Lyudmila Gorokhova, Laura Balangé, Monika Göbel, Volker Schwieger, Achim Menges, und Jan Knippers. Segmented Timber Shells for Circular Construction: Relocation, Structural Assessment, and Robotic Fabrication of a Modular, Lightweight Timber Structure. Buildings, (15)112025. [PUMA: modular relocation göbel gorokhova segmented knippers engineering shell circular structure itke fabrication menges aicher robotic lightweight assessment balangé structural 2025 construction schwieger timber bechert] URL

Simon Bechert, Daniel Sonntag, Lotte Aldinger, und 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]

Simon Bechert, Lotte Aldinger, Dylan Wood, Jan Knippers, und 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, Oktober 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]

Thiemo Fildhuth, S. Lippert, und J Knippers. Design and Joint Pattern Optimisation of Glass Shells. In International Association for Shell, und Spatial Structures (Hrsg.), IASS-ACPS Conference Proceedings, 165 pp, Seoul, Korea, 21-24 May 2012. [PUMA: joint glass lippert 2012 knippers engineering shell design itke optimisation from:petraheim pattern fildhuth architecture]

Jian-Min Li, und Jan Knippers. Pattern and form - their influence on segmental plate shells. Proceedings of the IASS Symposium 2015, 2015. [PUMA: segmental knippers plate engineering shell influence form itke from:petraheim 2015 pattern li]

Kyung-Ju Hwang, Jan Knippers, und Sun-Woo Park. Influence of various types of node connectors on the buckling loads of grid shells. Evolution and Trends in Design, Analysis and Construction of Shell ans Spatial Structures, IASS Symposium, 426 – 427, Valencia, Spain, 28. Sept.r – 2. Oct. 2009. [PUMA: 2009 buckling connection connector engineering from:petraheim grid hwang influence itke knippers load node park shell types various]

Thiemo Fildhuth, und Jan Knippers. Double Curved Glass Shells from Cold Bent Glass Laminates. Glass Processing Days 2011, Conference Proceedings, 316 - 321, Tampere, Finland, 2011. [PUMA: curved laminate glass bent double knippers 2011 engineering shell cold itke from:petraheim fildhuth architecture]

Jan Knippers, und Thorsten Helbig. The Frankfurt Zeil Grid Shell. Evolution and Trends in Design, Analysis and Construction of Shell ans Spatial Structures, IASS Symposium, 328 – 329, Valencia, Spain, 28. Sept. – 2. Oct. 2009. [PUMA: 2009 architecture dach engineering frankfurt from:petraheim glas glasdach grid helbig itke knippers shell zeil]

Jian-Min Li, und Jan Knippers. Form-finding of grid shells with continuous elastic rods. Proceedings of the International Symposium of the IABSE-IASS Symposium, London, UK, 2011. [PUMA: grid itke from:petraheim continuous rod elastic 2011 engineering shell form-finding]

Thiemo Fildhuth, S. Lippert, und J Knippers. Design and Joint Pattern Optimisation of Glass Shells. IASS-ACPS Conference Proceedings, 165 pp, Seoul, Korea, 21-24 May 2012. [PUMA: 2012 architecture design engineering fildhuth from:petraheim glass itke joint knippers lippert optimisation pattern shell]

Thiemo Fildhuth, S. Lippert, und Jan Knippers. Layout Strategies and Optimisation of Joint Patterns in Full Glass Shells. In Bos, Louter, Nijsse, und Veer (Hrsg.), Challenging Glass 3 Conference Proceedings, 845, Delft, 2012. [PUMA: joint strategies glass lippert 2012 knippers engineering shell layout itke optimisation from:petraheim pattern fildhuth architecture full]

Frédéric Waimer, Riccardo La magna, und jan Knippers. Nature-inspired structural optimization of freeform shells. ICSA 2013- Structures and Architecture, Guimaraes, Portugal, 24-26 July 2013. [PUMA: waimer 2013 magna knippers engineering shell nature-inspired optimization structural itke optimisation from:petraheim freeform architecture]

Thiemo Fildhuth, und Jan Knippers. Considerations Using Heat Bent or Cold Bent, Curved Glass Elements for Assembling Full Glass Shells. In J. Schneider, und Bernhard Weller (Hrsg.), Engineered Transparency Conference Proceedings, 135, Düsseldorf, 2012. [PUMA: curved architecure glass using bent assembling 2012 knippers engineering shell cold considerations itke from:petraheim element fildhuth full heat]

Kyung-Ju Hwang. Advanced Investigations of Grid Spatial Structures. In Jan Knippers (Hrsg.), Forschungsberichte aus dem Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, (31)Stuttgart: Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, ITKE, Stuttgart, Germany, 2010. [PUMA: 2010 advanced diss dissertation engineering forschungsbericht from:petraheim grid hwang investigation itke shell spatial structure]

Li. Jian-Min. Timber Shell Structures: Form-finding and Structural Analysis of Actively Bent Grid Shells and Segmental Plate Shells. In Jan Knippers (Hrsg.), Forschungsberichte aus dem Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, (42)Stuttgart: Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, ITKE, Stuttgart, Germany, 2017. [PUMA: 2017 acttively analysis bent diss dissertation engineering form-finding forschungsbericht from:petraheim grid itke li plate segmental shell structural structure timber]

Milos Dimcic. Structural Optimization of Grid Shells based on Genetic Algorithms. In Jan Knippers (Hrsg.), Forschungsberichte aus dem Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, (32)Stuttgart: Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, ITKE, Stuttgart, Germany, 2012. [PUMA: 2012 algorithm architecture based dimcic diss dissertation engineering forschungsbericht from:petraheim genetic grid itke optimisation optimization shell structural]