Publications

Simon Bechert, Christoph Schlopschnat, Monika Göbel, Simon Aicher, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. livMatS biomimetic shell: Structural advancements of segmented timber shells towards permanent building constructions. Structures, (79):109524, Elsevier, September 2025. [PUMA: Robotic Optimisation shells göbel Structural knippers engineering Plate structure system itke fabrication menges aicher Lightweight Modular schlopschnat Form-finding design Integrative 2025 Segmented timber Computational bechert]

Martin Alvarez, Hans Jakob Wagner, Abel Groenewolt, Oliver David Krieg, Daniel Sonntag, Simon Bechert, Lotte Aldinger, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. The BUGA Wood Pavilion - Integrative interdisciplinary advancements of digital timber architecture. Ubiquity and Autonomy - 39th ACADIA Conference 2019, 490--499, Austin, USA, 2019. [PUMA: groenevolt alvarez Wood sonntag wagner aldinger heilbronn knippers Pavilion digital integrative interdisciplinary 2019 advancements BUGA itke krieg timber menges architecture bechert]

Daniel Sonntag, Lotte Aldinger, Simon Bechert, Martin Alvarez, Abel Groenewolt, Oliver-David Krieg, Hans Jakob Wagner, Jan Knippers, and 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]

Roberta Di Bari, Anja Patricia Regina Lauer, Christoph Schlopschnat, Simon Treml, Nils Opgenorth, Lior Skoury, Tim Stark, Simon Bechert, Monika Göbel, Hans Jakob Wagner, Dylan Wood, Philip Leistner, Jan Knippers, Achim Menges, Oliver Sawodny, and Thomas Wortmann. Computational design and robotic fabrication for high environmental quality timber constructions: the livMatS Biomimetic Shell case study. DaRUS, 2024. [PUMA: environmental göbel 2024 knippers quality wortmann the itke Biomimetic fabrication constructions sawodny menges case study leistner wagner opgenorth robotic Shell schlopschnat skoury bairi stark lauer design livMatS timber wood Computational treml bechert] URL

Anand Shah, Ekin Sila Sahin, Anastasia Malafey, Simon Bechert, Mathias Maierhofer, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Assembly-Oriented Design Methodology for Segmented Timber Shells. In Su-duo Xue, Jin-zhi Wu, and Guo-jun Sun (Eds.), Innovation, Sustainability, Legacy: Proceedings of the IASS 2022 Symposium affiliated with APCS 2022 conference, 1526-1537, September 2022. [PUMA: shells segmented knippers 2022 shah maierhofer design itke assembly-oriented timber malafey sahin menges bechert methodology]

Lasath Siriwardena, Tim Stark, Simon Lut, Hans Jakob Wagner, Mathias Maierhofer, Simon Bechert, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Joint Effort - A Material-Robot System for Fibrous Joints of Lightweight Timber Construction. In Michael Wessely, Valkyrie Savage, Piotr Didyk, and Jonas Martinez (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th ACM Symposium on Computational Fabrication, 5, 1-20, Association for Computing Machinery, Jul 7, 2024. [PUMA: joint wagner meierhofer joints 2024 material-robot knippers lut lightweight effort stark itke construction timber fibrous menges bechert siriwardena] URL

Simon Bechert, Simon Aicher, Lyudmila Gorokhova, Laura Balangé, Monika Göbel, Volker Schwieger, Achim Menges, and 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

Anna Krtschil. Integrative Structural Design for a Multi-Storey Timber Building System. Forschungsberichte aus dem Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und konstruktives Entwerfen, Universität Stuttgart, 50:73, Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, Universität Stuttgart, May 2024. [PUMA: multi-storey 2024 building engineering integrative system design krtschil structural itke timber holzbau]

Tzu-Ying Chen, Simon Treml, Lior Skoury, J.orge Andres Christie Remy-Maillet, Hans Jakob Wagner, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Controlled Anisotropy: A Design-to-Assembly Method for Resource-Efficient Timber Structures with Fibrous Joints. Proceedings of ACADIA 2024: Designing Change, November 2024. [PUMA: chen anisotropy method wagner joints 2024 knippers engineering structure skoury itke ressource-efficient christie timber fibrous wood menges treml architecture]

Pelin Asa, Christelle El Feghali, Christian Steixner, Yasaman Tahouni, Hans Jakob Wagner, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Embraced Wood: Circular construction method for composite long-span beams from unprocessed reclaimed timber, fibers and clay. Construction and building materials, (416):135096, Elsevier, February 2024. [PUMA: wagner 2024 knippers circular feghali clay asa fires steixner itke beams long-span timber wood menges tahouni]

Theresa Müller, Anna Krtschil, Michael Mahler, Jan Knippers, and Philipp Leistner. Structural and acoustic behavior of a timber slab with wooden tuned mass dampers. Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control, Sage, October 2024. [PUMA: mass leistner 2024 acoustic knippers müller engineering TMD dampers mahler slab tuned krtschil structural itke wooden timber behaviour]

Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Biobasierte Materialien, bioinspirierte Strukturen. Bio-based Materials, Bio-inspired Structures. Detail, 14 -17, 7/8 2024. [PUMA: holz 2024 turm self-shaping wangen landesgartenschau pavillon itke lgs timber hybrid-flachs]

Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Biobasierte Materialien, bioinspirierte Strukturen;.Bio-based Materials, Bio-inspired Structures. Detail, 14 -17, 7/8 2024. [PUMA: holz 2024 turm self-shaping wangen landesgartenschau pavillon itke lgs timber hybrid-flachs]

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]

Gabriel Rihaczek, Maximilian Klammer, Okan Basnak, Axel Köerner, Riccardo La Magna, and Jan Knippers. Timbr Foldr – A Design Framework and Material System for Closed Cross - Section Curved Folded Structures. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, (63)4:272 - 288, International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), Alfonso XII, 3; 28014 Madrid, Spain, December 2022. [PUMA: Structures Structural magna knippers 2022 Transformable framework Spatial itke material from:petraheim klammer Bending-Active rihaczek Aided Free-Form curved basnak Retractable körner Digital Deployable Timber Optimization origami Design Additive Manufacturing Computer]

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]

Luis Orozco, Anna Krtschil, Lior Skoury, jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Arrangement of reinforcement in variable density timber slab systems for multi-story construction. International Journal of Architectural Computing, 2022. [PUMA: modeling multi-storey knippers 2022 analysis slab agent-based integrative skoury design krtschil structural itke from:petraheim construction reinforcement timber menges orozco]

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: 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