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]

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]

Seiichi Suzuki Erazo, Evy Laura Maurice Slabbinck, and Jan Knippers. A comparative overview of generative approaches for computational form-finding of bending-active tensile structures. Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2017, Hamburg, Germany, 25-28 Sept. 2017. [PUMA: overview approach bending-active knippers erazo structure 2017 itke from:petraheim comarative tensile computational form-finding suzuki architecture slabbinck generative]

Seiichi Suzuki, and Jan Knippers. ElasticSpace: A computational framework for interactive form-finding of textile hybrid structures through evolving topology networks. International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems, Vol. 32, 11/2017, (Vol 32)1November 2017. [PUMA: 2017 computational elastic evolving form-finding framework from:petraheim hybrid interactive itke knippers network peer-reviewed space structure suzuki textile topology]

Seiichi Suzuki Erazo, Evy L. M. Slabbinck, and Jan Knippers. A comparative overview of generative approaches for computational form-finding of bending-active tensile structures. Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2017, Hamburg, Germany, 25-28 Sept. 2017. [PUMA: 2017 approach architecture bending-active comarative computational erazo form-finding from:petraheim generative itke knippers overview slabbinck structure suzuki tensile]