Publications

Simon Schleicher, Julian Lienhard, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, and Jan Knippers. A methodology for transferring principles of plant movements to elastic systems in architecture. COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN, (60)Issue C:105-117, March 2015. [PUMA: biomimetic speck knippers poppinga movements peer-reviewed transferring system itke lienhard 2015 schleicher plant elastic principles architecture methodology] URL

Julian Lienhard, Simon Schleicher, Jan Knippers, Thomas Speck, and Simon Poppinga. Abstraction of bio-inspired curved-line folding patterns for elastic foils and membranes in architecture. In C. A. Brebbia (Eds.), Design and Nature V, (Vol. 138):479 – 489, WIT Press, Southampton, 2010. [PUMA: membrane abstraction biomimetic folding speck curved-line knippers 2010 poppinga itke lienhard schleicher pattern elastic foil architecture bio-inspired]

Baubionik – Biologie beflügelt Architektur. In Jan Knippers, Ulrich Schmid, and Thomas Speck (Eds.), Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie C, Wissen für alle, (82)Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, 2017. [PUMA: biomimetic architektur natur ausstellung speck naturkunde knippers stuttgart schmid bionik 2017 itke]

Tobias B. Grun, Malte von Scheven, Florian Geiger, Tobias Schwinn, Daniel Sonntag, Manfred Bischoff, Jan Knippers, Achim Menges, and James H. Nebelsick. Bauprinzipien und Strukturdesign von Seeigeln – Vorbilder für bioinspirierte Konstruktionen. In Jan Knippers, Ulrich Schmid, and Thomas Speck (Eds.), Baubionik - Biologie beflügelt Architektur, 82--93, Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2017. [PUMA: biomimetic schwinn sonntag architektur ausstellung naturkunde knippers geiger bauprinzip bionik grun 2017 scheven itke menges stuttgart nebelsick schmid seeigel konstruktion strukturdesign bischoff]

Anja Mader, Larissa Born, Axel Körner, Gundula Schieber, Pierre-Alexandre Masset, Markus Milwich, Götz T. Gresser, and Jan Knippers. Bio-inspired integrated pneumatic actuation for compliant fiber-reinforced plastics. Composite Structures, 111558October 2019. [PUMA: biomimetic körner schieber born gresser knippers plastic integrated masset fiber-reinforced mader 2019 itke pneumatic compliant actuation milwich architecture bio-inspired] URL

Axel Körner, Anja Mader, Saman Saffarian, and Jan Knippers. Bio-Inspired Kinetic Curved-Line Folding for Architectural Applications. Acadia 2016 Posthuman Frontiers: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines, 270-279, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, September 2016. [PUMA: biomimetic körner folding curved-line knippers application saffarian mader 2016 itke architectural kinetic bio-inspired]

Jan Knippers, Florian Scheible, Matthias Oppe, and Hauke Jungjohann. Bio-inspired Kinetic GFRP-façade for the Thematic Pavilion of the EXPO 2012 in Yeosu. In IASS (Eds.), Proceedings of the IASS-APCS-Symposium, Seoul, Korea, 21-24 May 2012. [PUMA: jungjohann oppe biomimetic 2012 knippers pavilion facade gfrp korea itke scheible yeosu kinetic expo architecture bio-inspired thematic]

Julian Lienhard, Simon Schleicher, and Jan Knippers. Bio-inspired, Flexible Structures and Materials. In Fernando Pacheco Torgal, J. A. Labrincha, M. V. Diamanti, C.-P. Yu, and H. K. Lee (Eds.), Biotechnologies and Biomimetics for Civil Engineering, 275 – 296, Springer International Publishing, Cham, Heidelberg, 2014. [PUMA: biomimetic knippers engineering structure bionik flexible lienhard material 2015 schleicher architecture bio-inspired]

Julian Lienhard, Simon Schleicher, Jan Knippers, Thomas Speck, Tom Masselter, and Simon Poppinga. Biomimetic deployable systems in architecture. In L. Chwee Teck (Eds.), IFMBE Proceedings, 6th World Congress on Biomechanics, (Vol. 31):40 – 43, 2010. [PUMA: biomimetic masselter speck knippers 2010 poppinga system itke lienhard schleicher deploayble architecture]

Oliver David Krieg, Tobias Schwinn, Achim Menges, Jian-Min Li, Jan Knippers, A. Schmitt, and V. Schwieger. Biomimetic Lightweight Timber Plate Shells: Computational Integration of Robotic Fabrication, Architectural Geometry and Structural Design.. In Philippe Block, Jan Knippers, Niloy J. Mitra, and Wenping Wang (Eds.), Advances in Architectural Geometry 2014, 109 – 126, Springer International Publishing, Cham, Heidelberg, New York, 2015. [PUMA: biomimetic schwinn knippers robotic shell design itke 2015 structures fabrication geometry plat schwieger timber krieg schmitt li menges architecture]

Jan Knippers. Biomimetic Strategies for an Elastic Architecture. In SOMA (Eds.), SOMA: Theme Pavilion Expo Yeosu One Ocean, 80 – 89, Residenz, Wien, Salzburg, 2012. [PUMA: biomimetic 2012 knippers facade bionik itke elastic yeosu expo architecture]

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: joint finger bending-active biomimetic sonntag knippers robotic shell segments 2017 itke timber bechert]

Biomimetics for architecture: learning from nature. In Jan Knippers, Ulrich Schmid, and Thomas Speck (Eds.), Birkhäuser, Basel, 2019. [PUMA: 2019 nature biomimetic itke speck knippers biomimetics schmid architecture]

Bionisch bauen: von der Natur lernen. In Jan Knippers, Ulrich Schmid, and Thomas Speck (Eds.), Birkhäuser, Basel, 2019. [PUMA: bionik 2019 biomimetic itke architektur speck knippers stuttgart schmid]

Larissa Born, Florian A. Jonas, Katharina Bunk, Tom Masselter, Thomas Speck, Jan Knippers, and Götz T. Gresser. Branched Structures in Plants and Architecture. Biomimetic Research for Architecture and Building Construction, (8):195 -215, Springer, Cham, 2016. [PUMA: bunk biomimetic masselter born speck gresser knippers structure bionik jonas 2016 itke plant architecture]

Simon Poppinga, Axel Körner, Renate Sachse, Larissa Born, Anna Westermeier, Linnea Hesse, Jan Knippers, Manfred Bischoff, Götz T. Gresser, and Thomas Speck. Compliant Mechanisms in Plants and Architecture. Biomimetic Research for Architecture and Building Construction.. Biomimetic Research for Architecture and Building Construction, (8):169 -193, Springer, Cham, 2016. [PUMA: biomimetic körner born sachse speck gresser knippers poppinga hesse bionik 2016 itke compliant construction westermeier architecture bischoff]

Julian Lienhard, and Jan Knippers. Considerations on the Scaling of Bending-Active Structures. International Journal of Space Structures, (Vol. 28)Number 3 & 42013. [PUMA: bending-active scaling biomimetic 2013 knippers considerations peer-reviewed structure itke lienhard architecture]

Simon Schleicher, Julian Lienhard, Thomas Speck, Jan Knippers, and Simon Poppinga. Deployable technical structures on the basis of biomimetic principles. In Stefanie E. Tschegg, and Robin Seidel (Eds.), Principles and Development of Bio-inspired Materials, Proceedings of the COST Strategic Workshop, Vienna, Austria, 13-15 April 2010. [PUMA: biomimetic technical speck knippers 2010 poppinga basis structure deployable itke lienhard schleicher principles architecture]

Jan Knippers, and Thomas Speck. Design and construction principles in nature and architecture. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, (Vol. 7)1March 2012. [PUMA: nature biomimetic speck 2012 knippers peer-reviewed design itke construction architecture]

Julian Lienhard, and Jan Knippers. elastic architecture. Conference Proceedings of the International BIONA-Symposium: Biomimetics in Architecture: Evolutionary constructions and design, 15, November 2009. [PUMA: 2009 biomimetic itke lienhard biokon knippers elastic architecture]

Julian Lienhard, Simon Schleicher, Jan Knippers, Thomas Speck, and Simon Poppinga. Elastic architecture: nature inspired pliable structures. In C. A. Brebbia (Eds.), Design and Nature V, (Vol. 138):469 – 477, WIT Press, Southampton, 2010. [PUMA: nature biomimetic speck inspired knippers 2010 poppinga structure itke lienhard schleicher elastic pliable architecture]

Larissa Born, Axel Körner, Gundula Schieber, A.S. Westermeier, Simon Poppinga, R. Sachse, P. Bergmann, Oliver Betz, Manfred Bischoff, Thomas Speck, Jan Knippers, Markus Milwich, Götz T. Gresser, and A. Herrmann. Fiber-reinforced plastics with locally adapted stiffness for bio-inspired hingeless, deployable architectural systems. (742):689-696, 2017. [PUMA: bergmann biomimetic betz born knippers adapted poppinga stiffness system 2017 itke architectural westermeier bio-inspired herrmann körner schieber sachse speck gresser plastic fiber-reinforced deployable hingeless milwich locally bischoff]

Julian Lienhard, Simon Schleicher, Simon Poppinga, Tom Masselter, Markus Milwich, Thomas Speck, and Jan Knippers. Flectofin: a hingeless flapping mechanism inspired by nature. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, (Vol. 6)2011. [PUMA: nature biomimetic masselter speck knippers 2011 poppinga peer-reviewed flectofin itke lienhard schleicher hingeless sunshade flapping milwich mechanism architecture]

Axel Körner, Larissa Born, Anja Mader, Renate Sachse, Saman Saffarian, Anna S. Westermeier, Simon Poppinga, Manfred Bischoff, Götz T. Gresser, Markus Milwich, Thomas Speck, and Jan Knippers. Flectofold - A biomimetic compliant shading device for complex free form facades. Smart Materials and Structures, (27)0170012017. [PUMA: flectofold biomimetic born knippers poppinga form 2017 itke compliant westermeier device shading körner sachse speck complex gresser facade saffarian mader milwich free bischoff] URL

Julian Lienhard, Simon Schleicher, Jan Knippers, Thomas Speck, and Simon Poppinga. Form-finding of Nature Inspires Kinematics for Pliable Structures.. In Q Zhang (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium of the International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), Spatial Structures Temporary and Permanent, Shanghai, China, 2010. [PUMA: nature biomimetic speck knippers kinematics 2010 poppinga structure itke lienhard schleicher inspires form-finding pliable architecture]

Jan Knippers, Achim Menges, Markus Gabler, Riccardo La Magna, Frédéric Waimer, Steffen Reichert, and Tobias Schwinn. From Nature to Fabrication: Biomimetic Design Principles for the Production of Complex Spatial Structures. In L. Hesselgren, S. Sharma, J. Wallner, N. Baldassini, P. Bompas, and J. Raynaud (Eds.), Advances in Architectural Geometry 2012, 107--122, Springer, Wien New York, 2012. [PUMA: waimer nature biomimetic schwinn magna 2012 knippers bionik itke structures gabler fabrication eichert spatial menges architecture]

Riccardo La Magna, Markus Gabler, Frédéric Waimer, Achim Menges, Steffen Reichert, Tobias Schwinn, and Jan Knippers. From Nature to Fabrication: Biomimetic Design Principles for the Production of Complex Spatial Structures. International Journal of Space Structures, (Vol. 28)No. 1:27 – 39, 2013. [PUMA: waimer nature production biomimetic schwinn reichert magna 2013 complex knippers robotic structure design itke gabler fabrication principles spatial menges architecture]

Jan Knippers, Achim Menges, Markus Gabler, Riccardo La Magna, Fédéric Waimer, Steffen Reichert, and Tobias Schwinn. From Nature to Fabrication: Biomimetic Design Principles for the Production of Complex Spatial Structures. In Hesselgren, Sharma, Wallner, and Baldassini (Eds.), Advances in Architectural Geometry 2012, 107 – 122, Springer, Wien, New York, 2012. [PUMA: waimer nature biomimetic schwinn reichert magna 2012 knippers bionik design itke structures gabler fabrication spatial menges architecture]

G. Schieber, L. Born, P. Bergmann, A. Körner, A. Mader, S. Saffarian, O. Betz, M. Milwich, G.T. Gresser, and J. Knippers. Hindwings of insects as concept generator for hingeless foldable shading systems. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, (13)1IOP Publishing Ltd, December 2018. [PUMA: shading bergmann biomimetic körner schieber betz born concept generator hindwings gresser knippers insects saffarian mader system 2018 itke hingeless milwich foldable]

Katharina Bunk, J. M. Seitz, Florian Jonas, Jan Knippers, Thomas Speck, and Tom Masselter. How can branched building structures be optimized via analyzing plant branchings? Functional morphology, biomechanics and Finite Element (FE) simulation of Araliaceae ramifications. In Kesel, and Zehren (Eds.), Bionik: Patente aus der Natur. Tagungsbeiträge 8. Bionik-Kongress Bremen, 40-48, Bremen, Germany, 2017. [PUMA: bunk ramfication morphology biomimetic finite knippers structure branching 2017 itke plant branched fe functional masselter speck optimized simulation building biomechanics analyzing element seitzjonas Araliaceae]

Moritz Dörstelmann, Jan Knippers, Achim Menges, Stefana Parascho, Marshall Prado, and Tobias Schwinn. ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion 2013: Modular Coreless Filament Winding Based on Beetle Elytra. AD Architectural Design, 237:54 – 59, Wiley, London, September 2015. [PUMA: based modular dörstelmann parascho biomimetic schwinn coreless knippers pavilion filament research beetle elytra itke 2015 prado winding icd/itke menges architecture]

Moritz Dörstelmann, Jan Knippers, Valentin Koslowski, Achim Menges, Marshall Prado, Gundula Schieber, and Lauren Vasey. ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion 2014: Fibre Placement on a Pneumatic Body Based on a Water Spider Web. AD Architectural Design, 237:60 – 65, Wiley, London, September 2015. [PUMA: based dörstelmann biomimetic knippers pavilion water itke 2015 prado vasey icd/itke placement spider menges fibre koslowski schieber body research web pneumatic architecture]

Manfred Bischoff, R. Sachse, Axel Körner, A.S. Westermeier, Larissa Born, Simon Poppinga, GötzT. Gresser, Thomas Speck, and Jan Knippers. Modeling and analysis of the trapping mechanism of Aldrovanda vesiculosa as biomimetic inspiration for façade elements. IASS Annual Symposium, Hamburg, Germany, 25-28 Sept 2017. [PUMA: biomimetic körner vesiculosa born sachse speck inspiration gresser knippers facade analysis modelling poppinga trapping 2017 itke element mechanism westermeier Aldrovanda bischoff]

Riccardo La Magna, Frédéric Waimer, and jan Knippers. Nature-inspired generation scheme for shell structures. In International Association for Shell, and Spatial Structures (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium of the IASS-APCS Symposium, Seoul, Korea, 21-24 May 2012. [PUMA: waimer nature biomimetic scheme inspired magna 2012 knippers shell generation structure nature-inspired itke architecture]

Julian Lienhard, and Jan Knippers. Permanent and convertible membrane structures with intricate bending-active support systems. In International Association for Shell, and Spatial Structures (Eds.), Proceedings of the International IASS Symposium, 21-24 May 2012. [PUMA: bending-active membrane biomimetic 2012 convertible knippers structure intricate system itke lienhard permanent support]

Tobias Schwinn, Daniel Sonntag, Tobias Grun, James H. Nebelsick, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Potential applications of segmented shells in architecture. In Jan Knippers, Ulrich Schmid, and Thomas Speck (Eds.), Biomimetics for Architecture, 116--125, De Gruyter, Berlin, Boston, June 2019. [PUMA: biomimetic schwinn sonntag knippers shell nebelsick semented bionik 2019 grun itke menges architecture]

Tobias Schwinn, Riccardo La Magna, Steffen Reichert, Frederic Waimer, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Prototyping Biomimetic Structures for Architecture. In Michael Stacey (Eds.), Prototyping Architecture: The Conference Papers, 224--244, The Building Centre Trust, London, 2013. [PUMA: prototyping biomimetic schwinn reichert magna 2013 knippers bionik itke structures menges architecture]

Kenryo Takahashi, Axel Körner, Valentin Koslowski, and Jan Knippers. Scale Effect in Bending-active Plates and a Novel Concept for Elastic Kinetic Roof Systems. Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2016, Tokyo, Japan, 26-30 Sept 2016. [PUMA: bending-active plates koslowski biomimetic körner roof concept knippers scale takahashi system 2016 itke elastic novel effevt kinetic]

Thomas Speck, Jan Knippers, and Olga Speck. Self-X Materials and Structures in Nature and Technology. AD Architectural Design, 237:34 – 39, September 2015. [PUMA: nature biomimetic speck self-x knippers technology structure itke material 2015 architecture]

T.B. Grun, L.K.F. Dehkordi, Tobias Schwinn, Daniel Sonntag, M. von Scheven, Manfred Bischoff, Jan Knippers, Achim Menges, and James H. Nebelsick. The skeleton of the sand dollar as a biological role model for segmented shells in building construction: a research review.. In Jan Knippers, Klaus Nickel, and Thomas Speck (Eds.), Biomimetic Research for Architecture and Building Construction, (9):217 - 242, Springer, Cham, 2016. [PUMA: biomimetic schwinn sonntag segmented knippers shell nebelsick skeleton dehkordi bionik grun scheven 2016 itke construction menges architecture bischoff]

Florian Alexander Jonas, Larissa Born, C. Möhl, Götz T. Gresser, and Jan Knippers. Towards branched supporting structures out of concrete-FRP composites inspired from natural branchings. Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2018, Boston, USA, 16-19 July 2018. [PUMA: concrete frp biomimetic natural born inspired gresser knippers concrete-frp structure branching 2018 jonas itke composite möhl supporting branched architecture]