Publications

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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, 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]

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, 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]

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]