Publications

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: 2018 bergmann betz biomimetic born concept foldable generator gresser hindwings hingeless insects itke knippers körner mader milwich saffarian schieber shading system]

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: 2017 biomimetic bischoff born complex compliant device facade flectofold form free gresser itke knippers körner mader milwich poppinga sachse saffarian shading speck westermeier] URL

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: 2019 actuation architecture bio-inspired biomimetic born compliant fiber-reinforced gresser integrated itke knippers körner mader masset milwich plastic pneumatic schieber] URL

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 architecture biokon biomimetic elastic itke knippers lienhard]

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: 2010 abstraction architecture bio-inspired biomimetic curved-line elastic foil folding itke knippers lienhard membrane pattern poppinga schleicher speck]

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: 2010 architecture biomimetic elastic inspired itke knippers lienhard nature pliable poppinga schleicher speck structure]

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: 2010 architecture biomimetic deploayble itke knippers lienhard masselter poppinga schleicher speck system]

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: 2010 architecture biomimetic form-finding inspires itke kinematics knippers lienhard nature pliable poppinga schleicher speck structure]

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: 2010 architecture basis biomimetic deployable itke knippers lienhard poppinga principles schleicher speck structure technical]

J. Müssig, N. Graupner, Anja Mader, and K. Haag. Natural & Regenerated Cellulose Fibre-Reinforced Plastics. In nova Institut GmbH (Eds.), nova Institut GmbH (Organiser & Editor) 2012: 5th Internat. Congress 2012 on Bio-based Plastics and Composites & Industrial Biotechnology, Hürth, March 2012. [PUMA: 2012 biomimetic cellulose fibre fibre-reinforced graupner haag itke mader müssig natural plastic regenerated]

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: 2012 bending-active biomimetic convertible intricate itke knippers lienhard membrane permanent structure support system]

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: 2012 architecture biomimetic generation inspired itke knippers magna nature nature-inspired scheme shell structure waimer]

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: 2012 architecture bio-inspired biomimetic expo facade gfrp itke jungjohann kinetic knippers korea oppe pavilion scheible thematic yeosu]

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: 2016 application architectural bio-inspired biomimetic curved-line folding itke kinetic knippers körner mader saffarian]

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: 2016 bending-active biomimetic concept effevt elastic itke kinetic knippers koslowski körner novel plates roof scale system takahashi]

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: 2017 adapted architectural bergmann betz bio-inspired biomimetic bischoff born deployable fiber-reinforced gresser herrmann hingeless itke knippers körner locally milwich plastic poppinga sachse schieber speck stiffness system westermeier]

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: 2017 Aldrovanda analysis biomimetic bischoff born element facade gresser inspiration itke knippers körner mechanism modelling poppinga sachse speck trapping vesiculosa westermeier]

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: 2017 Araliaceae analyzing biomechanics biomimetic branched branching building bunk element fe finite functional itke knippers masselter morphology optimized plant ramfication seitzjonas simulation speck structure]

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: 2018 architecture biomimetic born branched branching composite concrete concrete-frp frp gresser inspired itke jonas knippers möhl natural structure supporting]

Hanaa Dahy. Materials as a Design Tool’ Design Philosophy Applied in Three Innovative Research Pavilions Out of Sustainable Building Materials with Controlled End-Of-Life Scenarios. Buildings, (9)3:64, Mar 13, 2019. [PUMA: DfD architecture bending-active biomat biomimetic building dahy digital end-of-life fabrication green itke life-cycle materials scenarios segmented shell structures sustainable]