Publications

Design of Fibre-Polymer Composite Structures: Commentary to European Technical Specification CEN/TS 19101: 2022. In João R. Correia, Thomas Keller, Jan Knippers, J. Toby Mottram, Carlo (editor) Paulotto, José Sena-Cruz, and Luigi Ascione (Eds.), Taylor & Francis, 2025. [PUMA: 2025 4 Composite EC2 EC4 FRP Fibre Fibre-reinforced Structural ascione correia design eurocode itke keller knippers mottram paulotto polymers reinforced repair sena-cruz structures]

Omar Abdelhady, Evgenia Spyridonos, and Hanaa Dahy. Bio-Modules: Mycelium-Based Composites Forming a Modular Interlocking System through a Computational Design towards Sustainable Architecture. Designs, (7)1:20, MDPI, February 2023. [PUMA: 2023 abdelhady architecture biomat composite computational dahy design itke modular mycelium spyridonos sustainable]

Larissa Born, Edith Anahi González San Martín, Matthias Ridder, Axel Hannes Körner, Jan Knippers, and Götz T. Gresser. FlectoSol – A pneumatically activable PV-functionalized façade shading module with bending motion in two directions for solar tracking. Developments in the Built Environment, (18):100372, Elsevier, April 2024. [PUMA: 2024 Adaptive Compliant Composite Elastomer Energy Façade GFRP Glass Photovoltaic Pneumatic actuation bending born efficiency fiber gonzalez gresser itke knippers körner mechanisms plastic reinforced ridder shading solar]

Yanan Guo, Gokhan Serhat, Marta Gil Pérez, and Jan Knippers. Maximizing buckling load of elliptical composite cylinders using lamination parameters. Engineering Structures, (262):114342, Elsevier, July 2022. [PUMA: 2022 Maximizing buckling composite cylinders elliptical engineering gil guo itke knippers lamination load parameters serhat using] URL

Pascal Mindermann, Marta Gil Pérez, Naoki Kamimura, Jan Knippers, and Götz T. Gresser. Implementation of Fiber-Optical Sensors into Coreless Filament-Wound Composite Structures. Composite Structures, (290):115558, 2022. [PUMA: 2022 behavior composite coreless engineering fiber-optical filament gil gresser integration, itke kamimura knippers mindermann sensor sensor, structural winding,] URL

Marta Gil Pérez, Christoph Zechmeister, Fabian Kannenberg, P. Mindermann, L. Balangé, Yanan Guo, S. Hügle, A. Gienger, D. Forster, Manfred Bischoff, C. Tarín, P. Middendorf, V. Schwieger, Götz T. Gresser, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Computational co-design framework for coreless wound fibre–polymer composite structures. Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, (9)2:310–329, April 2022. [PUMA: 2022 Balangé architecture bischoff collaborative composite computational coreless coreless-wound digital engineering evaluation fibre-polymer filament framework förster gienger gil gresser guo hügle itke kannenberg knippers menges middendorf minderman model object schwieger structural structures tarin winding workflow zechmeister]

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: 2021 agent-based amtsberg architecture bechert composite computational density design itke knippers krtschil menges methods modelling multi-directional multi-storey orozco skoury slab systems timber variable wagner] URL

Marta Gil Pérez, Bas Rongen, Valentin Koslowski, and Jan Knippers. Structural design assisted by testing for modular coreless filament-wound composites: The BUGA Fibre Pavilion. Construction and Building Materials, (301)September 2021. [PUMA: (FEA) 2021 Buckling Carbon Fibre-polymer Finite Lightweight Mechanical analysis architecture buga composite composites coreless design dome element engineering fibre filament filament-wound gil heilbronn itke knippers koslowski modular pavilion perez rongen structural structure testing winding]

Nikolas Früh, and Jan Knippers. Multi-stage filament winding: Integrative design and fabrication method for fibre-reinforced composite components of complex geometries. Composite Structures, (268)Elsevier, 2021. [PUMA: architecture composite design fabrication fibre filament früh integrative itke knippers multi-stage reinforced robotic winding]

Niccolo Dambrosio, Christoph Zechmeister, Serban Bodea, Valentin Koslowski, Marta Gil Pérez, Bas Rongen, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Buga Fibre Pavilion: Towards an architectural application of novel fiber composite building systems. In Kory Bieg, Danelle Briscoe, and Clay Odom (Eds.), Acadia 2019: Ubiquity and Autonomy, proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, Texas, 140--149, Acadia Publishing Company, 2019. [PUMA: application architectural bodea buga building composite dambrosio fiber fibre gil heilbronn itke knippers koslowski menges novel pavilion rongen systems zechmeister]

James Solly, Nikolas Früh, Saman Saffarian, Marshall Prado, Lauren Vasey, Benjamin Felbrich, Daniel Reist, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion 2016/2017: Integrative Design of a Composite Lattice Cantilever. In Caitlin Mueller, and Sigrid Adriaenssens (Eds.), Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2018 Creativity in Structural Design, Boston, USA, 16-19 July 2018. [PUMA: 2018 architecture cantilever composite design felbrich früh icd/itke integrative itke knippers lattice menges pavilion prado reist research saffarian solly vasey]

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]

Lotte Aldinger, Georgia Margariti, Axel Körner, Seiichi Suzuki, and Jan Knippers. Tailoring Self-Formation, fabrication and simulation of membrane-actuated stiffness gradient composites. Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2018, Boston, USA, 16-19 July 2018. [PUMA: 2018 aldinger composite fabrication gradient itke knippers körner landesgartenschau margariti membrane-actuated remstal self-formation simulation stiffness suzuki tailoring tower urbach]

C. Möhl, L. Born, Florian Alexander Jonas, Götz T. Gresser, Jan Knippers, J.M. Hausmann, M. Siebert, and A. von Hehl. Manufacturing of branched structures for fibre-reinforced plastic-concrete-hybrid composites. Hybrid 2018 in Bremen, pp 165-170., 2018. [PUMA: 2018 Hehl born branched composite concrete fibre-reinforced gresser hausmann hybrid itke jonas knippers manufacturing möhl plastic siebert structure]

Benjamin Felbrich, Nikolas Früh, Marshall Prado, Saffarian Saffarian, James Solly, Lauren Vasey, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges. Multi-Machine Fabrication: An Integrative Design Process Utilising an Autonomous UAV and Industrial Robots for the Fabrication of Long-Span Composite Structures. Proceedings of ACADIA 2017, Cambridge, M.A, 2017. [PUMA: 2017 autonomous composite design fabrication felbrich früh icd/itke industrial integrative itke knippers long-span menges multi-machine prado process robot saffarian solly structure uav utilising vasey]

Lauren Vasey, E. Baharlou, Moritz Dörstelmann, Valentin Koslowski, Marshall Prado, Gundula Schieber, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Behavioural Design and Adaptic Robotic Fabrication of Fiber Composite Compresion Shell with Pneumatic Formwork. Acadia 2015, 297 – 309, Cincinnati, Ohio, US, October 2015. [PUMA: 2015 adaptic baharlou behavioural composite compression design dörstelmann fabrication fiber framework itke knippers koslowski menges pneumatic prado robotic schieber shell vasey]

Frédéric Waimer, and Jan Knippers. A novel hybrid composite construction for complex concrete shells in architecture. Proceedings of the IASS Symposium 2015, 2015. [PUMA: 2015 architecture complex composite construction hybrid itke knippers novel shell waimer]

Moritz Dörstelmann, Stefana Parascho, Marshall Prado, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Integrative Computational Design Methodologies for Modular Architectural Fiber Composite Morphologies. ACADIA Conference, 219 – 228, Los Angeles, USA, October 2014. [PUMA: 2014 architectural architecture composite computational design dörstelmann fiber integrative itke knippers menges method methodologies modular morphologies parascho prado]

Axel Körner. Subtractive Manufacturing for Variable-Stiffness Plywood Composite Structures. In R. Setchi, R.J. Howlett, M. Naim, and H. Seinz (Eds.), Proceedings of the SDM 2014, Internat. Conference on Sustainable Design & Manufacturing, 50 – 66, Cardiff, Wales, UK, 2014. [PUMA: 2014 architecture composite itke körner manufacturing plywood stiffness structure subtractive vaiable variable-stiffness]

Axel Körner. Experimental Fiber Composite Fabrication Methods for Architectural Applications. Proceedings of the ACADIA 2014 conference, USC School of Architecture, Los Angeles, October 2014. [PUMA: 2014 application architectural architecture composite experimental fabrication fiber itke körner method]