Theorist

Jan Knippers

Structural engineering; biomimetic fibre composites

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Details

Nationality: German

Notes

Head of ITKE, Universität Stuttgart; co-runs ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion series with Menges.

Connections

proposed Computational morphogenesis
associated with Robotic fabrication / digital materiality (ETH–Stuttgart axis)
authored ICD/ITKE Research Pavilions (series, 2010–present)
collaborated with Achim Menges

Sources

Menges, Achim and Knippers, Jan. Architecture Research Building: ICD/ITKE 2010–2020. Birkhäuser, 2020.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Jan Knippers." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/jan-knippers/. Accessed July 17, 2026.