Knippers Helbig is an engineering company with headquarters in Stuttgart, New York City and Berlin. It was established in 2001 by Jan Knippers and Thorsten Helbig.
The company focuses on development and programming related to complex parametrical or generated geometries of roof constructions as well as façades comprising steel and glass structures. History Knippers Helbig did engineering work on the façade of the Shenzhen International Airport, which featured 60,000 different façade units. The company designed and developed the Expo Axis, which appeared at the 1,000-meter-long and 100-meter-wide axis at the World Expo in Shanghai.
Selected projects
2017: Trumpf Smart Factory, Chicago, United States 2013: Shenzhen International Airport, Shenzhen 2013: Convention Center, Kigali 2012: Theme Pavillon Expo 2012, Yeosu 2010: Facades Dubai International Airport Concourse 2 + 3, Dubai 2010: Jüberg-tower, Hemer 2010: Expo Axis, Shanghai 2010: Norwegian Pavillon, Expo Shanghai 2010: Youth Center Stuttgart Bad-Cannstatt 2009: Freeform Nutshell Westfield, London 2009: United Nations Conference Center, Bonn 2009: Centre des Sports et des Loisirs, Luxembourg-Belair 2008: MyZeil, Frankfurt am Main 2008: FRP Brücke, Friedberg 2007: Commercial and Apartment building, Mainz 2005: Flagship Store Peek & Cloppenburg, Köln 2005: Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Toronto
Competitions
2011: Quartier M Highrise in Düsseldorf with Jürgen Mayer: 1. Prize 2011: Berlin Trade Fair with Wulf Architects: 2. Prize 2011: Lansberg Pedestrian Bridge: 1. Prize 2010: Kaohsiung Marine Gateway, Taiwan with Asymptote Architecture: 2. Prize 2010: IBA Building Complex in Hamburg with Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten: 1. Prize 2010: Exhibition Hall and Station in Kirchberg, Luxembourg with Pohl Architekten Stadtplaner, and SteinmetzDemeyer, architectes urbanistes: 1. Prize 2010: Central busstation, Kiel, with Giorgio Gulotta Architects: 2. Prize 2010: Footbridge 'Margaretengürtel' in Vienna with Knight Architects: 1. Prize 2010: Karlsplatz Stuttgart with Behnisch Architekten: 1. Prize 2010: Wilhelmspalais in Stuttgart with Lederer+Ragnarsdóttir+Oei: 1. Prize 2009: Train station Cessange, Luxembourg with Pohl Architekten und Steinmetzdemeyer: 2. Prize 2009: Pedestrian Bridges, Opladen with Knight Architects: 1. Prize 2008: Head office Wala Foundation with H4A Gessert Randecker Architekten: 1. Prize 2008: Shenzhen International Airport with Massimiliano Fuksas: 1. Prize 2007: Gewandhaus Dresden with Cheret Bozic: 1. Prize 2004: Frankfurt International Airport Terminal 3 with Foster and Partners: 2. Prize
External links Official website
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