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
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