Knippers Helbig

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Company type	GmbH
Founded	2001
Headquarters	Stuttgart, Germany New York City, United States Berlin, Germany
Key people	Thorsten Helbig Boris Peter
Services	Structural and facade engineering
Website	www.knippershelbig.com

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.^[1] 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