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.

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Company typeGmbH
Founded2001
HeadquartersStuttgart, Germany
New York City, United States
Berlin, Germany
Key people
Thorsten Helbig
Boris Peter
ServicesStructural and facade engineering
Websitewww.knippershelbig.com

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

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Knippershelbig" (in German).