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Tim Stark

M.Sc.

Research Associate
Institute for Computational Design and Construction
2020 - current

Contact

+49 711 685 81917

Stuttgart
Deutschland

Publications:

  1. 2025

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      Yang, X., Amtsberg, F., Kaiser, B., Skoury, L., Stark, T., Treml, S., Opgenorth, N., Sousa Calepso, A., Sedlmair, M., Wortmann, T., Verl, A., & Menges, A. (2025). An implementation and evaluation of large-scale multi-user human–robot collaboration with head-mounted augmented reality. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 67, 103475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2025.103475

  2. 2024

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      Dambrosio, N., Zechmeister, C., Gil Pérez, M., Dörstelmann, M., Stark, T., Rinderspacher, K., Knippers, J., & Menges, A. (2024). Livmats Pavilion : Design and Development of a Novel Building System Based on Natural Fibres Coreless-Wound Structural Components for Applications in Architecture. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, 65, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.20898/j.iass.2024.009
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      Weißert, J., Di Bari, R., Horn, R., Hernandez Gomez, G. A., Montalti, A., Strahm, B., Miller, O., Amtsberg, F., Schwinn, T., Stark, T., Siriwardena, L., Wagner, H.-J., & Treml, S. (2024). IntCDC Research Integration in Building Demonstrator - Ecological Quality. https://doi.org/10.18419/darus-4443
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      Opgenorth, N., Cheng, T., Lauer, P. R. A., Skoury, L., Sahin, E. S., Stark, T., Tahouni, Y., Treml, S., Göbel, M., Kiesewetter, L., Schlopschnat, C., Zorn, M. B., Yang, X., Amtsberg, F., Wagner, H. J., Wood, D., Sawodny, O., Wortmann, T., & Menges, A. (2024). Multi-scalar computational fabrication and construction of bio-based building envelopes – the livMatS biomimetic shell. Fabricate 2024: Creating Resourceful Futures, 22–31. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.11374766.7
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      Di Bari, R., Lauer, A., Schlopschnat, C., Treml, S., Opgenorth, N., Skoury, L., Stark, T., Bechert, S., Göbel, M., Wagner, H.-J., Wood, D., Leistner, P., Knippers, J., Menges, A., Sawodny, O., & Wortmann, T. (2024). Computational design and robotic fabrication for high environmental quality timber constructions: the livMatS Biomimetic Shell case study. https://doi.org/10.18419/darus-4434
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      Siriwardena, L., Stark, T., Lut, S., Wagner, H.-J., Maierhofer, M., Bechert, S., Knippers, J., & Menges, A. (2024). Joint Effort - A Material-Robot System for Fibrous Joints of Lightweight Timber Construction. In M. Wessely, V. Savage, P. Didyk, & J. Martinez (eds.), Proceedings of the 9th ACM Symposium on Computational Fabrication (pp. 5, 1–20). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3639473.3665791

  3. 2023

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      Lauer, A., Benner, E., Stark, T., Klassen, S., Abolhasani, S., Schroth, L., Gienger, A., Wagner, H.-J., Schwieger, V., Menges, A., & Sawodny, O. (2023). Automated on-site assembly of timber buildings on the example of a biomimetic shell. Automation in construction, 156, Article December. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2023.105118

Seminars:

Workshops:

  • KUKA-certified Basic Robot Programming workshop, since 2021 bi-anually. University of Stuttgart in collaboration with KUKA College Augsburg
  • Spatial Glulam Structures, DigitalFuturesWORLD 2021, Shanghai (Hybrid) 

Tim Stark is a Research Associate at the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) at the University of Stuttgart and a member of the Cluster of Excellence Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture (IntCDC). His research focuses on the integrative planning and development of robotic hardware for flexible timber fabrication, with a particular emphasis on end effector design, fabrication planning, and the integration of robotic prefabrication platforms.

He studied architecture at the University of Applied Sciences in Augsburg (B.A.) and completed the international Master of Science program Integrative Technologies and Architectural Design Research (ITECH) at the University of Stuttgart, graduating with distinction. His master’s thesis, Joint Effort – Robot team enabled carbon fibre joining strategies for lightweight wood construction, developed together with Simon Lut and Lasath Siriwardena, explored the co-design of structural components, robotic tooling, and joining strategies for timber–composite hybrid systems. The project was awarded both the IntCDC Master’s Thesis Grant 2020 and the Dr.-Arthur-Fischer-Stiftung Prize, recognizing its innovative contribution to digital timber construction.

At ICD, Tim has contributed to several research projects within the IntCDC Cluster of Excellence. In Research Project RP4-1 "Cyber-Physical Wood Fabrication Platform" and RP4-2 "Cyber-Physical Fabrication Platform: Fluid Fabrication" he worked on the design and implementation of flexible robotic timber prefabrication platforms, advancing hardware concepts and process planning for industrial applications. In AP13 “Robotic Screw Press Gluing”, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building (BBSR), he led the development of adaptive robotic systems for high-performance adhesive joints in timber construction. Currently, he is responsible for the robotic fabrication within the EU-funded EIC Pathfinder Project "UniversalTimberSlab", which investigates robotic prefabrication processes for large-scale, material-efficient timber floor systems.

Prior to joining ICD, Tim worked as a computational designer at Werner Sobek Stuttgart AG, where he gained experience in parametric modeling, structural design, and digital fabrication workflows. Alongside his academic research, he is co-founder of CodeHausKollektiv (CHK), a consultancy specializing in computational design and fabrication technologies.

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