Researcher biography
Kim Baber is a Fellow in Civil Engineering and Architecture at the University of Queensland and a practising Architect. In 2015 he was awarded the Queensland 'Emerging Architect' Prize by the Australian Institute of Architects, and in 2016 Kim was awarded the Gottstein Trust Fellowship to research timber Architecture and fabrication technologies being developed in Europe and Japan. Kim is also a member of the UQ 'Centre for Future Timber Structures', and the Australian Research Council 'Future Timber Hub'. Kim teaches and works on research projects with Architecture and Civil Engineering students where they design, develop and construct prototypes that test innovations in timber design.
Publications
Journal Articles
Xin, Zhuo-Yang, Baber, Kim and Gattas, Joseph M. (2022). A novel tension strap connection for rapid assembly of temporary timber structures. Engineering Structures, 262 114320, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.114320
Baber, Kim R., Burry, Jane R., Chen, Canhui, Gattas, Joseph M. and Bukauskas, Aurimas (2020). Inventory constrained design of a timber funicular structure. SN Applied Sciences, 2 (9) 1538. doi: 10.1007/s42452-020-03314-9
Al-Qaryouti, Yousef, Baber, Kim and Gattas, Joseph M. (2019). Computational design and digital fabrication of folded timber sandwich structures. Automation in Construction, 102, 27-44. doi: 10.1016/j.autcon.2019.01.008
Plasencia Alava, Kevin B., McCann, Lee K., Hodge, Gabrielle, Baber, Kim and Gattas, Joseph M. (2019). Computational design and experimental behaviour of deployable mass timber arches. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, 60 (1), 90-100. doi: 10.20898/j.iass.2019.199.030
Conference Papers
Baber, Kim R., Barton, Aaron, Burry, Jane R., Chen, Canhui, Gattas, Joseph M., Koch, Christoph and Ren, Hengyi (2023). Inventory-Constrained Design of a Variable Small Diameter Round Timber Structure. IASS Annual Symposium 2023, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 10-14 July 2023.
Baber, Kim, Gattas, Joseph M., Fernando, Dilum and Ahn, Sanghyung (2019). Large span glue laminated arches for the Yangjaegogae Eco Bridge. Pacific Timber Engineering Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 10-12 July 2019.
Baber, Kim R., Burry, Jane R., Chen, Canhui, Gattas, Joseph M. and Bukauskas, Aurimas (2019). Inventory constrained funicular modelling. In: Proceedings of IASS Annual Symposia. IASS 2019 Barcelona Symposium, Barcelona, Spain, (1-10). 7-10 October 2019.
Mills, Harry, Baber, Kim and Gattas, Joseph M. (2019). The potential for underutilised timber for the built environment. Pacific Timber Engineering Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 10-12 July 2019.
Fernando, Dilum, Torero, Jose L., Gattas, Joseph, Baber, Kim, Maluk, Cristian and Hidalgo, Juan P. (2018). Novel technologies for tall timber buildings: research streams and three solutions. 24th International Wood Construction Conference (IHF), Congress Centrum, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER), 5-7 December 2018.
Plasencia Alava, Kevin B., McCann, Lee K., Baber, Kim and Gattas, Joseph M. (2018). Computational design and experimental behaviour of deployable mass timber arches. International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures - Symposium 2018, Boston, MA United States, 16-20 July 2018. Boston, MA United States: International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures.
Gattas, Joseph M., Baber, Kim and Al-Qaryouti, Yousef (2017). Rapid Assembly with Bending-Stabilised Structures. Fabricate 2017, Stuttgart, Germany, April 6-8 2017. London, United Kingdom: UCL Press. doi: 10.14324/111.9781787350014
Research Report
Baber, Kim (2016). The expressive capacity of timber in architecture. Melbourne, Australia: Gottstein Trust.
Thesis
Baber, Kimberley Richard (2012). A tectonic dimension: studies of an architectural design methodology. MPhil Thesis, School of Architecture, The University of Queensland.
Creative Works
Baber, Kim, Barton, Aaron, Burry, Jane R., Chen, Canhui, Gattas, Joseph M., Koch, Christoph and Ren, Hengyi (2023). Purpose built: Architecture for a better tomorrow. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: State Library of Queensland.
Baber, Kim (2015). Fish Lane Follies Exhibition. Brisbane, QLD, Australia:
Kundoo, Anupama and Baber, Kim (2013). Light Matters. Sydney: Australian Design Centre.