German Architecture: Buildings
post updated 24 October 2026
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e-architect’s Editors select the highest quality current German Architecture. We cover completed buildings and new building designs across Germany. The focus is on contemporary German buildings.
We have 6 pages of German Architecture selections with links to numerous individual project pages.
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Architecture in Germany
German Architecture : news + key projects (this page)
German Architecture Designs : A-D
German Building Designs : E-J
German Building Developments : K-Z
German Buildings : Projects outwith major cities – A-J
German Architecture Developments : Projects outwith major cities – K-Z
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German Architecture by City
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Modern German Architecture Designs, alphabetical:
We select the key German Buildings, in chronological order:
Altes Museum, Berlin (1833)
Berlin Turbine building – AEG Turbine Factory (1909)
Einstein Tower, Potsdam (1924)
Chilehaus, Hamburg (1924)
National Gallery Berlin (1968)
Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt (1985)
Jewish Museum Berlin (1995)
BMW Central Building, Leipzig (2005)
Phaeno Science Centre Buildings, Wolfsburg (2006)
Museum of Modern Literature, Marbach (2006) – Stirling Prize
BMW Welt – Event + Delivery, Munich (2007)
Mercedes-Benz Museum Building, Stuttgart (2008) – Hugo-Haring Prize
Porsche Museum Building, Stuttgart (2009)
Comments on the German buildings selection welcome. These buildings are not selected due to their fame – we’ve left out the Berlin Olympic Stadium, Neues Museum, Commerzbank Tower and the Dutch Embassy Berlin – but because each design in its way achieved a milestone and signified strong creative achievement.
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Germany Architectural Developments by Typr – Deutschland buildings – A to Z:
German Railway Station Buildings
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German Architecture News
German Architecture News – latest additions, arranged chronologically:
16 January 2026
Kiel Castle Concert Hall, Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany
Design: gmp
photo : Marcus Bredt
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Key architectural developments in Germany in 2025:
14 November 2025
Curve X Office Building, Düsseldorf
Design: JSWD
photo © Nils Koenning
16 March 2025
Hanover Medical School Hospital, Hannover, Lower Saxony
Architecture ARGE HENN / C.F. Møller Architects
image © HENN / C.F. Møller Architects
29 January 2025
Koelnmesse Cologne, Germany conference hall, Köln, northern Germany
Design: JSWD
photo : HG Esch
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Modern DE built environment design links in 2024:
14 December 2024
Tiffany Façade Stuttgart, Dorotheen Quartier
Architects: MVRDV
photo : Gionata Xerra Studio
30 November 2024
Philipp Soldan Forum, Frankenberg
Design: Ian Shaw Architektens
photo : Moritz Bernoully
9 November 2024
coe48 office and apartment building, Berlin
Architects: TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten
photo : Klemens Renner
4 November 2024
Headquarters of Berliner Sparkasse, Berlin
Architects: TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten
photo : HG Esch
8 October 2024
STRzero Terminal 4, Stuttgart Airport
Architects: gmp
image courtesy of architects practice
30 September 2024
SAP Garden Arena, Munich, Bavaria
Design: 3XN Architects
photo : Angelo Kaunat
6 August 2024
Küstrin-Kietz Rail Crossing, Innovative Bridge Design, River Oder, German / Polish border
Design: Knight Architects
photo : Wilfried Dechau
30 July 2024
Vertical Farmhouse, Berlin
Architects: HENN
image : HENN
22 July 2024
Office building FA 206, Berlin
Architects: TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten
Photos © Klemens Renner
18 July 2024
Natural Science Center II, University of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany
Design: HENN
render © HENN
9 July 2024
Sofie Haug, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany
Design: Dannien Roller Architekten + Partner
photo : Dietmar Strauss, Besigheim
Sofie Haug Childrens Day-Care Centre, Tübingen, Germany
8 July 2024
Berlin Fire Department and Rescue Services Academy, Berlin
Architects: HENN
image : HENN
25 June 2024
The Hyparschale Building in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Design: von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
photo : Marcus Bredt
12 June 2024
Van B Residences, Munich, Bavaria
Architects: UNStudio
photo © Eva Bloem
16 May 2024
Cottbus Management Building – Start-up Incubator and Co-working Space, Cottbus, Brandenburg, south-east of Berlin
Design: Prof. Bernd Huckriede, Dr. Jens Brinkmann, Ludwig Heimbach
photos by United Architektur / Kay Fingerle Fotografie
2 May 2024
Fasanen36 Apartment Buildin, Berlin
Design: CAMA A
photos © hiepler, brunier
30 April 2024
Life Science Advanced Research Center, Darmstadt, southwest Germany
Architecture: HENN
Life Science Advanced Research Center Darmstadt
25 April 2024
Marktstrasse, Mitwitz, Bavaria, southern Germany
Design: Coburg University of Applied Sciences
Marktstrasse Wooden Pavilion in Mitwitz, Bavaria
16 April 2024
Opticum Research Building, Hannover, northern Germany
Architects: HENN
image © HENN
Opticum Research Building, Hanover, Germany
8 February 2024
Neuer Kanzlerplatz, Bonn, western Germany
Architects: JSWD
photo © HG Esch
Neuer Kanzlerplatz Office Quarter
17 January 2024
VILVIF Senior residence Riviera, Berlin-Gruenau
Design: TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten
photog © Michael Moser
VILVIF Senior residence Riviera,
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Germany Architectural Designs
Germany Architectural Designs News Archive
Older DE property posts:
3 Sep 2013
Zoofenster, Berlin
Design: Prof. Christoph Mäckler Architekten
photograph : Hans-Georg Esch
This is one of Berlin’s tallest buildings at 119m high. The building consists of a 22-storey block and 32-storey tower.
22 Aug 2013
RS+Yellow Furniture Outlet Germany – Hanomag U-Boat Hall Conversion, Hannover, north Germany
Design: BOLLES+WILSON
photo : Olaf Mahlstedt, Hannover, Germany © BOLLES+WILSON
There is an enormous potential in the re-scripting of grand industrial spaces, survivors from an epoch that had less trouble expressing itself.
9 Jul 2013
PALÄON Research and Experience Centre
Design: Holzer Kobler Architekturen
photo : Jan Bitter
The PALÄON pushes itself out of the slightly hilly topography and cuts into the forested meadows.
20 Jan 2012
Sumatrakontor, Hafencity, Hamburg
Erick van Egeraat
photo : J Collingridge
At Hamburg Hafencity the brand new ‘ Sumatrakontor ‘ by Dutch Architect Erick van Egeraat was officially opened.
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Key Contemporary German Buildings
German Buildings, alphabetical:
Berlin Turbine building
Peter Behrens Architect
Turbine building
BMW Welt Building, Munich
Design: Coop Himmelb(l)au
BMW Building
Dresden railway station project
Foster + Partners
German station building
Elbphilharmonie, HafenCity, Hamburg
Herzog and de Meuron Architects
Elbphilharmonie + Elbphilharmonie Building
Einstein Tower, Potsdam
Erich Medelsohn Architect
Potsdam Buildings
Folkwang Museum, Essen
David Chipperfield Architects
German museum building
Hamburg Science Centre Building
OMA
Hamburg Science Centre Building
Jewish Museum Berlin
Daniel Libeskind Architect
Jewish Museum Building
Leipzig Railway Station – Redevelopment
Ian Ritchie Architects
Leipzig Glass Hall
Literaturmuseum der Moderne, Marbach
David Chipperfield Architects
Museum of Modern Literature
Mercedes-Benz Museum Building
UN Studio Architects
Mercedes Museum Stuttgart
Militärhistorisches Museum, Dresden
Daniel Libeskind Architect
Dresden Military History Museum
Museum für Kunsthandwerk
Architect: Richard Meier
Frankfurt Museum Building
National Gallery Berlin
Mies van der Rohe
National Gallery Berlin
Neue Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart
Jim Stirling & Partner ; JSMW&A
Neue Staatsgalerie
Neues Museum Building, Berlin
David Chipperfield Architects
Neues Museum
Phaeno Science Centre Building
Zaha Hadid Architects
Phaeno Science Centre
Porsche Museum Building, Stuttgart
Delugan Meissl
Porsche Museum Stuttgart
More modern German Buildings online soon
Location: Germany
Stuttgart Architecture Designs – chronological list
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German Architecture by City
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German Buildings Information
German Building Links – alphabetical lists by city or by building
German Stadium Buildings – Football Arena architecture
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German Architecture Tours
Architecture Tours in Germany arranged chronologically:
Stuttgart Architecture Walking Tours, south west Germany – Architectural Walks by e-architect
The capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg is the sixth-largest city in the country. Key buildings include Mercedes-Benz Museum by UNStudio, Neue Staatsgalerie by Jim Stirling & Partner; Jim Stirling Michael Wilford & Associates and the Porsche Museum (pictured above) by Delugan Meissl. Key recent buildings include the Centre for Virtual Engineering by UNStudio, completed in 2013.
Munich Architecture Walking Tours, southern Germany – Architectural Walks by e-architect
Munich is the capital of the German state of Bavaria. It is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich has a wide range of contemporary architecture. Key buildings include BMW Welt – Event and Delivery Center by Coop Himmelb(l)au and the Olympic Stadium by Frei Otto – Architect / Engineer with Günter Behnisch. Key recent buildings include Allianz Arena (pictured above) by Herzog & de Meuron Architects with ArupSport and the revitalised Lenbachhaus Museum building by Foster + Partners.
More German Architectural Walks by city:
Frankfurt Architecture Walking Tours, western Germany – Architectural Walks by e-architect
Hamburg Architecture Tours, north Germany – Architectural Walks by e-architect
Cologne Architecture Walking Tours, western Germany – Architectural Walks by e-architect
Buildings / photos for the Modern German Architecture Designs page welcome.