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German Architecture : Buildings
Key Architectural Developments in Germany: Built Environment Links
post updated 11 May 2025
We’ve selected what we feel are the major examples of 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
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Modern German Architecture Designs, alphabetical:
We’ve selected what we feel are 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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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
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German Architecture News
German Architecture News – latest additions, arranged chronologically:
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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14 December 2024
Tiffany Façade Stuttgart, Dorotheen Quartier
Architects: MVRDV
photo : Gionata Xerra Studio
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
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
20 February 2024
House ZdM9 Offenbach, Offenbach, near Frankfurt am Main
Design: KHBT, Architects and Designers, London/Berlin
photo : Johannes Marburg
17 January 2024
VILVIF Senior residence Riviera, Berlin-Gruenau
Design: TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten
photog © Michael Moser
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Germany Architectural Designs
Germany Architectural Designs News Archive
Older DE property posts:
4 Oct 2013
Müllheim Office Building, north west Germany
Design: wurm + wurm architekten
photo : Andreas Pauly
The task of this architectural project was the revitalization of an empty precast concrete office from the 1980s.
20 Sep 2013
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria, Nuremberg, southern Germany
Design: gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners · Architects
photo © Heiner Leiskat
The Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Bavaria is inaugurating its new archive in Nuremberg with a special ceremony.
20 Sep 2013
Darmstadt University Redevelopment, Hesse, central-west Germany
Design: Staab Architekten
photo from architecture practice
The C10 highrise at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, built in the mid-1960s, required architectural and technical refurbishment in order to reinforce its iconic status as sole highrise in the area announcing the campus throughout the city.
6 Sep 2013
House Philipp, Waldenburg, southern Germany
Design: Philipp Architekten
photo : Victor Brigola
This is a pure-styled residence located on a mountain ridge in Southern Germany, with strong horizontal styling.
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.
30 Aug 2013
Hans-Sachs-Haus Conversion, Gelsenkirchen, north west Germany
Design: von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp)
photo from architect
After a construction period of four years, the city of Gelsenkirchen is this weekend celebrating the opening of its new town hall, which was converted to plans by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp).
27 Aug 2013
Drehmo Building, Wenden, western Germany
Design: wurm+wurm architekten ingenieure GmbH
photo : Ester Havlova, Walter Fogel
The basic arrangement consists of the assembly hall with the affiliated areas of the loading bay and an automatic shelf storage.
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.
24 Jul 2013
Kindergarten in Münster, north Germany
Design: BOLLES+WILSON
photo © BOLLES+WILSON
The elegant form of the elliptical nave physically anchors its surrounding neighbourhood.
8 Jul 2013
DHWB University Building, Stuttgart, south west Germany
Design: 3XN
image from architect office
The architects’ proposal here is to create an open, inspiring and social learning environment. This new building is for the technical faculty of the German university Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW).
9 Jul 2013
PALÄON Research and Experience CentrePALÄON Research and Experience CentreDesign: Holzer Kobler Architekturen
photo : Jan Bitter
The PALÄON pushes itself out of the slightly hilly topography and cuts into the forested meadows.
27 May 2013
Bavarian Museum Building Design – Museum Bayerische Geschichte, Regensburg, southern German architecture competition
image from architect studio
The building does not have a clearly defined and easy readable form.
7 Dec 2012
Kunsthalle Mannheim – Architecture Competition
Architect: von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp)
image © gmp
gmp wins first prize after negotiated procedure
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have been awarded the contract to design the new Kunsthalle Mannheim.
Kaffee Partner Headquarters, Osnabrück, northern Germany
3deluxe
photo from architects
The 100-metre tripartite building complex with 9,800 sqm of floor space was implemented in a very cost-efficient way.
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
photo © Isabelle Lomholt
Turbine building
BMW Welt Building, Munich
Design: Coop Himmelb(l)au
picture from Ketchum
BMW Building
Dresden railway station project
Foster + Partners
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photo © Nigel Young
German station building
Elbphilharmonie, HafenCity, Hamburg
Herzog and de Meuron Architects
image © Herzog & de Meuron
Elbphilharmonie + Elbphilharmonie Building
Einstein Tower, Potsdam
Erich Medelsohn Architect
image © Isabelle Lomholt
Potsdam Buildings
Folkwang Museum, Essen
David Chipperfield Architects
picture : Christian Richters
German museum building
Hamburg Science Centre Building
OMA
picture from architect
Hamburg Science Centre Building
Jewish Museum Berlin
Daniel Libeskind Architect
photograph © Bitter Bredt
Jewish Museum Building
Leipzig Railway Station – Redevelopment
Ian Ritchie Architects
picture from architects
Leipzig Glass Hall
Literaturmuseum der Moderne, Marbach
David Chipperfield Architects
photograph © Christian Richters
Museum of Modern Literature
Mercedes-Benz Museum Building
UN Studio Architects
photo : Christian Richters
Mercedes Museum Stuttgart
Militärhistorisches Museum, Dresden
Daniel Libeskind Architect
photo © Hufton+Crow Photography
Dresden Military History Museum
Museum für Kunsthandwerk
Architect: Richard Meier
image © Adrian Welch
Frankfurt Museum Building
National Gallery Berlin
Mies van der Rohe
picture © Adrian Welch
National Gallery Berlin
Neue Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart
Jim Stirling & Partner ; JSMW&A
image © Rebecca Breun
Neue Staatsgalerie
Neues Museum Building, Berlin
David Chipperfield Architects
image : David Chipperfield Architects
Neues Museum
Phaeno Science Centre Building
Zaha Hadid Architects
image © Zaha Hadid Architects
Phaeno Science Centre
Porsche Museum Building, Stuttgart
Delugan Meissl
image © Delugan Meissl Associated Architects
Porsche Museum Stuttgart
More modern German Buildings online soon
Location: Germany
Stuttgart Architecture Designs – chronological list
German Architecture by City
German Buildings Information
German Building Links – alphabetical lists by city or by building
German Stadium Buildings – Football Arena architecture
Buildings / photos for the German Architecture page welcome.