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post updated 6 May 2026

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German Architecture News 2026

German Architecture News in 2026

29 April 2026
Neubau Asklepios Mental Health Campus Niedersachsen, Göttingen, southern Lower Saxony – Südniedersachsen
Architecture: White Arkitekter AB and Telluride Architektur GmbH

image courtesy of architects practice
Inspired by the idea of the city as a space for connection, Ciudadano embodies a more authentic way of inhabiting reality: a place beyond the map, where the essence of urban life comes alive. A territory without time, borders, or fixed directions—defined instead by experience and sensation.

10 April 2026
Therme Oberstdorf, Oberstdorf, Allgäu region, Bavaria, southern Germany
Architects: Auer Weber Architekten

photo agrob-buchtal.de / David Matthiessen
The new thermal spa replaces the former baths on the site, introducing a spatial concept that integrates wellness, sport, and relaxation across distinct yet interconnected areas. Approximately 9,400 square meters of gross floor area accommodate thermal baths, sauna and wellness facilities, as well as dining amenities.

18 March 2026
Museum Science Center and Public Meeting Place, Forum Deutsche Sprache, Mannheim
Architect: HENN

image courtesy of HENN
With a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony and the laying of the foundation stone, construction of the Forum Deutsche Sprache (German Language Forum) in Mannheim officially commenced. HENN’s design for the new building was selected as the winning entry in an architectural competition held in 2021, with completion scheduled for 2028.

22 January 2026
Federal Ministry of Defence Building, Berlin
Architects: HENN Architekten
In the competition for the redevelopment of the Berlin headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Defence, the design by HENN, in collaboration with SINAI Landscape Architects, was awarded one of two first prizes. Both winning teams have been commissioned to further develop their proposals. All competition entries will be on display at the Ernst-Reuter-Haus in Berlin from January 22 to February 6, 2026.

16 January 2026
Kiel Castle Concert Hall, Kiel Castle, Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany
Architect: gmp

photo : Marcus Bredt
The Concert Hall at Kiel Castle highlights the complexities inherent in renewing post-war modern cultural buildings—structures that must be technically upgraded while safeguarding their architectural legacy. From 2019 to 2025, a design team led by gmp · Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners, in collaboration with bbp : architekten, approached the project as a careful conceptual extension of the original building.

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14 November 2025
Curve X Office Building, Düsseldorf, Germany
Architect: JSWD

photo © Nils Koenning
A vacant plot in the heart of Düsseldorf has been transformed by a striking red building that activates the urban block. In 2018, a developer based in Hamburg launched a design competition for the site, which extends deep into the interior of the city block. The brief called for a sustainable office building with high-quality interior spaces and a strong architectural identity.

4 November 2025
wagnisWEST Residential Estate, Munich, Bavaria
Architects: AllesWirdGut Architektur
In the transitional zone between city and countryside, within the Munich district of Freiham urban development area, a residential project has been completed that explores varying intensities of communal living. The development offers a spectrum of housing types, ranging from individual apartments to shared living communities with collective living rooms, as well as cluster apartments.
Five heterogeneous building volumes come together to form a cohesive and vibrant ensemble. Despite their differentiation, they create a flexible structure capable of adapting over time to its evolving context—balancing urban integration with a more rural, open character.

21 August 2025
Brainergy Hub, Jülich, North Rhine-Westphalia
Architect: HENN

image © HENN
As an innovation center and incubator for renewable energy research, Brainergy Hub brings together the community of the surrounding science park, start-up companies, external experts, and visitors. The circular new building provides flexible spaces for collaboration, presentation, and communication. Its interior design reflects and extends the architectural concept, embodying the transition toward a more sustainable, green future.

15 August 2025
Ray Kappe Home, Kleinmachnow, Berlin
Architects: Ray Kappe

photo © Jürgen Nogai
Tucked into the lush landscape of Kleinmachnow, just outside Berlin, the residence of Lars Triesch channels the spirit of California-inspired mid-century modernism with understated sophistication.
Designed by the late Ray Kappe, the home seamlessly blends the warmth and openness of Southern California design with the calm, verdant character of the German countryside, resulting in a dialogue between landscape, light, and timeless architectural principles.

12 August 2025
Pioneer Quarter LabCampus, Munich Airport, Bavaria, southern Germany
Architecture: KCAP Architects & Planners

images : KCAP Architects & Planners / LabCampus
With the unveiling of new design plans by the Swiss architecture firm KCAP Architects & Planners, the vision for Pioneer Quarter—the first of four district developments at LabCampus—is beginning to take shape. The masterplan introduces six new buildings with distinct architectural identities, arranged around generous public spaces, including the central Pioneer Square and a connecting pedestrian walkway, designed to foster movement, interaction, and exchange.

11 August 2025
Dockyard Office Building, Berlin, Germany
Architect: tchoban voss architects
Dockyard is a modern seven-storey office complex with an underground car park, located in Berlin’s Osthafen. The project is constructed using a sustainable, climate- and resource-efficient timber hybrid system.
The development consists of a square building and a rectangular volume, connected by a glazed link structure featuring exposed trusswork made from sustainably sourced beech, expressing both structural clarity and material responsibility.

7 August 2025
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6 June 2025
Bruhl City Hall and Library, Rhineland
Design: JSWD

photo © Franco Casaccia / JSWD
The offices of the municipal authorities are located above the civil registry functions, including the Bürgeramt and Standesamt. The municipal library extends across all floors of the new building, creating a continuous public program throughout the structure. In the basement, a dedicated children’s library opens onto a reading courtyard, establishing a direct relationship between interior learning spaces and outdoor public space.

16 March 2025
Hanover Medical School Hospital, Hannover, Lower Saxony
Architecture ARGE HENN / C.F. Møller Architects

images © HENN / C.F. Møller Architects
The competition-winning proposal by HENN and C.F. Møller Architects envisions a major expansion of the Hannover Medical School campus. Their design focuses on creating a highly efficient and sustainable healthcare environment while also improving the overall experience for patients, staff, and the surrounding community.
Rather than just adding a hospital building, the project introduces a cohesive “urban block” that integrates seamlessly with the existing university site. It aims to balance functionality—like optimized workflows and modern medical infrastructure—with a more welcoming, human-centered atmosphere, making the campus feel open and accessible rather than purely clinical.

29 January 2025
Koelnmesse Cologne, Germany conference hall, Köln, northwest Germany
Design: JSWD

photo : HG Esch
JSWD consolidated the building’s diverse functions into a single, cube-like volume that feels both dignified and inviting. Its appearance shifts depending on the viewpoint, a result of the strong vertical divisions inherited from the original halls. This rhythmic vertical articulation of the façade helps Confex integrate seamlessly with the surrounding trade fair buildings.

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German Architecture News 2024

German Architecture News in 2024, chronological:

30 November 2024
Philipp Soldan Forum, Frankenberg
Design: Ian Shaw Architektens

photo : Moritz Bernoully
Frankenberg is a small German town in northern Hesse, near Marburg, with a historic town center. Not far from the old town, the Ederberglandhalle, built in the 1980s, serves as an event and conference center for the entire region.

19 November 2024
coe48 office and apartment building, Koepenicker Strasse 48
Architects: TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten
With its pronounced relief and sculptural composition of projecting bay windows, green terraces, and expansive openings, the façade introduces a fresh accent within the historic ensemble while still echoing the site’s layered architectural heritage. Rising seven storeys, the building integrates quietly into the area’s vibrant, creative neighbourhood.

4 November 2024
Headquarters of Berliner Sparkasse, Berlin
Architects: TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten
Square 1 B is designed around a highly flexible spatial concept. The individual building sections can function independently or be combined to accommodate a single tenant, depending on requirements. Buildings B1 and B2 are linked by glazed, two-storey bridges at the second and third levels, and both feature generous roof terraces on the third floor.

6 August 2024
Küstrin-Kietz Rail Crossing, Innovative Bridge Design, River Oder, German / Polish border
Design: Knight Architects

photo : Wilfried Dechau
Designed by leading international bridge design practice Knight Architects in collaboration with civil engineer Schüßler-Plan Berlin and structural engineer sbp, the strategically important bridge revives the once famous Berlin-Königsberg-Eydtkuhnen rail line, breathing new life to an important pre-Cold-War trade corridor.

18 July 2024
Natural Science Center II, University of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany
Design: HENN

render © HENN
The proposed upgrade is guided by a clear principle: retain as much of the existing fabric as possible while preserving its architectural character. At the same time, the original urban concept is reactivated, with the “Learning Street” from the 1970s once again forming a central east–west spine through the campus.

9 July 2024
Sofie Haug Childrens Day-Care Centre, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany
Design: Dannien Roller Architekten + Partner

photo : Dietmar Strauss, Besigheim
With a walkout basement set into a slope, the two-storey hybrid-timber building forms an architectural focal point which pays almost perfect homage to the ambitiously modelled terrain, while ensuring the mature tree population is retained. The building’s rotation creates a forecourt as a transition area leading to the day-care centre’s protected grounds.

Updated 25 June 2024
The Hyparschale Building in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Design: von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects

photo : Marcus Bredt
The Hyparschale in Magdeburg, built in 1969 to a design by Ulrich Müther, was ceremonially reopened on June 20. After standing vacant for over twenty years, and following the commission by the authorities of the state capital of Magdeburg, the badly dilapidated concrete shell structure was comprehensively restored and converted from 2019 to 2024 to plans by gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects.

16 May 2024 + 24 Jan 2022
Cottbus Management Building, Brandenburg – 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
The building aims to promote innovation and creativity to generate new forms of work in both the city of Cottbus and the surrounding Lausitz region in the wake of the political decision to phase out coal nationwide. Located next to the campus of the Brandenburg Institute of Technology (BTU), it concentrates tech start-up activities in a single center while adding another resourceful community building to the city.

30 April 2024
Life Science Advanced Research Center Darmstadt, southwest Germany
Architecture: HENN

render © HENN
The compact cubic volume opens toward both the campus and the city through two deeply cut atria, framed by the staggered, cantilevered arrangement of the upper floors. Daylight streams through the glazed atrium roofs, drawing natural light deep into the building’s core.

25 April 2024
Marktstrasse Wooden Pavilion in Mitwitz, Bavaria, southern Germany
Design: Coburg University of Applied Sciences

photo © Stefan Meyer
Soon it will belong entirely to the citizens: at the beginning of May, the “Neue Mitte” in Mitwitz will be opened. The planning and implementation of the special wooden pavilion were in the hands of teachers and students of the Faculty of Design at Coburg University of Applied Sciences.

16 April 2024
Opticum Research Building, Hanover, northern Germany
Architects: HENN

image © HENN
To the east, the building opens toward the main entrance, where employees, students, and visitors enter the Opticum through a generous lobby conceived as a central communication hub. This shared space serves as a meeting point for everyone in the building, fostering both professional exchange and social interaction.

20 February 2024
House ZdM9 Offenbach, near Frankfurt am Main, Hesse
Design: KHBT, Architects and Designers, London/Berlin

8 February 2024
Neuer Kanzlerplatz Office Quarter, Bonn, western Germany
Architects: JSWD

photo © HG Esch
The consistent façade design unifies the three buildings into a single visual composition. From one of them, a slender vertical tower rises, seemingly hovering above a transparent glass foyer. At 28 storeys and over 100 metres tall, the high-rise establishes a strong presence, anchoring the office complex within the city skyline.

8 February 2024
iCampus Rhenania Munich, Free State of Bavaria, southern Germany
Architects: HENN

photograph © HG Esch
The two new buildings are defined by a black façade and loft-style windows that reference the site’s industrial past. They are arranged around a listed villa—the former administrative headquarters of the Rhenania freight forwarding and relocation company from the 1920s.