German Buildings : Architectural Information + Images

German Architecture

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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The Trianel GmbH Corporate Center, Aachen
gmp Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner

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Trianel Corporate Center Aachen
First prize in Aachen: the jury of the competition for the Corporate Center of the Trianel municipal utilities network has selected the submission by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) as the winning entry. The new building is located along a major road next to the Tivoli stadium. From 2013 on it is to be built in two phases, the first of which comprises 9,600 square meters of gross floor area and will accommodate 400 members of staff.

Museum of Concrete Art & Design, Ingolstadt, South Germany
Stanton Williams

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German Museum Building : latest design
Stanton Williams have been awarded first place at the competition for the Museum of Concrete Art and Design in Ingolstadt, South Germany, beating a high profile group of competitors.

‘Sumatrakontor&rsquo, Hafencity, Hamburg
Erick van Egeraat

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Sumatrakontor Hamburg
At Hamburg Hafencity the brand new ‘ Sumatrakontor ‘ by Dutch Architect Erick van Egeraat was officially opened. The 37.000 sqm, ten storey – multifunctional building houses a variety of inner-urban functions such as; a five-star Hotel, Offices and Conference rooms, retail, high-end housing and an underground parking garage.

Berchtesgaden Youth Hostel, south east Germany
LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture)

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German Building : latest design
Reinterpretation of an existing German youth hostel has resulted in a completely new type of space. The design is all about the individuality of spaces - achieved by the clever reorganisation of the existing volume resulting in different types of bedrooms.

Siemens Munich Headquarters Architecture Competition, Bavaria, southeast Germany
Henning Larsen Architects win

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Siemens Munich Building
With its highly innovative project, Henning Larsen Architects has won the international architectural competition for Siemens’ global headquarters in Munich, Germany. The building will cover 41,000 m2 and will be a spearhead project in sustainable design in an urban context, incorporating state-of-the-art technology produced by Siemens.

We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architectural competitions across Germany.

German Buildings - alphabetical lists by city or by building

Frankfurt Architecture

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Key Contemporary German Buildings

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photograph : Jens Kirchner, Düsseldorf

Altes Museum Karl Friedrich Schinkel picture © Isabelle Lomholt German museum	Am Kupfergraben 10 gallery building David Chipperfield Architects photograph © Ioana Marinescu Am Kupfergraben 10
Berlin Olympic Stadium Building Refurb Gerkan, Marg & Partners image © Isabelle Lomholt German National Stadium	Berlin Turbine building Peter Behrens, Architect photo © Isabelle Lomholt Berlin building
Labels 2 Berlin, Osthafen HHF architects image from architect Fashioncenter Labels 2	Jewish Museum Berlin Daniel Libeskind, Architect photograph © Bitter Bredt Jewish Museum Building
National Gallery Berlin Mies van der Rohe picture © Adrian Welch National Gallery Berlin	Netherlands Embassy Rem Koolhaas - OMA photo : Christian Richters Berlin embassy building
Neues Museum Building David Chipperfield Architects image : David Chipperfield Architects Neues Museum	Unite d' Habitation Le Corbusier, Architect photo © Isabelle Lomholt German housing
BONN Bonn Architecture Key German Architecture in Bonn:
Deutsche PostTower Murphy/Jahn photo © webbaviation -	Haus Hundertacht Uwe Schröder Architekten image : Stefan Müller Bonn house
COLOGNE - KÖLN Cologne Architecture Main German Architecture in Cologne:
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum Atelier Brückner photo : Michael Jungblut, Berlin Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
'Glass Worm' building Renzo Piano Building Workshop image © webbaviation	Museum Ludwig Busmann & Haberer, Architekten photograph © webbaviation