Filter Tags
Filter Tags
  • Internal pages
  • News
  • Documents (PDF)
  • External pages
  • All results
Search content

Architects

Figures central to Germany's overall development, such as Alvar Aalto, Zaha Hadid and Hans Scharoun, shaped Wolfsburg's urban development.

The first generation of architects and urban planners of the time - Reichow, Baumgarten, Scharoun, Aalto, Oesterlen - planned and built here. In a completely new urban structure with practically no built models, outstanding individual architectures became points of crystallization and identification. They are well worth a visit, as today they are among the most important architectural monuments of their time in Germany.

In 1958, the idea was born to commission the Finn Alvar Aalto, who had realized his first project in Germany for the Berlin "Interbau", to design the cultural center on Rathausplatz. Based on the positive experiences with the supposed "architectural star", pioneering architectural projects followed in the decades to come. With Hans Scharoun's theater on Klieversberg, the neighboring planetarium by GDR engineer Ulrich Müther, the art museum from the 1990s on Hollerplatz, the Alvar Aalto Kulturhaus and, most recently, Zaha Hadid's spectacular concrete sculpture phaeno at the northern end of the city center, a "string of pearls of cultural buildings" was created step by step along the central city axis.

Current architecture

Outstanding architecture is a trademark of Wolfsburg, and commitment to building culture is an integral part of this city. A livable environment is not created by a few lighthouse projects. It is precisely the good "everyday architecture" that essentially shapes a city. The entertaining mix of current images is intended to open the eyes to the many worthwhile building projects that have been implemented in Wolfsburg in the last ten years or are still in progress - from the refectory to the sports hall, from the bridge to the playground. By far the largest proportion of buildings in a city are residential architectures. And here, too, it is often worth taking a second look in Wolfsburg!


The auditorium of the Heinrich Nordhoff Comprehensive School
Lars Landmann
The Kerkenkita in Ehmen
Lars Landmann
The playground summerland at the Allersee
Lars Landmann
The sports hall of the New School
Lars Landmann
  • Alvar Aalto
  • Zaha Hadid
  • Hans Scharoun
By using this function, you agree that the data may also be transferred to third countries, outside the European Economic Area, without an adequate level of data protection (especially USA). It is possible that authorities may access the data without any legal remedy. You can revoke your consent at any time. Further information: Privacy policy