From Alvar Aalto to Zaha Hadid - discover architecture in Wolfsburg
The Forum Architektur der Stadt Wolfsburg offers various guided tours and tours that explain the architecture and urban planning as well as illustrating the historical context in which they were created.
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Building tours
The guided tours are dedicated to one building at a time.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Maximum group size: 25 people
Adults: 120.00 euros per group
Students: 60.00 euros per group
Pupils: free of charge
There is a surcharge of 20.00 euros per group for guided tours in English.
Alvar-Aalto-Kulturhaus (1958-1962)
The Kulturhaus was the first municipal cultural building in the young city and still dominates the southern edge of the Rathausmarkt square with its striking marble façade. The interior is characterized by Aalto's characteristic use of natural light and materials.
Opening/visiting times: Monday to Friday: 08:00 to 18:00, Saturday: 10:00 to 14:00
Scharoun Theater Wolfsburg (1965-1973)
Wolfsburg is home to Hans Scharoun's only completed theater building. From 2014 to 2015, it was renovated as a cultural asset of national importance as a listed building.
Accessibility depends on the theater's rehearsal and event schedule.
Phaeno (2000-2005, Zaha Hadid)
Zaha Hadid's Phaeno is located directly at the main railway station and is a mixture of architecture, sculpture and modeled landscape. It is not only the experiments at the Science Center that invite visitors to discover, but also the building itself.
Opening/visiting times: Tuesday to Friday:09:00 to 17:00, Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 to 18:00, during the Lower Saxony school vacations: daily 10:00 to 18:00.
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Architecture Walks
The architectural walks each briefly present several selected buildings and explain the urban planning, historical and design contexts.
Duration: approx. 2.5 hoursMaximum group size: 25 people
Adults: 170,- Euro per group
Students: 85,- Euro per group
Pupils: free of charge
There is a surcharge of 20 euros per group for guided tours in English .
From Alvar Aalto to Zaha Hadid. The architectural highlights of Wolfsburg
The Phaeno, town hall, Alvar Aalto House of Culture, art museum and theater are presented along Porschestraße.
The buildings of Alvar Aalto in Wolfsburg
In addition to the Alvar Aalto House of Culture, the Finnish architect also designed the Heilig Geist and Stephanus churches in Wolfsburg. This means that three of the six German Aalto buildings are in Wolfsburg - more than in any other city outside Finland.
This tour may incur additional costs for the use of public transportation.
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Urban tours
The tour by bus or bicycle focuses on the political, social and economic developments in Germany and Wolfsburg as well as their impact on urban planning and development at various locations in the city.
Duration: approx. 2.5 hoursMaximum group size: by arrangement
Adults: 170,00 Euro per group
Students: 85.00 euros per group
Pupils: free of charge
There is a surcharge of 20.00 euros per group for guided tours in English.
Groups must bring their own bus or bicycles.
"...experience how a city is created"
Using estates and neighborhoods from the 1940s to the 1960s, the tour shows how urban planning, architecture and housing were conceived during the National Socialist era and in the young Federal Republic of Germany.
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Booking
Tourist Information in the Wolfsburg Store
Willy-Brand-Platz 4
38440 Wolfsburg
Phone: 05361 899930
E-mail: tourist@wolfsburg.de
We are also happy to coordinate individual topics and tours with you. Please feel free to contact us!
Contact
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Contact
City of Wolfsburg
Forum Architecture
Porschestrasse 51
38440 WolfsburgPhone: 05361 28-2814
E-mail to Forum Architektur