Slideshow: our second project this week by Stuttgart architects Werner Sobek Design is a huge cantilevered altar that was temporarily constructed in Freiberg, Germany, for the pope’s visit last year (photographs by Zooey Braun). More about Papstbühne Freiburg by Werner Sobek
Slideshow: the glazed walls of this pavilion-like house in southern Germany are sandwiched between a roof and plinth that mirror one another (photographs by Zooey Braun). More about Haus D10 by Werner Sobek
The subtly different proportions of two concrete gables fronting a bank building in northern Germany create the illusion that one side is fatter than the other. More about Volksbank Gifhorn by Stephan Braunfels Architekten
Two Corten steel pavilions form the mouths to a tunnel of university laboratories inside a former army tank depot in Bremen, Germany. More about Laboratory for Behavioural and Social Sciences by Böge Lindner K2 Architekten
Designer Martin Papcún and architect Adam Jirkal of Atelier SAD want to immerse an upside-down shell of a house into the ground of St. Jakob’s Square in Munich. More about Memorial to all victims by Martin Papcún and Adam Jirkal
A painted-timber skin that skirts around the top storey of this Hamburg house reveals the heights of staggered floors inside. More about Haus W by Kraus Schoenberg
German architects Christ Christ have added box-like rooms and an outdoor cinema to the roof of a house in Wiesbaden. More about House S by Christ Christ
German designers Reich und Wamser have completed a Cologne store with exposed brick walls and gauzy curtains for fashion brand Esprit. More about Esprit Lighthouse store by Reich und Wamser
Architects Stephen Williams Associates have completed a hotel that looks like a shipping warehouse beside the harbour in Hamburg. More about The 25hours Hotel HafenCity by Stephen Williams Associates
Circular mirrors, glowing acrylic rods and large yellows discs adorn the ceiling of this canteen for German magazine Der Spiegel (photos by Zooey Braun). More about Spiegel Kantine by Ippolito Fleitz Group Identity Architects
Walking along this elevated pathway by German artists Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth is like being on a roller coaster. More about Tiger and Turtle - Magic Mountain by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth
British photographers Hufton + Crow have sent us new images of the Dresden Museum of Military History, which reopened last month following an extension by New York architect Daniel Libeskind. More about Dresden Museum of Military History by Daniel Libeskind - more images
Polygonal timber plates give this pavilion at the University of Stuttgart a skeleton like a sea urchin's. More about ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion at the University of Stuttgart
Portuguese photographer José Campos has sent us these photos of Herzog & de Meuron’s Elbphilharmonie concert hall, which is currently under construction in Hamburg and due for completion in 2013. More about Elbphilharmonie by Herzog & de Meuron
German studio TULP Design have designed new loos for Munich based advertising agency Webguerillas that encourage doodlers, narcissists and greedy toilet-roll users. More about Webguerillas Toilets by TULP Design
New York architect Daniel Libeskind has driven a pointed steel and glass shard through the heart of the war museum in Dresden, which reopens on October 14 after a 22-year closure. Update 17/11/11: see a new set of photos in our later story. More about Dresden Museum of Military History by Daniel Libeskind
A chunky timber shell wraps over the north facade and roof of a woodland retreat near Berlin by German architects Scheidt Kasprusch. More about Minimumhouse by Scheidt Kasprusch Architekten
Following our recent feature about buildings clad in weathered steel, here's an archive in Essen, Germany, that is clad in Corten. More about Haus der Essener Geschichte by Scheidt Kasprusch
German architects Astoc have completed a monastery extension in Duisburg with walls that fold around the entrance like origami sculptures. More about Hamborn Abbey Extension by Astoc
Wrinkly mirrored walls distort the reflection of an apartment interior in Berlin by local architects Lecarolimited. More about Penthouse apartment by Lecarolimited