University of Stuttgart makes Urbach Tower from self-shaping wood
University of Stuttgart engineers have harnessed the natural shrinking process of wood as it loses moisture to create this world-first self-twisted tower in Germany. More
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Drones and robots weave carbon-fibre pavilion based on moth webs
Researchers and students from the University of Stuttgart have used robots and drones to weave this carbon-fibre pavilion, which is based on the silk hammocks spun by moth larvae. More
Le Corbusier's Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart was part of a Modernist housing exhibition
World heritage Corb: two residential units in Stuttgart designed by Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret have recently been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List along with 16 other projects by the famed French-Swiss architect (+ slideshow). More
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Robotically fabricated pavilion by University of Stuttgart students is based on sea-urchin shells
Researchers and students from the University of Stuttgart employed robots to mould and stitch together this laminated plywood pavilion, which is based on the anatomy of a sea urchin (+ movie). More
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Robot uses stacked spiky particles to build groundbreaking ICD Aggregate Pavilion 2015
Researchers and students from the University of Stuttgart used 30,000 spiky components and a robot to create a pavilion described as the "first architectural structure realised with a designed granular system" (+ movie). More
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Porsche 911s fixed to steel frame to create streamlined sculpture by Gerry Judah
Three sports cars appear to soar up into the sky outside auto brand Porsche's museum in Stuttgart as part of this sculpture by British artist and designer Gerry Judah. More
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MVRDV created "a different kid on the block" with Haus am Hang, says Jacob van Rijs
MVRDV co-founder Jacob van Rijs explains how the staggered formation of his firm's Haus am Hang in Stuttgart gives every floor its own outdoor space in the latest movie from our exclusive series (+ movie). More
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University of Stuttgart unveils carbon-fibre pavilion based on beetle shells
A robotically woven carbon-fibre pavilion based on the lightweight shell encasing the wings and abdomen of a beetle is the second structure revealed this week from the team of architects and engineers at the University of Stuttgart (+ movie). More
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Landesgartenschau Exhibition Hall is a plywood pavilion made by robots
News: a double-domed pavilion is the first building to have its main structure entirely made out of wooden panels created by robots, according to academics from the University of Stuttgart (+ slideshow). More
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Von M modernises three apartments inside a Stuttgart apartment block
German studio Von M has rebuilt the interior of an apartment block in Stuttgart to create a trio of open-plan homes where built-in furniture divides rooms and stark walls are offset with colourful objects (+ slideshow). More
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Stuttgart house by (se)arch with shingle-clad walls and a triple-height art gallery
A triple-height gallery housing a collection of prized paintings is concealed behind the wooden shingle facade of this house in Stuttgart by German architecture studio (se)arch (photos by Zooey Braun + slideshow). More
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MRQT Boutique by ROK
A textured wall of 22,000 wooden sticks has been installed in this Stuttgart boutique by Swiss architecture firm ROK (+ slideshow). More
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OLS House by J Mayer H
The rounded forms of this house near Stuttgart by German studio J Mayer H conjure up images of a dinosaur's head with big eyes and bared teeth (+ slideshow). More
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Weinhandlung Kreis by Furch Gestaltung + Production
Wine bottles are displayed in rainbow-coloured cages in this wine shop in Stuttgart, Germany, by local studio Furch Gestaltung + Produktion (+ slideshow). More
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Haus am Weinberg by UNStudio
The steps of an adjacent vineyard inspired Dutch architects UNStudio to generate the inclining profile of this house in Stuttgart (+ slideshow). More
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SUPPA Sneaker Boutique by Daniele Luciano Ferrazzano
Shoes are balanced on bolts across a chunky chipboard wall at this Stuttgart shop by designer Daniele Luciano Ferrazzano (+ slideshow). More
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Centre for Virtual Engineering by UNStudio
The windows of this scientific research centre in Stuttgart by Dutch architects UNStudio are lined up like rows of dominoes set to topple. More
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ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion at the University of Stuttgart
Polygonal timber plates give this pavilion at the University of Stuttgart a skeleton like a sea urchin's. More
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Glore Store by Markmus and Neoos Design
Garments hang from the recycled parts of four bicycles inside a sustainable clothing shop in Stuttgart. More
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House KW by Käß Hauschildt Architects
Following our story about Shigeru Ban's apartments secured by rolling metal shutters, here's a concrete house near Stuttgart that can be sealed with sliding screens. More
