Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning

The Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Stuttgart has developed into an excellent educational institution of European standing in recent decades. This leading position is constantly being expanded through a close connection between research and teaching and future-oriented appointments. The faculty uses the discourse on the design of the bachelor's/master's courses to make a constructive contribution to the further development of the professional profile and the social significance of architecture and urban planning from a European perspective.

Oriented towards the future issues of planning and building, the faculty strives for a high quality of education, which gives graduates the best chances on the job market and guarantees professional success. The course focuses on design as a creative process to solve complex social challenges on the basis of an open discourse on aesthetic concepts, technical innovations and the importance of ecological and economic issues. The integrated understanding of design developed in Stuttgart requires well-founded basic knowledge and the ability for interdisciplinary cooperation, which are acquired in close connection with research and practice.

In cooperation with renowned universities from Germany and abroad, the faculty faces global challenges: the climate-neutral, energy- and resource-efficient city, the development of new creative fields of activity for architects in the information age, the consequences of social and economic change, social cohesion in the cities and districts, safeguarding the cultural heritage and the identity of cities and regions.