The overview lists archives of building culture in Germany, which archive the preliminary and posthumous bequests of architects of all disciplines and make them accessible if required.

Hints and information came, among others, from the bdla regional associations as well as directly from archives and collections via the Federation of German-Speaking Architectural Collections.

Network of Landscape Architecture Archives of Europe (NELA) founded

In the context of the ECLAS conference (European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools) in Oslo, eight European archives of landscape architecture joined forces to form an international network on 18 September 2019. The aim of NELA, Network of Landscape Architecture Archives of Europe, is to build together on the historical foundation of landscape architecture. Through publications and exhibitions, NELA aims to improve visibility in society and communicate landscape architecture to a wider population. See: Memory of the profession: the European archive network NELA.

Architectural archives in Germany

The list is sorted in ascending order by postal code and is updated continuously. The Federal Office would be grateful if you could inform us.

• Architekturmuseum der TU Berlin: In addition to the quality of the designs, ties to the university or existing architect's estates play a role.
• Baukunstarchiv der Akademie der Künste, Berlin: The focus of the collection is on the 20th century. The estates and collections of architects, engineers, landscape planners, theoreticians and photographers document architectural projects in Berlin, throughout Germany and internationally.
• Leibniz Institute for Spatial Social Research (IRS) e.V., Erkner near Berlin: Scientific collections on the history of building and planning in the GDR, landscape architecture after 1945 is one of the profile peaks. It is collected in selection also for the post-transition years.
• Hamburg Architecture Archive: The Hamburg Architecture Archive collects records of Hamburg architects (including landscape architects, garden architects) and urban planners.
• Archiv für Architektur und Ingenieurbaukunst Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel: The AAI collects and preserves significant contributions to the building culture of the state of Schleswig-Holstein and makes them accessible for research and publication purposes.
• Bremen Centre for Building Culture: The b.zb aims to collect and scientifically evaluate building and planning documents from Bremen - primarily from the last five decades.
• Centre for Garden Art and Landscape Architecture at the University of Hanover: One of the tasks of this interdisciplinary teaching and research institution is the securing, archiving and evaluation of the estates of Herbert Heise and Richard Bödeker, among others.
• Baukunstarchiv NRW, Dortmund: The Baukunstarchiv NRW preserves estates of architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and urban planning as well as civil engineering in NRW.
• Stiftung Naturschutzgeschichte, Winterfeld: The foundation collects, archives and makes accessible documents on the activities of voluntary and full-time nature conservationists.
• Hessische Hauptstaatsarchiv, Wiesbaden: Collects regional bequests; holdings include bequests of Herbert W. Dirks, Erich Hanke, Hans-Joachim Schwarzenbarth, and planning documents for the Federal Garden Show Kassel 1955.
• saai | Südwestdeutsches Archiv für Architektur und Ingenieurbau, Karlsruhe: The archive collects pre- and posthumous papers of important garden and landscape architects who were active in Baden-Württemberg, e.g. Hans Luz, Karl Bauer, Gunnar Martinson.
• Architekturmuseum der TU München: The Architekturmuseum maintains one of the largest architectural archives in Germany and continues to grow through the acquisition of estates of important architects.
• Chair of Landscape Architecture and Public Space, TU Munich: The Chair of Landscape Architecture and Public Space archives the estates of important personalities in the modern history of landscape architecture.
• Deutsches Kunstarchiv des Germanischen Nationalmuseums, Nuremberg: The collection includes the written estates and bequests of architects and landscape architects, among others, with high relevance for research in art and cultural history.

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