Sonnenbergkirche
In Stuttgart, the Sonnenbergkirche presents Lutheran worship through modern brutalist architecture, exposed concrete, and a distinctive campanile. Ernst Gisel designed the church, completed in 1966.
The building forms part of a larger complex with a community centre and kindergarten, linking architecture with daily community life. Its articulated concrete walls create a strong exterior presence.
Inside, an altar with an integrated pulpit anchors a space shaped by indirect light and a tent-like ceiling. Fritz Leonhardt and Frei Otto designed that ceiling.
The Vleugels organ, built in 1969 in the Odenwald region, adds another crafted element to the interior. Ferdinand Gehr created the notable antependia for the church.
Stuttgart awarded the church the Paul Bonatz Prize in 1967, and preservation authorities later recognized it as a significant cultural monument. The church received its cultural designation in 2013.
A foundation established in 2011 supports the long-term preservation of the church, community centre, and kindergarten independently of church-tax revenue. The Sonnenbergkirche represents modern Protestant architecture in southern Germany.
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