WiSo-Gebäude, Universität zu Köln, University building in Lindenthal, Cologne, Germany.

The WiSo-Gebäude is the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Cologne, built 1956–1960 to a design by Wilhelm Riphahn. A nine-storey tower rises behind a flat one-storey base; three polygonal lecture halls face the green belt, and three garden courtyards cut into the deep block. Brick reliefs of Minerva and Mercury flank the tower entrance, and Antoine Bourdelle's 1909 bronze Herakles with the Bow stands in the courtyard.

The building was designed by Wilhelm Riphahn in the post-war period and reflects the reconstruction ideals of the 1950s. It stands as an example of functional design that brought scientific work and modern living together.

It houses the faculties of economics and social sciences and serves as a center for research and teaching within the university community. Daily academic work and exchange give the building its character as a working hub for students and researchers.

The building is accessible by public transportation and sits in an active university quarter with several transit stops nearby. Keep in mind that this is a working space with opening hours tied to academic schedules.

The Cologne Architecture Prize came in 1967, not 2012; 2012 was the year the university presented ASTOC's structural development plan for linking the complex with the surrounding city and green spaces. That plan preceded the May 2019 opening of the five-storey extension wing.