Destroyed building
Prof. Karl Gonser
Prof. Rudolf Lempp
| 1944 | Destruction of the School Buildings During WW2 and in post-war times, lectures continued in temporary premises scattered throughout the city. |
| 1947 | Rebuilding of the School Professor Rudolf Lempp (1887–1981) began his tenure as Director and rebuilt the heavily damaged State School of Construction. Through him the school regained its reputation as a leading educational centre for civil engineering. |
| 1951 | Founding of the “Friends of the State School of
Construction” This association has the task of supporting the School financially, with ideas and advice as well as providing help in locating accommodation (today officially registered as “Freunde der Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart e.V.”). |
| 1953 | New Director Prof. Karl Gonser (1902–1979) was appointed Director of the School of Construction. |
| 1963 | Joseph-von-Egle Dorm With 99 beds for students, the Friends of the State School of Construction were able to complete the Joseph-von-Egle Dorm. |
| 1964 | Renaming The institution was renamed “State School of Civil Engineering and State School of Construction –Stuttgart”. |
| 1967 | New Director Prof. Ludwig Hilmar Kresse (1914–1985) was appointed Director. |
| 1971 | Renamed Stuttgart Polytechnic With ever increasing demands on the training of engineers, the traditional name of State School of Construction disappeared. Stuttgart Polytechnic became part of the tertiary (post-secondary) education sector as a corporation under public law, equal in status to universities. |