Construction Webcam

The new building for the physics department at the University of Stuttgart will replace the 50-year-old Natural Sciences Center II (built between 1968 and 1974), which is in need of renovation. Construction of the new building began in 2025 and the planned completion date is 2030 with move-in in 2030/2031. The new compound comprises two buildings connected by a footbridge with a usable area of over 18,000 square meters; it will house laboratories, offices as well as learning and teaching rooms

Because I find constructions sites fascinating, I decided to setup a webcam to monitor the construction progress. The project escalated in complexity and now there are four webcams (capturing different perspectives). The software pipeline includes a privacy module (for blurring vehicles and people) and a time lapse renderer. The web app provides access to the live view and various time lapse videos. The live view is paired with an interactive campus map: you can pan across the site, open the labeled points of interest, and zoom in on the construction itself. The whole interface is bilingual (German and English).