BMW Welt

BMW Welt is Munich’s high-profile showcase for the BMW brand—part exhibition, part delivery hall, and part event venue—built beside Olympic Park and the BMW Headquarters. Its construction ran from August 2003 to summer 2007, after an international architectural competition in 2001 drew 27 offices. The judges awarded first prize to Sauerbruch Hutton and COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, then shaped the final decision through a third design phase; the contract ultimately went to the Vienna-based COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, with a reported cost of US$200 million. What you see today is also energy engineering: the roof of the main building carries a solar installation rated at 800 kW. The site opened on 17 October 2007, with deliveries beginning on 23 October 2007, and one early European delivery was taken by Jonathan Spira. …

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