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Places to See: Munich's BMW Welt

Munich has many attractions and they’ve just added one more. BMW Welt – the company’s new delivery center – is a cathedral for BMW fans and architectural enthusiasts. Positioned within the context of Munich’s industrial backdrop, BMW’s latest wonder is a must see.

We can’t wait to visit. Recently Nicolai Ouroussoff of the New York Times wrote a captivating piece on the facility. As he describes it, “[When] the glittering forms of the BMW Welt building appeared, [it] immediately rekindled my faith in architecture’s future. Set against a backdrop of hulking factory sheds and 1970s office towers, the building weaves together the detritus of a postwar industrial landscape, imbuing it with a more inclusive spirit. Its undulating steel forms, suggesting the magical qualities of liquid mercury, may be the closest yet that architecture has come to alchemy…”

Read the New York Times Article

Perhaps you could pick up your new eco-friendly BMW X6 at BMW Welt. It debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Using a two-mode hybrid system developed with GM and Daimler Chrysler the X6 improves fuel efficiency by 20 percent. Exciting times! [via Triko]

More information about the X6 at AutoBlogGreen

Categories: architecture, transport, museums | Written by: WJS FEATURES | Date: January 28, 2008

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