BMW WELT INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE AND DELIVERY CENTRE WINS WALLPAPER DESIGN AWARD
09/02/2009
BMW Welt receives award in the category "Best New Public Building 2009".
London. BMW Welt constructed by Coop Himmelb(l)au was presented in London with the international Wallpaper Design Award 2009. The BMW brand's interactive experience and delivery centre also won the award in the category "Best New Public Building". Rudolf Wiedemann, director of the BMW interactive experience and delivery centre is proud of the accolade: "It is further proof of the tremendous international response to the outstanding architectural design of BMW Welt. In this building the brand's fascination can be truly experienced at first hand."
The global design and lifestyle magazine "Wallpaper" is one of the most influential international journals in the architecture and design sector and presents the coveted Wallpaper Design Award each year. Architects, designers and creative professionals alike regard the magazine as a trade trendsetter. The jury explained why the award was presented to BMW Welt as follows: "The new and dynamic Coop Himmelb(l)au creation for BMW in Munich is not only a groundbreaking automobile delivery centre but also a place for exhibiting, communicating and public gathering. The dynamic, transparent glass and steel structure has a sweeping sculptural roof forming into a twisted double cone, as well as an open plan interior featuring a monumental staircase, bridges and balconies."
The Wallpaper Design Award is just one of the many accolades received by Coop Himme(l)blau for the BMW Welt building. These include the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) European Award, a prize at the World Architecture Festival Award 2008 in the category "Production", the German Steel Construction Prize 2008 as well as the Detail Prize 2009 in the category "Innovation Steel". Moreover, BMW Welt was certified in December 2008 as the first interactive experience and delivery centre designed according to ISO 9001 and VDA 6.2. The prizes underline the outstanding architectural significance of BMW Welt and are evidence of the external effect achieved by the BMW interactive experience and delivery centre internationally.
Alongside the legendary "Four Cylinder" by Karl Schwanzer and the recently opened BMW Museum, BMW Welt is one of the city of Munich's architectural landmarks that is a lasting representation of the BMW Group's technological and innovative competence.
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