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BMW's Four-Cylinder Tower by Karl Schwanzer Turns 50

 - Sandra Hofmeister

Not only Munich's Olympic venues have something to celebrate this year; the four-cylinder high-rise of the Bavarian Motor Works does too, the futuristic office building near the Olympia Park having seen its completion in 1972. The international competition for the publicity-garnering architecture of BMW's corporate headquarters was won by Karl Schwanzer.

BMW's Four-Cylinder Tower by Karl Schwanzer Turns 50
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