The headquarters of the HypoVereinsbank (HVB) in Munich was landmarked only 25 years after it was completed in 1981. The complex—the sole work of note by husband-and-wife architects Bea and Walther Betz—was an instant classic. The technical inventiveness of its angled tower, designed to optimize natural light for the offices as well as create a sculptural presence on the city’s inner ring road, spoke to the people of Munich. As the heritage documentation makes clear, HVB, particularly the high-rise, symbolized the evolution of the Bavarian capital from regional backwater to industrial powerhouse.