S. S. Enterprise lands in Munich! BMW World

We know that Star Trek influenced the design of the clamshell cell phone, now it seems the show has inspired a building in the newly opened BMW Welt (World). The New York Times introduced the building by Coop Himmelb(l)au in an article: Polishing the Brand in a Cathedral for Cars . Now about that (l) in the architect's name?? The New York Times article writer tied his title to the idea and what a fun pun it is - Himmel is sky in German, blau means blue and bau means building - what is a cathedral but a building that rises up into the blue sky. On the architect's website, the "L" is actually a subscript, making it almost disappear. This building is seriously forward looking and I sense the need for a road trip.