The most spectacular building raised in Hanover in the last few years, the new headquarters of the Norddeutsche Landesbank stands as a landmark high-rise, gleaming with transparence, courageous construction, and an innovative energy concept--a pioneer among German office complexes. Designed by the internationally renowned Stuttgart-based firm of Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner, the structure provides an attractive workplace for the bank's 1,500 employees, while simultaneously infusing the city space with new impulses, a pleasant public inner courtyard, and an attractive annex housing shops and restaurants. This publication presents the complex in all its aspects, from the initial design competition to the building phase to completion.