There is this great little shopping center just north of the Marienplatz called the Fünf Höfe, which means 'Five Courtyards.' It has pricey shops within it, mixed with some decent ones like a branch of Hugendubel (though the English language branch of theirs is just outside of the Fünf Höfe and has been a pretty good resource for up-to-date travel books; still prefer The Readery for fiction, though), a Muji store, and a pretty good Thai restaurant. The wonderful things about it, though, are the five courtyards and various passageways linking them. They are such a stark contrast with the typical indoor mallscapes you would see in the States. It was designed by the previously mentioned firm Herzog and de Meuron. Personally, my favorite is the Prannerpassage which has these small discs, probably 3 inches or so in diameter, embedded flush within the concrete walls, gradually decreasing in density towards the arched ceiling of the two-story space. It's absolutely gorgeous on a sunny day and changes so much during different times of the day especially since the entry-way off of the street is painted with this slight purple color. Definitely worth a stop if you're in the area, and it tends to be my small addition to Kyle's nearly perfected Munich walking tour. Oh, and also, there's an interesting parking garage just down the street that is skinned in some sort of cut-metal:
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