This pod-like structure near the seaside resort of Binz, on the Pomeranian coast of northeast Germany, provides a snapshot into a different era, delivered by the architect Ulrich Müther. Originally a lifeguard tower, it was constructed in 1968 in a style known as shell architecture using an innovative thin, poured-concrete material. Müther designed and built roughly 70 buildings in this manner, many of them here on the island of Rügen, where he lived. His work is regarded as some of the most outstanding examples of architecture in the region.
Space-age style by the sea
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Working for that cliffside view
-
Opt outside today
-
Autumn’s swan song
-
A wheatear in Peak District National Park, England
-
Dalyan, Turkey
-
Harvest season begins
-
Of balloons and lost pantaloons
-
30 years after Exxon Valdez
-
It’s Endangered Species Day
-
Great hornbill, Thailand
-
Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
-
Valentines Day
-
Australian baobab tree, Kimberley region, Western Australia
-
Who s hiding in the kelp?
-
Dressed to impress
-
Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
-
Anniversary of Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
-
Aerial view of Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain
-
Lavender field, Hertfordshire, England
-
Here we honor the women who ve served
-
A path into history
-
A day for the dolphins
-
Social climbing
-
Brain coral
-
Gray days ahead in Monterey
-
A night on the (ghost) town
-
The birthplace of a classic Christmas carol
-
It s a good day to be green
-
Next stop, Tofino
-
International Sloth Day
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

