Oscillating between a classic architectural guide and an almost archaeological survey, providing a well-founded insight into the euphoric, progressive period in which the buildings were created in the 1960s and 1970s.

The East German engineer Ulrich Müther contributed an important chapter to the European history of shell construction. From 1963 on he realized pioneering shell constructions that rank among the classics of modernism and inspired architects from all over the world. The buildings are portrayed with the aid of current photographs, plans, texts and project information.