From camping beds to utopian gardens
Very different living options await migrants when they reach Germany, where officials are dealing with a huge influx of people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa.
Living at the airport
Refugees often have to make do with camping beds like these at Cologne-Bonn airport when they first reach Germany. Officials are trying to set up temporary homes for the 800,000 migrants that are supposed to arrive in the country this year.
Real news instead of newspapers
A mother with her two children at a temporary refugee shelter in Neu Isenburg, Hesse. The former newspaper printing press is now frequented by journalists reporting on the refugee crisis.
New life for a ghost town
Refugees have infused new life into Manheim, a village in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which was supposed to be torn down for lignite mining. The few inhabitants of Manheim were thrilled to have 73 asylum seekers move in.
A visit by Angela Merkel
The chancellor's popularity may be sinking in Germany, but Merkel has won a huge fan base with Syrians fleeing the war. Here, she poses for a selfie with a refugee at a shelter in Berlin's Spandau area.
Critics make an appearance
New migrants in some towns are being temporarily housed in tents - like in this camp in western Germany's Duisburg. However, locals say the standards are not good enough and that the tents will provide no safety in case of attacks by right-wing extremists.
A target for extremists
Several refugee shelters have been attacked by far-right extremists. Five people were wounded in the attack on this container home in Rottenburg in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
The long wait
Refugees arriving in Germany for the first time have to wait long hours outside the social housing office in Berlin. The long delays have resulted in fist fights, leading police to put up barriers.
A new life begins
This Syrian refugee family finally found a house in Bonn last year. Many refugee families spend over three months in container homes in Germany, but the administration plans to speed up the process of finding an apartment, so that migrants can begin living a normal life as soon as possible.
The perfect world
Flowers bloom in lush gardens as Germans mingle with refugees. This picture represents a utopian idea developed by building and design theory researchers at Hannover university - a utopian vision that many hope will be reality some day.