A film about the pioneering architecture of the Munich architect, Sep Ruf, who helped shape German post-war architecture with his stylish, elegant and transparent buildings, a number of which, such as the Chancellor's Bungalow in Bonn, the Maxburg in Munich or the German Pavilion at the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels, are world-famous.

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The film treats the most important buildings of Sep Ruf's architectural oeuvre over five decades, through a compelling, informative and above all visually appealing presentation of his ground-breaking architecture and its impressive creator; a figure of contemporary German history who continues to shape cityscapes and people’s lives to this day.

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Ruf's buildings are repeatedly interwoven in the film to explain the characteristics of his work that make them so unique and recognisable as Ruf buildings. Interview partners from a wide range of backgrounds will include companions and contemporary witnesses, specialists, Ruf connoisseurs and historians, current architects, so-called star architects and students, who were or are more or less influenced by Ruf's work.

 

In Development

In Co-Production with Drei Wünsche GmbH (Germany)