OUT NOW “Year Zero to Economic Miracle—Hans Schwippert and Sep Ruf in Postwar West German Building Culture” by #LynnetteWidder Postwar West German architecture had to confront legacies from National Socialism and drastic privation that hampered construction. As industrial production recovered and a middle-class nation emerged, so too did a new architecture influenced by the American International Style model. At its center were Hans Schwippert and Sep Ruf. Schwippert, architect of the new Bonn parliament, worked to align economic redevelopment and a burgeoning consumer goods industry with design. Ruf, to whom Schwippert directed the commission for West Germany’s first World’s Fair pavilion, mastered architectural construction amidst both scarcity and largess. Published by @gtaverlag 380 pages 22x28 cm English ISBN 9783856764272 Designed with @lyn.starz