My Architect

Louis I. Kahn, who died in 1974, is regarded by many architectural historians as one of the most important architects of the second half of the 20th century. As a Jewish immigrant, Louis Kahn struggled against poverty and the consequences of a life-threatening accident he had suffered as a child. He later created highly impressive, almost spiritual buildings - geometric constructions of brick, concrete and light - that, according to one critic, ‘...change your life.’

While Kahn's artistic legacy is an uncompromising search for truth, purity and clarity, his life beyond art was filled with mystery and chaos: bankrupt - he had scratched his name off his identity card - he died in the gents of New York's Penn Station. Kahn left behind three families - one with his wife, two with long-term affairs.

In MY ARCHITECT, Kahn's illegitimate and only son, Nathaniel, embarks on an epic journey to trace the life of this mysterious and contradictory man, his father.

Nathaniel Kahn's cinematic narrative takes us from New York's underground underground corridors to the seething streets of Dakar, where the parliament building built by Louis I. Kahn stands - or from the shores of New England to the inner sanctums of Jerusalem. During this journey, Nathaniel Kahn introduces us to a wide range of diverse and fascinating people whose lives are in some way intertwined.