My Architect is a documentary by the "illegitimate" son of the renowned architect Louis Kahn. You could not have written a stranger and more touching tale, in the truth is stranger than fiction category. Kahn was 5'6" tall, had an odd voice, and his face was covered with scars from a childhood burn. He was a terrible businessman, had few clients, and few buildings despite enormous talent and vision. Knowing all of this, it seems unlikely that in addition to his marriage with one child, he also had two other families, with women who worked with him. Despite the odd, and seemingly heartless, treatment by Kahn, the women were still totally in love with him thirty years after his death. The film is his son's attempt to discover his father, his art, and his life. For architecture buff's there are some fabulous interviews with biggie 20th century architects and clients. The film is touching, beautifully photographed, and very much worth seeing.
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Of course David loveed the "My Architect" movie. We rented it last winter in Naples.
I know people who don't "get" Louie Kahn but I also know people who are LIKE Louie Kahn.
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