Architecture + Design Film Series: My Architect: A Son’s Journey

My Architect: A Son’s Journey

Wednesday Dec. 12, 6:30 to 8:30pm

Doors open at 6:00pm

The monthly Architecture + Design Film Series continues with MY ARCHITECT: A SON’S JOURNEY, a 2003 film directed by Nathaniel Kahn. “A riveting tale of love, art, betrayal and forgiveness, the son of a legendary architect undertakes a worldwide exploration to discover and understand his father, Louis I. Kahn.”

“A riveting tale of love, art, betrayal and forgiveness, the son of a legendary architect undertakes a worldwide exploration to discover and understand his father, Louis I. Kahn. While Kahn’s artistic legacy was a search for truth and clarity, his personal life was secretive and chaotic. His mysterious death in a train station left behind three families, one with his wife and two long-term affairs. Kahn’s only son Nathaniel sets out on a journey to reconcile the life and work of this mysterious man. Revealing the haunting beauty of his father’s monumental creations and taking us deep within his own divided family, Nathaniel’s personal journey becomes an investigation of identity, a celebration of art and ultimately, of life itself.”

All A+D Film Series screenings are free and open to the public.