My Architect

"A man. His buildings. His secret lives."

Nov 12 2003 N/A 1h 56m
Biography, Documentary

World-famous architect Louis Kahn (Exeter Library, Salk Institute, Bangladeshi Capitol Building) had two illegitimate children with two different women outside of his marriage. Son Nathaniel always hoped that someday his father would come and live with him and his mother, but Kahn never left his wife. Instead, Kahn was found dead in a men's room in Penn Station when Nathaniel was only 11.

Plot

World-famous architect Louis Kahn (Exeter Library, Salk Institute, Bangladeshi Capitol Building) had two illegitimate children with two different women outside of his marriage. Son Nathaniel always hoped that someday his father would come and live with him and his mother, but Kahn never left his wife. Instead, Kahn was found dead in a men's room in Penn Station when Nathaniel was only 11. Nathaniel travels the world visitng his father's buildings and haunts in this film, meeting his father's contemporaries, colleagues, students, wives, and children.

Written by

Nathaniel Kahn

Directed by

Nathaniel Kahn

Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 6 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
3,375
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
81
Popularity
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