This filmic essay explores how architectural ideas are passed down, reinterpreted and inevitably misread across generations. It begins in the Dublin study of architect Shane de Blacam, where Palladio’s Four Books line the walls beside sketches by Shane’s teacher and friend Louis Kahn. From this intimate setting, the film journeys across Ireland, the Veneto and the east coast of the United States, tracing the fragile mechanics of architectural inheritance through buildings, landscapes and conversations. Contributors include Kenneth Frampton, Níall McLaughlin, Sheila O’Donnell, Mary Laheen, and Peter Carroll.

Followed by a Q&A with director Marko Milovanovic hosted by Peter Carroll (A2 Architects/ SAUL).

Presented in association with Architecture at the Edge, an organisation dedicated to the promotion of architecture as culture www.architectureattheedge.com. Supported by the British Council.

Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn