Only a few months ago, the country was debating if the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad had lost its garb of heritage consciousness. What spurred the debate? It was the school’s decision to flatten dormitories that were designed by Estonian-born American architect Louis Kahn, together with late BV Doshi and Anant Raje, in 1974. The school board had shared that the institute is in need of new structures as the old ones have become ‘uninhabitable’. Kahn’s legacy warrants the international outcry over such a stand. Can we replace — and not restore — the work of a designer who believed in timeless architecture?

Louis Kahn’s Tiger City raises such questions. However, the subject of the film sits over 2,000 km away from Ahmedabad, in Bangladesh. The film features the country’s pride — Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban or National Parliament House. Directed by historian Sundaram Tagore, Louis Kahn’s Tiger City depicts the creator’s determination to realise an idea from its conception to completion through challenging times.