This is not only a beautiful film about an inspiring architect who has won many prizes including the most prestigious one, the Pritzker, but also a topical film, as it accompanies Murcutt's first big public commission, a Mosque for the Moslem community of Newport, Melbourne. Despite initial reservations against a modern building Murcutt establishes a very close personal relationship with the community and the project is entirely financed by its people's donations.

Glenn Murcutt says: "From the outset, it was understood that this mosque and associated future buildings had to address the traditions of Islamic orders but also it had to address the spirit of the local community. The mosque needed to embrace the Australian Community, to be inclusive and to respect people of all faiths."

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Glenn Murcutt is a modernist, a naturalist, an environmentalist, a humanist, an economist and ecologist encompassing all of these distinguished qualities in his practice as a dedicated architect who works alone from concept to realization of his projects in his native Australia.

He has never built outside Australia as he believes one must understand a place intimately before good design is possible. He has no staff, no computer and no email. He insists good design comes from the hand, not the computer. He explains: "I still use pencil and paper for drawing because I really believe that it is integral to a way of thinking. I believe we don't create architecture; what we do is discover it. My view is that any architecture that exists or any architecture that has the potential to exist is there to be discovered."

Catherine Hunter's film does not only look at buildings from the past but also accompanies Murcutt on his most challenging project to date a mosque for the Newport Islamic Community in Melbourne. We watch the community's growing acceptance as it becomes convinced by the design and just as importantly, by Murcutt's commitment to the project.

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Directed by Catherine Hunter
Produced by Catherine Hunter Productions
Licensed by Poorhouse, 2016