Racing Alone

This is Nader Khalili's own story. Racing Alone tells of how an Iranian-born, Western-trained architect armed only with notebooks, a motorcycle, and his own unique vision set off on a five-year odyssey in search of a simple, inexpensive, yet permanent form of dwelling. His ultimate triumph comes with his discovery of the untouched magic of clay. Racing Alone begins as one man's dream and ends with a village of ceramic houses, an exhibition in Paris, and an invitation from NASA. It signals a revolution in modern architecture, set against the tumultuous background of social revolution in Iran.