Alex Wyler
There should be a stairway down to the water, a porch, a deck. Here, you're in a-- in a box. A glass box with a view to everything that's around you... but you can't touch it. No interconnection between you and what you're looking at.
HW Henry Wyler
I don't know, you know. He's got this big maple growing right in the middle of the house.
Alex Wyler
Containment. [pushes a button which opens a glass door] Containment and control. This house is about ownership, not connection. I mean, it's beautiful. Seductive, even. But, it's incomplete. [pauses] It was all about him. Dad knew how to build a house, not a home. But you know... I think he wants us to do what he couldn't. But, admitting that would mean admitting that he came up short in some way... that he could do more. And that tortures him.
HW Henry Wyler
Do you remembering being here with Mom?
Alex Wyler
I remember she tried to make it work here... with us... with him.
AK Dr. Anna Klyczynski
You'll be covering 22 patients on rounds today, this floor and the next. Quiet morning. If you get into trouble, beep me, but don't make it a habit. The med students will help you out with scutwork. [sees an elderly patient] What's he doing here? I ordered an MRI, stat.
N Nurse
Transport said about four hours.
AK Dr. Anna Klyczynski
He could be dead in four hours. Never mind. [turns to Kate] Dr. Forster, MRI. That's a right, two lefts, elevator to two. Follow the signs, hustle back here for rounds.
Dr. Kate Forster
Uh, Dr. Kly-- [but Klyczynski has already departed]
EP Elderly Patient
Are you taking me somewhere?
Dr. Kate Forster
I certainly hope so, sir. How are you feeling today?
EP Elderly Patient
Am-- Am I gonna make it?
Dr. Kate Forster
Uh, yes. Absolutely.
Simon Wyler
Where's your brother?
Alex Wyler
I sent him away. He wasn't feeling well. You know how he is, he worries.
Simon Wyler
Yeah, I know. He gets that from your mother, I'm afraid. She always worried too much.
Alex Wyler
What are you looking at? [looks at architectural plans]
Simon Wyler
Hmm? Oh, yeah, here, take a gander. It's a proposal for a museum.
Alex Wyler
Who is it?
Simon Wyler
Someone new.
Alex Wyler
Oh, I like the walkways, where the light falls. What are the materials?
Simon Wyler
Granite. Aluminum.
Alex Wyler
White panels are straight out of Meier... but the interior color coming through the front windows, that's different. It's not new, but it's clean, uncluttered. I like it.
Simon Wyler
When was the last time you were in Barcelona?
Alex Wyler
Years ago, with you, Mom and Henry.
Simon Wyler
Do you remember visiting Casa de la Caritat?
Alex Wyler
The almshouse.
Simon Wyler
That's right. You mentioned Meier. His Barcelona museum stands in the same area as Casa de la Caritat. It drinks the same light. Meier designed a series of louvered skylights to capture that light and cast it inward to illuminate the art within, but indirectly. And, that was important, because although light enhances art, it can also degrade it. But, you know all that already, you son of a gun. Now, this... where do you suppose this is to be built?
Alex Wyler
I have no idea.
Simon Wyler
Oh, but you said you liked it.
Alex Wyler
Conceptually.
Simon Wyler
Now, come on. You know as well as I do that the light in Barcelona is quite different from the light in Tokyo. And, the light in Tokyo is different from that in Prague. A truly great structure, one that is meant to stand the tests of time never disregards its environment. A serious architect takes that into account. He knows that if he wants presence, he must consult with nature. He must be captivated by the light. Always the light. Always.
Kate Forster
Life is not a book, Alex. And it can be over in a second. I was having lunch with my mother at Daley Plaza and a man was killed right in front of me. He died in my arms. And I thought, "It can't end just like that on Valentine's Day." And I thought about all the people who love him, waiting at home, who will never see him again. And then I thought, "What if there is no one? What if you live your whole life and no one is waiting?"
