DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte marks the passing of architect Frank Gehry by sharing the lecture “Frank Urbanism: Gehry Takes Up Cities” delivered by Jean-Louis Cohen

DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte marks the passing of architect Frank Gehry (1929-2025) on December 5. Gehry was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1989. He was the author of major projects such as the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and the Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris. For Lisbon, in 2003 he designed the rehabilitation of Parque Mayer, a project that was never built. His architecture left a strong mark on the last quarter of the 20th century.

In 2019, the International Congress “Grand Projects – Urban Legacies of the Late 20th Century”, organized by DINÂMIA’CET under the coordination of Paulo Tormenta Pinto, dedicated its final session to Frank Gehry.

Jean-Louis Cohen (1949–2023), one of the most respected historians of modern architecture, was invited as keynote speaker, presenting the lecture “Frank Urbanism: Gehry Takes up Cities,” moderated by Marta Sequeira.

The session’s video is now shared in full here