Weekly Index No. 025
In Memoriam: Frank Gehry, David Lynch, M. Ricardo Scofidio
OPENING FRAME
This week traces three distinct creatives lost in 2025, united by a shared belief that form can disrupt habit, spark thought, and alter how we move through the world. Spaces designed with wild imagination became radical acts of presence that will outlive the minds that birthed them.
SIGNAL OF THE WEEK
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Frank Gehry
The iconoclast Frank Gehry passed away in early December at 96, leaving behind one final civic gesture in the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, which is nearing completion. Composed of clustered volumes and industrial forms, the museum reflects his lifelong refusal of symmetry—an architecture of motion, light, and cultural ambition at monumental scale.
OBJECT OF NOTE
Club Silencio, David Lynch x Crosby Studios
David Lynch, who passed in January at 78, collaborated with creative practice Crosby Studios to create Club Silencio, named after the iconic venue in his film Mulholland Drive. A temporary exhibit in Paris, the cinematic space later found a permanent home in New York City. With furniture designed by Lynch himself, Club Silencio is a dreamlike extension of his inner worlds.
LIVING WELL
The High Line, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Ricardo Scofidio, who passed away in March at 89, helped redefine New York City public life through The High Line in lower Manhattan. The linear park transforms obsolete infrastructure into shared urban ritual, where walking becomes reflection, and the city is experienced slowly, deliberately, and collectively.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“The ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper.”
— David Lynch
CLOSING
Until next Sunday—Notice more.