{"id":227825,"date":"2025-12-11T18:11:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T18:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/227825\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T18:11:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T18:11:18","slug":"quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/227825\/","title":{"rendered":"Quiet Hope: Frank Gehry\u2019s Maggie\u2019s Centre Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong\/6937eeab243c4d16dac7bc81-quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quiet Hope: Frank Gehry\u2019s Maggie\u2019s Centre Hong Kong - Image 1 of 25\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6937eeab243c4d16dac7bc81\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"479\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"eager\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong\/6937eeab243c4d16dac7bc81-quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong_15.jpg\" style=\"min-height: var(--featured-height, auto); aspect-ratio: auto 640 \/ 479\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a>Maggie&#8217;s Centre Hong Kong. Image \u00a9 Jonathan Yeung, courtesy of Open House Hong Kong &amp; Design Trust<\/p>\n<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<ul class=\"afd-share__networks clearfix\">\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"facebook_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1036787\" data-social=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Facebook<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"twitter_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1036787\" data-social=\"twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Quiet%20Hope%3A%20Frank%20Gehry%E2%80%99s%20Maggie%E2%80%99s%20Centre%20Hong%20Kong&amp;url=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong&amp;via=archdaily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Twitter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"email_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1036787\" data-social=\"email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Quiet Hope: Frank Gehry\u2019s Maggie\u2019s Centre Hong Kong&amp;body=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong\"><\/a>\n<p>Mail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Pinterest\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"pinterest_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1036787\" data-social=\"pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1036787%2Fquiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.adsttc.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F6937%2Feeab%2F243c%2F4d16%2Fdac7%2Fbc81%2Flarge_jpg%2Fquiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong_15.jpg%3F1765273464&amp;description=Quiet%20Hope%3A%20Frank%20Gehry%E2%80%99s%20Maggie%E2%80%99s%20Centre%20Hong%20Kong\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Pinterest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Whatsapp\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-action=\"share\/whatsapp\/share\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"whatsapp_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1036787\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=Quiet+Hope%3A+Frank+Gehry%E2%80%99s+Maggie%E2%80%99s+Centre+Hong+Kong+%7C+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1036787%2Fquiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong%3Futm_source%3DWhatsapp%26utm_medium%3DIM%26utm_campaign%3Dshare-button\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a>\n<p>Whatsapp<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, news of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036716\/frank-gehry-visionary-architect-of-the-bilbao-guggenheim-dies-at-96?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Gehry&#8217;s passing<\/a> prompted an outpouring of tributes to the architect behind flamboyant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1034567\/lina-ghotmeh-on-memory-museums-and-the-archaeology-of-the-future?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">museums<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/970134\/from-hotels-to-concert-halls-8-distinctive-projects-with-original-bathrooms?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">concert halls<\/a>, and sinuous residential complexes. Rather than revisit that well-charted terrain, it is worth pausing on a more contemplative work in his oeuvre: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maggiescentre.org.hk\/en\/home?utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=archdaily.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Maggie&#8217;s Cancer Caring Centre in Hong Kong<\/a>. Quiet, optimistic, and calibrated for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/936042\/13-design-solutions-to-organize-your-workout-at-home?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">everyday resilience<\/a>, the building reflects multiple registers of Gehry&#8217;s intent: a commitment to positivity and survival\u2014and, more personally, an architect&#8217;s own reckoning with loss and end-of-life care.<\/p>\n<p>The remark reframes Maggie&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/hong-kong\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hong Kong<\/a> as more than a commission; it suggests a design process shaped by grief and turned toward comfort, dignity, and the possibility of hope\u2014an ethos that aligns closely with the organization&#8217;s mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"thumbs afd-desktop-e clearfix\"><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6937eea9243c4d16dac7bc7e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong\/6937eea9243c4d16dac7bc7e-quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quiet Hope: Frank Gehry\u2019s Maggie\u2019s Centre Hong Kong - Image 2 of 25\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6937eea9243c4d16dac7bc7e\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong_3.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong\/6937eea9243c4d16dac7bc7e-quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong-photo\" title=\"Maggie's Centre Hong Kong, Downspout. Image \u00a9 Jonathan Yeung, courtesy of Open House Hong Kong &amp; Design Trust\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6937eeaa31e6390180a8607b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong\/6937eeaa31e6390180a8607b-quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quiet Hope: Frank Gehry\u2019s Maggie\u2019s Centre Hong Kong - Image 3 of 25\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6937eeaa31e6390180a8607b\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong_12.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong\/6937eeaa31e6390180a8607b-quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong-photo\" title=\"Maggie's Centre Hong Kong, Material Details. Image \u00a9 Jonathan Yeung, courtesy of Open House Hong Kong &amp; Design Trust\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6937eea9d7d6cc12890019b7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong\/6937eea9d7d6cc12890019b7-quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quiet Hope: Frank Gehry\u2019s Maggie\u2019s Centre Hong Kong - Image 4 of 25\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6937eea9d7d6cc12890019b7\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong_7.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong\/6937eea9d7d6cc12890019b7-quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong-photo\" title=\"Maggie's Centre Hong Kong. Image \u00a9 Jonathan Yeung, courtesy of Open House Hong Kong &amp; Design Trust\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6937eea931e6390180a86076\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong\/6937eea931e6390180a86076-quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quiet Hope: Frank Gehry\u2019s Maggie\u2019s Centre Hong Kong - Image 5 of 25\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6937eea931e6390180a86076\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong_11.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong\/6937eea931e6390180a86076-quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong-photo\" title=\"Maggie's Centre Hong Kong, Downspouts. Image \u00a9 Jonathan Yeung, courtesy of Open House Hong Kong &amp; Design Trust\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"gallery-link afd-desktop-e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036787\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong\/6937eeab243c4d16dac7bc81-quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quiet Hope: Frank Gehry\u2019s Maggie\u2019s Centre Hong Kong - More Images\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/quiet-hope-frank-gehrys-maggies-centre-hong-kong_15.jpg\" itemprop=\"image\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\"\/>+ 20<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/loader-blue.gif\" alt=\"Content Loader\" style=\"width: 40px; margin: 24px;\"\/><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maggie&#8217;s Centre Hong Kong. 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