Fridays@1: The Other House for Diego and Frida and the Mystery of Eileen Gray in Mexico

Join us for a lecture by Juan Manuel Heredia, Professor and Director of the School of the Architecture here at Portland State, as he unveils the third house that Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera inhabited in Mexico City. Long thought to be an “apartment,” this was in fact their urban residence where Frida moved after her heartbreaking split from Diego in 1934.

About the Speaker:
Juan Manuel Heredia is a Professor and the Director of Portland State University’s School of Architecture. He holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of The First Modern Building in Mexico (2020) and the co-editor (with Nicholas Temple and Andrzej Piotrowski) of The Routledge Handbook of the Reception of Classical Architecture (2019). Recently, he published the article “The Other House for Diego and Frida and the Mystery of Eileen Gray in Mexico,” which tells the story of a little-known but noteworthy residential space.

What is Friday@1?
On most Fridays at 1 p.m. during the academic term, PSU School of Architecture students and faculty gather to hear from professional designers and architects, academics, visiting artists, innovators, and students in the program. Friday@1 is a perfect way to wrap up each week of intense creativity in the studio and get inspired for the productive weekend ahead.

Free and open to the public. All are welcome.