Within the project Willy Gehler (1876–1953) – edge research, political self-mobilization and historical assessment of an important civil engineer and professor in “the century of extremes” the Institute for Concrete Structures and the Chair of History of Technology and Technological Sciences of the TU Dresden invited to the workshop Willy Gehler – a characterization of his personality and professional achievements on 11th April 2017. At the end of that day, an exhibition was opened as well. The report gives an overview about the concept, the implementation and results of the workshop after a short overview about the project.