Greg Lynn
Greg Lynn
Greg Lynnis owner of the Greg Lynn FORM office, an o. Univ. Professor of architecture at University of Applied Arts Vienna and a studio professor at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. He was the winner of the Golden Lion at the 2008 Venice Biennale of Architecture. In 2010 Lynn was named a Fellow by United States Artists...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArchitect
CountryUnited States of America
design rocket sacred science turns
It turns out it's not rocket science to design a sacred space.
building chain communication design enhances improves intuitive links project sharing supporting tool
By supporting all the links in the building chain and giving them an easy, intuitive tool for sharing model-based project information, GTeam enhances workflows and improves communication from design through to fabrication and assembly.
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To go back to architecture, what's organic about architecture as a field, unlike product design, is this whole issue of holism and of monumentality is really our realm. Like, we have to design things which are coherent as a single object, but also break down into small rooms and have an identity of both the big scale and the small scale.
boundaries closed computers designing inside object outside shapes using
Before computers, you'd start designing using shapes of cubes. Now I can start with something like a handkerchief, an object that doesn't have strong inside and outside boundaries or much closed volume.
thinking space design
With everything that I design, from a church to a plate to skyscraper to a spoon. I am always thinking about voluptuous volumes and spaces.
small-rooms issues design
To go back to architecture, whats organic about architecture as a field, unlike product design, is this whole issue of holism and of monumentality is really our realm. Like, we have to design things which are coherent as a single object, but also break down into small rooms and have an identity of both the big scale and the small scale.
motivation inspiration design
It's tens of millions of calculations just to design one connection between a piece of structural steel and another piece of structural steel.
architect realm satisfying wants
It's most satisfying to have an effect on the public realm - deep down I think it's what every architect wants to do.
exciting incredibly living people using
It's incredibly exciting to know people are using and living with the things I create.
calculated complex reference structure using
Without a computer, every point on a structure has to be calculated with reference to everything else. But by using a PC, I can create complex curves that don't have radii or centers.
energy good low seems start transport
Plastics, as a material, are very nasty, but as an alternative to, let's say, a brick, which seems really natural, they start to look pretty good. They're very low energy to produce, very lightweight to transport and construct. That's why they're so popular.
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I really like the pop culture materials of everyday life, but used in some way that elevates them to something you notice and care about.
percentage
A very big percentage of small-scale construction is plastic. But it's some horrible beige plastic made to look like wood.
As sustainability becomes more and more of a concern, we're going to see more plastics.