Greg Lynn Professions : Artist Born : 1964 Browse All Authors Top 17 quotes by Greg Lynn I always try to think in curves. Greg Lynn curves trying thinking 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. Greg Lynn design space thinking It's tens of millions of calculations just to design one connection between a piece of structural steel and another piece of structural steel. Greg Lynn design motivation inspiration 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. Greg Lynn small-rooms issues design A very big percentage of small-scale construction is plastic. But its some horrible beige plastic made to look like wood. Greg Lynn construction woods looks The clothes I like are not necessarily tailored. Greg Lynn tailored clothes What's interesting about architects is, we always have tried to justify beauty by looking to nature, and arguably, beautiful architecture has always been looking at a model of nature. Greg Lynn architecture nature beautiful beauty When my kids were toddlers, they had all these rotomolded plastic things. My life became surrounded by big, hollow plastic toys - from the scale of playhouses down to rocking horses, and everything in between - which we would then take to the secondhand store. But we'd get sentimentally attached and hate to see them go. Greg Lynn my-life down hate life 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. Greg Lynn computers start you strong 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. Greg Lynn start good look energy 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. Greg Lynn create everything curves i-can 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. Greg Lynn building design communication easy It's most satisfying to have an effect on the public realm - deep down I think it's what every architect wants to do. Greg Lynn i-think deep down think 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. Greg Lynn you care life culture As sustainability becomes more and more of a concern, we're going to see more plastics. Greg Lynn going more see sustainability It's incredibly exciting to know people are using and living with the things I create. Greg Lynn things know living people It turns out it's not rocket science to design a sacred space. Greg Lynn out design space science Similar Authors Burton Silverman artist Bruce Nauman artist Bruce Conner artist Brom artist Britney Spears artist Brigid Berlin artist All Authors
