Greg Lynn will be speaking as part of the ACADIA conference at 3:45pm on Thursday October 24th. He is the recipient of the 2013 ACADIA Award of Teaching Excellence.
Left: Index Award Pavilions: Design to Improve Life, 2011
Right: Uniserve corporate headquarters, 2011
Greg Lynn has been a leader in the field of design with digital technology and a pioneer in the use of CNC machinery for the fabrication of complex functional and ergonomic form. His studio, Greg Lynn FORM, explores design at a variety of scales from buildings to installations, to furniture, to jewellery, always pushing the boundaries of advanced materials as well as the limits of design and fabrication technologies.
As a student, Greg Lynn attended Miami University of Ohio, recieving degrees in both architecture and philosophy. He later studied at Princeton University where he received a graduate degree in architecture. His combined background in philosophy and architecture has allowed him to merge the realities of design and construction with the speculative and theoretical possibilities inherent in writing and teaching. He has used his expertise to collaborate across many disciplines, working with companies like BMW, Swarovski, Alessi, Vitra, Disney and Imaginary Forces.
The work of Greg Lynn has has been widely recognized and celebrated. He won a Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, received the American Academy of Arts & Letters Architecture Award and was awarded a fellowship from United States Artists. He has taught at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. He currently teaches at UCLA’s school of Architecture and Urban Design where he is organizing the development of an experimental research robotics lab.
Left: Alessi Tea and Coffee Tower, 2009
Right: Fountain 1, 2010
Left: Atelier Swarovski Jewelry
Right: Bloom House, 2010
The ADAPTIVE ARCHITECTURE 2013 ACADIA conference will be held in the Waterloo School of Architecture in Cambridge on October 24-26, 2013. ACADIA is an international network of digital design researchers and professionals. These updates from students are to let you know about visiting groups, speakers, events and displays.
