Greg Lynn

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Greg Lynn (born 1964), graduated cum laude from Miami University (OH) with degrees in Architecture and Philosophy, and Princeton University with a Master's of Architecture, is an American architect, philosopher, and science-fiction writer who advocates increased used of computer-aided design to produce irregular, biomorphic architectural forms. Lynn's New York Presbyterian Church in Queens, New York, with Douglas Garofalo and Michael McInturf is an early project which used vector-based animation software in its design conception. He is credited with coining the term 'blob architecture' based on his work with a design software known by the acronym BLOB, meaning 'Binary Large Objects'. He was profiled by Time Magazine in their projection of 21st century innovators in the field of architecture and design.^[1]

Lynn's latest works begin to explore how to integrate structure and form together as he discovered some biomorphic forms are inherently resistant to load. He is also one of the forerunners in exploring the possibilities in digital fabrication, in how to bring these complex forms into reality, in terms of constructability and economically. Lynn has taught at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation, ETH Zurich, University of Applied Arts Vienna, and Yale School of Architecture. He is currently a faculty member at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Architecture and Urban Design.

Prior to starting his own firm, Greg Lynn worked in the offices of Peter Eisenman and Antoine Predock.