Our design practice is based on the philosophy that both the
practice and the products of architectural design can participate in the new
developments that are redefining culture and our environment. It is our desire to translate the fluidity,
flexibility and complexity of contemporary technologies into built form. We attempt to creatively relate the
functional, cultural, and construction concerns of architecture to a new formal
expression. Because of this experimental
approach, the aesthetic signature of our projects inevitably changes based on
the specific context, budget and function of each project. Often, this flexible design approach yields
fluid spaces composed of subtly varying smooth surfaces. This formal language of continuity is a
recent development in many fields and in architecture we find these surfaces
useful for inventing spaces which are both precise and adaptable. These structures have allowed the office to
remain innovative while realizing built projects on the cutting edge of the
profession.
Each project is a new challenge for both the design team and
the client. Along with the building
itself, the design process becomes part of several years of theoretical and
technical preparation and ongoing research.
The design principal, Greg Lynn,
is active in the art world and in academia through his teaching, lectures,
exhibitions and publications. Because of
this involvement with a larger intellectual culture, the design process extends
beyond the building itself into a larger public realm. This lends a high visibility for both the
projects and the clients to a public that extends beyond the physical context
of the buildings.
With projects in the United
States and Europe, our
office has already redefined the conventional design office to include forms of
collaboration that cross both geographic and professional boundaries. We are not only amenable to, but are reliant
on the input of specialists, consultants and users. We are experienced in participating within
globally dispersed design teams and we have worked in combination with both
international and local consultants and architects. By exploiting information transfers via
electronic networks we have been able to integrate geographically disparate
parties into coherent design teams. In
this way we can take advantage of both local experience and international
expertise simultaneously. We actively
borrow both computer software and hardware developed by a range of disciplines
including: aeronautical, naval, automotive
and industrial design, along with physics, geology and the film industry. These methods are adapted to the tasks of
architectural design yielding unforeseen and interesting results.