Everything Greg Lynn said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Lynn: Construction projects take longer and cost more than in 1960
“Buildings are delivered later now than they were in 1960 and more over budget than they were in 1960 because of this problem of getting those two things together.”
Lynn: 60% of Swiss construction projects utilize robotics
“60% of projects built in Switzerland use robotics at some significant level in the construction process.”
Lynn: Brick is the worst material to build with
“But no, like brick, which you think of as a natural good material, is the worst thing you can build with, because you have to fire it with all this energy, you have to truck it, it's heavy.”
Lynn: Construction bakes in 30% waste and 20% schedule delays
“Whereas in the construction industry, the 30% waste and the, you know, 20% of late schedule, it's baked in from the finance all the way down to the smallest subcontractor.”
Lynn: Swiss construction budgets are doubled by 50-70 year mortgages
“Partially the mortgages in Switzerland tend to be 50 to 70 years, so construction budgets are about double.”
Lynn: Wind-induced bending is the largest load on tall buildings
“So if you take a tall building, the biggest load on the building is it bending in the wind. It's actually not how it's carrying a load down.”
Lynn: Aerospace and marine composites are entering construction sites
“And it's happening more and more that composites and things from the 19 sixties, high performance boats and airplanes are now starting to show up on job sites.”
Lynn: $100M building projects now require 1,000 drawings versus 150 previously
“It used to be a 150 drawing set for a hundred million dollar building was kind of a lot. And now you would expect a thousand drawings.”
Lynn: Apple headquarters' carbon fiber was manufactured in Dubai
“The Apple headquarters was all built in Dubai, because they built a facility to build carbon fiber at the scale of buildings there.”
Greg Lynn
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