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Wynn, Greg

Cumulative GPA: 1.71/4.00 with 63 evaluations
Presents Material Clearly: 1.78
Recognizes Student Difficulties: 1.62

Architecture Department, Cal Poly, SLO
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ARCH 443 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:43 am, Apr 2, 2013 Report Evaluation		What can I say, we all know Greg Wynn is perfect to teach this class. This class is so valuable, you need to pay attention in class, don't get lazy. Just go to class, it makes the final really easy! How many times have you heard architects talk about how they wish they had a class like this or they wish they paid attention in that class. A few classes seemed to be not as good as the others but I think this is because it was his first time teaching it that I know of and he will probably revamp the organization of the class a bit after reading the evaluations.

ARCH 131 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 3:06 pm, Dec 11, 2012 Report Evaluation		This was the first time Professor Greg Wynn had ever taught a first-year studio class. And let me just say, it was an eye-opener. I'm unsure if I am validated to say this, but for a professor who "didn't know what he was doing," I'm pretty sure I learned more in that class than I could've in any of the other studios (save for maybe Michael Lucas). He is a fantastic professor. I, as a first-year architecture major with no history of architecture classes, CAED practice, or shops, came into this program having no idea what to expect (the oh-so ever expensive arch kit did give me a very general and vague idea however). I initially thought that the first quarter of architecture was going to be a super in-depth look at styles, in addition to the application of physics, somewhere. But no, that was wrong. The first quarter is all about teaching and allowing the student to "see" from an architect's perspective. And Greg Wynn has utilized an approach that I think was very successful: Practicality with Application. At least, that's what I'd call it. He taught us not to look at the general things we'd see, but to look at where aspects of models or photos lead the eye. He taught us that abstract isn't always the only thing to consider when that is the main subject in a project, but to attach some sort of meaning, such as a story behind each curve of a wire. He taught us the way we should look at things through our own interpretation, rather than going through some sort of randomly-oriented path that will somehow lead us to see the same subject matter, and I think that that was one of the most successful approaches to teaching I've seen thus far. All-in-all, great professor; and the only reason I had a B was because I underestimated the amount of time it takes to do some of the projects. Darn procrastination. Oh, and one more thing, if anyone at all would've had a question at any time, he gives you a way to contact him far more efficient than email or office hours. And it helped. A LOT.

ARCH 106 Freshman Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 6:55 am, Mar 21, 2012 Report Evaluation		ARCH 106 was definitely a weird class. There was so much material that it was hard to keep straight. I don't blame Professor Wynn (except for the fact that the tests were extremely hard and not like the lectures) because he had never taught first years before, and certainly never had taught students as inexperienced as we were. He thought we had previous knowledge and could keep up with his fast pace, but we couldn't (before the huge curve, I'm pretty sure everyone was failing). The times that he just stood and talked to us and answered our questions, I found him to be extremely engaging, interesting, and a great speaker.

ARCH 351 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:59 pm, Jan 25, 2011 Report Evaluation		If I had to sum this class up I would say its all about preparing a presentation to a prospective client, learning how the building goes together, the design process, and things to consider when designing. If I had to describe Greg I'd say hes the architect who doesn't let his life revolve around architecture like other teachers, he has his own business, he goes to ALL the soccer games,buck the guachos, he spends time with his friends. He doesn't let his profession define who he is. One of the great things we did was we had about 4 local architects come in and talk about their projects, what, how, why. A lot talk about making something the local govt will approve. btw Wynn is on the SLO Architecture Review Committee. the projects they talked about included, Slo chinatown, downtown garden terraces, court street(yogurt creations, etc), the downtown center (pizza solo, barnes and noble, etc.) Native lounges, local houses, the atascadero zoo...You can, and many people did use revit or even rhino in your projects. Just about everyone used sketchup and some point. The finish project should be a beautiful hand rendering, which I was able to go from horrible fall 2nd year to pretty darn good after greg fall 3rd year. BCI will be your bible at times, which is a good thing. Greg is extremely knowledgeable as well. Also you should dominate the tech topics on the 341 final. And obvi totes, the studio will bond, in fact studio snuggie still rolls mad deep to the ave before 307. also don't bother with the reviews from 07 or 08 or before.

ARCH 252 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 5:44 pm, Dec 28, 2010 Report Evaluation		Professor Wynn is an excellent teacher. His limits to how hard he works to make your education experience something worthwhile depends on you. If you want him to take you to the moon, he will. But if you want to have a bad attitude and blame his initiations rather than your own, then I have nothing to say. Wynn knows his stuff and he is more than willing to teach those who are truly willing to learn.

ARCH 253 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:15 pm, Sep 14, 2010 Report Evaluation		BRO KING

ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 2:31 pm, Dec 21, 2009 Report Evaluation		Greg is a very practical teacher. Do not go in there expecting to do the type of projects that Peters or Arens does. He has a very different way of looking at arhitecture, he sees it the way that you would see it if you were a practicing architect. What you will actually do in a firm, drafting, drawing, and presentation boards. I say take him, at least once, you will learn things that are helpful for the future. Yeah well, Arens might be awesome and all this stuff, but its more talk than anything else. Now, Greg is a tough grader, i had no idea he was with his laid back attitue and chill persona, but work hard, dont slack off, he doesnt give As easily, you have to earn it, and work very hard for them. People are always complaining beucase they got a B in studio, but thats beucasse we are architects and we always want A\'s in our design classes, its natural to want to be the best of the best, but Greg is different. He is a wonderful person and cares about what you want out of the class.



ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 6:45 am, Dec 16, 2009 Report Evaluation		wynn is cool. he is very practice-oriented, and teaches you to take design more easily and enjoy it. that being said, i felt that he is a bit too casual in his teaching sometimes (intermittent attendance in class when he is needed for desk reviews, for instance). but that\'s just a small thing. he really was beyond my expectations and taught me a lot, conceptually and (more) practically. TAKE HIM. all those comments below butchering him blow his small flaws out of proportions.

ARCH 253 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 11:08 am, Sep 26, 2008 Report Evaluation		Regarding the comment below me... Um...I thought Tom Disanto was a practicing architect too, but does he teach students to do shitty architecture? And I think Terry Hargrave was a practicing architect + a degree as an architectural engineer, and some students complain that his class is too abstract and crazy and can't build anything? So I think if Greg was right kind of practical architect why doesn't he teach real architecture that involves thinking at least? not putting some basic program in to little cubical boxes. Oh yeah by the way, did I mention that there is an AIA architect name Stephen Phillips teaching at our school. Maybe not, because guy like the comment below me probably thought he was too abstract and crazy that he would not build anything.

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 10:24 am, Feb 12, 2008 Report Evaluation		Wynn will teach you stuff that no other proffesor can. Why? Because Wynn actually practices in a firm (his own residential/commercial) He talks about projects hes on and problems that arise. Wynn is full of tips on what to do in certain situations and they are very practical and useful. Sure he dosen't design buildings like morphosis, but get over it not many do. IF your looking for some real world applications Wynn definitely has some knowledge to share. His projects are interesting but not wacky or abstract, and his final project is usually a multi story building which is totally legit no matter what type of architecture you want to go into. Did I mention hes actually a practicing architect? K.

ARCH 253 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: F Required (Major) 12:24 am, Jan 28, 2008 Report Evaluation		fuck this guy. i dont want to waste anymore time on this whole bullshit.

ARCH 252 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 10:01 am, Jan 3, 2008 Report Evaluation		As much as everyone says Wynn doesn't know what architecture is, he knows more about what a working architect really does than many other professors that teach on this campus. I thought he was a breath of fresh air from the many pompous arrogant and negative design teachers in the department. If you are in second year and that angry about what you "think" design is and feel you need to stay up all night to have your design mocked, sometimes physically destroyed the next day, by your hero instructor then by all means, leave this class open for other students who realize they have 3 years left to get that type of "design" instruction that will make them the next Libeskind. "Every person you meet knows something you don't, learn from them."

ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 8:32 pm, Dec 5, 2007 Report Evaluation		wow, i should've listened to the comments below. I dont think I can call him an architect, he sounds more like a salesman to me. He is just ignorant and he doesn't know how to teach students how to think like designer. I must say I was very dissapointed.



ARCH 253 Junior Grade Earned: No Credit Required (Major) 2:01 am, Aug 6, 2007 Report Evaluation		man...this is just disaster..

ARCH 253 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 12:08 am, Jul 7, 2007 Report Evaluation		to those who said Greg is your hero. w.t.f. did you learn in his class? probably just all the bullshit. another thing- this place is a free forum, everybody can express their opinion, don't bring races up. i'm not asian and i don't like this teacher as well. please stay with your comment and don't attack others.

ARCH 253 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 8:52 pm, Jun 13, 2007 Report Evaluation		All that talk about grammar and you can't even get your own shit right. Your comments were foul, and uncalled for. Really man, what possessed you to say something like that?

ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 10:00 pm, Jun 10, 2007 Report Evaluation		wow way to show how much more mature you are by making a bunch of ignorant racist comments. bravo

ARCH 253 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 4:02 pm, Jun 6, 2007 Report Evaluation		Clearly there is just one or two students that are upset with Greg. The immature and debasing comments are the work of someone that is unable to pluralize anything, which claerly makes them asian; calm down 'ping-pong' don't ruin Professor Wynn's reputation to fullfill your personal quest for vengeance.

ARCH 253 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 3:44 pm, Jun 6, 2007 Report Evaluation		This discussion is neither immature, dismal, nor unappropriate for this forum. There exists a divide between second year architecture studios, and it is important to discuss this controversy rather than ignoring the problems that exist in the school. I don't see a problem with students being ACTIVE in their education. Condemning this discussion is condemning the debate about design. Students reading this forum need to understand that wynn does not teach design as other teachers do, and they need to understand the difference between these teachers. That said, wynn is fucking lazy and does not teach design at all. If you want to learn, take absolutely any other teacher. If you want to learn design, look across the engineering west bridge.



ARCH 253 Graduate Student Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 5:59 pm, May 25, 2007 Report Evaluation		Greg Wynn is the cats meow. no really.

ARCH 253 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 7:56 pm, May 24, 2007 Report Evaluation		I just want to clear some things up about Greg, and this

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 2:26 pm, May 20, 2007 Report Evaluation		greg is taking a lot more hits than he deserves here

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 10:22 pm, May 19, 2007 Report Evaluation		I agree with the comment below. TO whoever wrote this is a dumbass "you get what you put in people. you could take the world's greatest teacher (who ever lived!!) and if you did not put in the effort, well you still would be no good..." you don't know shit about design. how much effort did you put into your crappy designs? there was a lot of people put more effort in that class than you did. you got lucky bc Greg played favorite in that class and you were lucky to be one of his PETS. to be honest to everyone out there who is reading this comment, this class causes 2nd year students to lose fundamentals of design. don't be one of the victims, take someone else.

ARCH 253 Junior Grade Earned: F Required (Major) 5:21 pm, May 19, 2007 Report Evaluation		some one told me he was one of the best professors to take in 2nd year.. well i lost my words... If you want to go back to an elementary school, than this is the PERFECT place for you. And if you think Greg is ok or good design, or practice teacher than you are the dumbass too. Because Greg doesn't know shit about details, and things like egress is so common sense that even my 8 year old brother knows that stuff. Only reason that some people think he is a good teacher because he has an EXCELLENT ability to copy and maybe add few lines to say that it's his WORK. SIMPLY I'M SHAMED TO BE SAME KIND OF HUMANITY AS HE IS.

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 11:46 am, May 19, 2007 Report Evaluation		This is the most accurate place for those who entering 2nd year studio. don't need to ask around, put GREG WYNN outside of your list. You'll learn nothing but BULLSHIT in his class. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY...



ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:12 pm, May 17, 2007 Report Evaluation		This is probably one of the most controversial polyratings I've seen thus far. Just as a warning for those incoming second year and/or freshman students who are using this as a guideline to choose professors, it is complete bullshit. If you really want to know who to take, ask around, ask other professors, ask other students. Over a year Greg's rating fell from a 3.8 to a 1.4 or whatever it is now. Faulty system, ya think? Anyway in my personal opinion, taking this class was a step backwards. I know of a few people who beg to differ, but I'd really like to ask them to step to the "other side of the hall" and possibly try something different. If you still praise Greg, good for you. Atleast you may have SOME reason. But from my standpoint, from being in both situations, the best way to succeed is to embrace that so called "abstract"... to challenge yourself, to spend time thinking about more than just a floor plan reminiscent of the track homes you see all over the place, to do some of your own studying, to find inspiration and motivation out of precedent studies, to be aware of how architects such as mies van der rohe and le corbusier have effected today's architectural world, and to most of all, work your ass off on something that actually matters... because it's going to suck as hell if you have to realize that what you're doing doesn't mean a thing. Greg didn't provide me with any of this knowledge and/or motivation. Maybe I'm just not his cup of tea, but in my opinion, Greg Wynn has proven himself, over this past year, to not be worthy of being a design professor at this school.

ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 10:17 pm, May 17, 2007 Report Evaluation		this guy is a lazy ass. he leaves class 3 o'clock every day, and still getting paid for the full time job. what a lazy biatch.

ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 10:14 pm, May 17, 2007 Report Evaluation		man this guy is one lazy ass teacher. He leaves the class at 3 o'clock and still get paid for full hours. what a biatch.

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 6:06 pm, May 17, 2007 Report Evaluation		Hey DOUCHEBAG who wrote on 5/13 "you get what you put in people...." The doors were only part of the class. We designed real stuff, not the "FLAME HOUSE" based on spicy foods, and we didn't waste our time tracing and listening to bullshit like you guys did. Get a fucking education, man.

ARCH 253 Junior Grade Earned: D Required (Major) 2:53 am, May 17, 2007 Report Evaluation		i don't know what to say about him. he just sucks...

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 11:14 pm, May 15, 2007 Report Evaluation		What a great BS teacher!!! believe me, this guy doesn't know anything about design. he'll try to give you all the good "BS OF THE DAY" for couple hours then leave the class roughly around 3 everyday. I agree, whoever wanna be a good bullshitter ---> take this guy.



ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 6:21 pm, May 15, 2007 Report Evaluation		He won't teach you how to design, but he will teach you how to be an excellent "bull shiter."

ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 2:05 pm, May 15, 2007 Report Evaluation		he is not worth your time and your tuition. You deserve a better education.

ARCH 253 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 11:34 pm, May 14, 2007 Report Evaluation		I took him last year. Looking back now, he is worthless. I didnt know anything about design when I took him but now, I see how bad this guy is about teaching design class. I do not want to waste anymore of my time or energy writing about how bad this guy is because, he is not even worth my writing.

ARCH 252 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 2:06 pm, May 14, 2007 Report Evaluation		Why are my tuition dollars being wasted on taking classes where nothing is taught?

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 2:32 am, May 14, 2007 Report Evaluation		in response to the person 3 below: You sit there and say abstract art with such a negative connotation. Abstract thinking is what leads to great architecture. Like the person below me said, many of the great architects of the modern movement like corbusier and mies were greatly inspired by abstract art. look at some of peter eisenman's design diagrams. i'm sure you would look down your nose at them as "abstract art", but some great building designs came out of them. stop being so closed minded about things and try to UNDERSTAND them. The doors are not meant to be architecture, nor were they the focus of the class so stop calling it an abstract painting class. they were meant to be exercises in graphically depicting spatial relationships, which in case you didn't notice is a very important part of architecture. Just because your knowledge of graphical expression is limited to that of a mouse clicking cad monkey doesn't mean you can't try to open your mind a little and try to understand these different types of expression, and who knows maybe it will actually help you create something with some actual architectural value. or don't and continue to be a drain on our profession

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 1:24 am, May 14, 2007 Report Evaluation		the guy 2nd below me who got an "A" in that class doenst know anything about architecture. He is only saying that probably because he was doing what ever greg told him to do, since all he knows is how to build another typical spanish style building. Ha ha it's so funny he doesnt appreciate abstract art because he probably doesnt know anything about it. Let me tell you this. Le corbusier got his idea from mondrian's painting(abstract), Mies van der roeh also got his idea from mondrian's and van dos burg's painting about plane intersection. I'm just giving few examples of the architects who literally made this modern architecture movement. If it wasnt Mies appreciation of the abstract painting, there wouldnt be a skyscraper. And if you look at contemporary architects and how their design came from.... come on now. If you just want to build another dumb easy, shity ass building like "track house" or like the buildings in san luis obispo downtown, go ahead and keep listening to that dumbass below me who doesnt know anything about design, who thinks that he knows something. Please,before you say anything about design just look around the real "designers" and "architects" not the money suckers.



ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 1:14 am, May 14, 2007 Report Evaluation		dont take this stupid teacher.

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 6:01 pm, May 13, 2007 Report Evaluation		you get what you put in people. you could take the world's greatest teacher (who ever lived!!) and if you did not put in the effort, well you still would be no good. greg was a good teacher, he gave a realistic view on the proffesion which i felt was great to have. one can always take that abstract painting class they call architecture down the hall. u know the one that thought a painted door with holes cut in it was good design. o sorry but i guess that is what a lot of you guys are calling "real design". put your grudges to the side because you guys produced things not worthy of a first year student, and either drop out of the major or wake up and strart working. take greg if you want a different approach to arch design. the one negative about greg was that he did not give much feedback

ARCH 253 Sophomore Grade Earned: D Required (Major) 6:16 pm, May 12, 2007 Report Evaluation		he gave me a D+ because I didn't agree with any of his design mehtod. He doesn't care anything about DESIGN. what a fag.

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 5:48 pm, May 10, 2007 Report Evaluation		You don't learn anything useful from this class. It is a design class and Greg knows absolutely nothing about design. He would be a good practice teacher, but he doesn't understand the underlying meaning behind architecture. Anytime you try something new or different than the rest of the class he will tag it as a "spacecraft." If you really like Spanish style architecture, than take him because you will automatically get an A. If you instead want to explore new ideas about architecture, than take someone who will actually understand what you are trying to convey.

ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 3:10 pm, May 10, 2007 Report Evaluation		don't take him. he is totally biased.

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 1:44 am, May 10, 2007 Report Evaluation		The guy below this comment also doesnt know in a progress of design in terms of architecture. If you think I'm just beign arrogant or bullshiting than please feel free to look at other architecture schools website such as: Cornell,sci-arc,u-openn,columbia,ucla,pratt,cooper union or Cal poly desgin studios like Hargrave, Fowler, stephen philip, freeby, kelly or other teachers who cares about architecture. You can get the practical stuff if you are a good designer. Desgin derives from good sense of both senusous and logic. But Greg is not a DESIGN teacher, but a guy who wants to SELL his shity ass traced over blueprint from some other architect, spanish style houses. If you want to build damn spanish house or meditterean house, you shouldnt even take this class. In fact if you are too lazy to take good teachers and just pass your way through 5 year architecture program, I recommend you to just save your money, drop the school and start working as a draftman person. Because if you start to believe Greg and "pretty" spanish houses than I don't think you can be a designer. You will just end up as cad monkey. So it's your choice. Trust me, there are lots of good architects who are dieing to be a designer.



ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 11:58 pm, May 9, 2007 Report Evaluation		I find the earlier evaulations of Greg rather interesting, I truely think that something happened to Greg some time between the end of Spring 06 and Winter of 07 because none of the earlier depictions of Greg from 2006 or earlier were all that accurate. First off I would like to say that Greg makes a good practice teacher; however, if you come from any practical experience working in the field this class seems like a step backward. Perhaps it is just the pace at which Poly teaches their students, but I found that this class had very little focus on design aspects and much more on the practical side of selling architecture to a client. Now I feel that information given in Gregs class will prove useful, I do not feel that the class as a whole turned out well for the aspects of design. The first 4 weeks of the class was spent basically tracing plans for one project and then the last 6 weeks was a non stop work load of project after project trying to play catch up. Another issue which aggrivated me was the lack of any real critiques during the course. He would come by and give you some advice during the design process, but afterwords he would simply say "Good job guys." To end Greg is a nice guy who is easy to talk to, but does seem to put his class on the back burner of his priorities. I would recomend taking this class if you feel you want a very real and very practical view toward the day to day BS that most Architects have to go through (namely Egress, ADA codes, etc...). From what I have seen from many students on campus in both reviews and from just talking to them, I feel that Greg could benifit them greatly by adding a realistic perspective on what an Architect is most likely to be doing in the future. If you are looking for a studio which will help you design Alien Space Crystals and express your inner feelings through interpretive splashes of paint, then I would look elsewhere. Really this studio is like any other class, you get out of it what you put into it.

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 7:38 pm, May 8, 2007 Report Evaluation		I got a C in greg's class but it is easily possible to achieve an A. Greg's understanding of architecture is adolescent, yet, he does understand how to wow a client or hoarde company benefits. There are more things that I could say about greg than I care to remember. Overall, I felt that it was a waste of tuition and time. It is a crime that somebody who cares so little about the importance of architecture should be allowed to try to convey it's meaning or qualities to students who may be impressionable and may mistake him for some form of mentor. The most insulting aspect for me was that I tried to share my ideas with someone so undeserving. The class felt like an underlying power struggle in which greg was always trying to prove his worth through means that to me seemed petty. If you read this and still decide to take Greg Wynn for design than this is the right class for you.

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 12:59 am, May 8, 2007 Report Evaluation		This guy doesnt know shit about architecture and think abstract is bullshit. He only cares about money. If you give him 100 bucks he will probably give you an A. Because he is so despearate.

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:57 am, May 8, 2007 Report Evaluation		this is the reason i am leaving poly. no joke, he makes a joke out of the profession.

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 12:17 am, May 8, 2007 Report Evaluation		don't take him

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 4:38 pm, May 7, 2007 Report Evaluation		This is actually my first time evaluating a professor. I did it because I think he was possibly the worst architect and the teacher I ever met. Thinking Calpoly offered one of the best architecture program in the nation and taking his design class was the biggest mistake. I took him because of good comments from previous students. He is easy because he doesnt know anything about design. All he cares is egress and how the exit of the building works. If you want to learn meaningful design don't ever take him. But if you want to bullshit your way (by the way you dont get easy grade, because he dosn't care) and dont want to learn anything take him. All he teaches you is how to TRACE blueprint- and you will end up as CAD monkey. First I thought becoming an architect was hard based on my experience with my previous, sincere and thoughtful instructors but if greg can be an architect, anyone can be an architect. Based on my trips to Sciarc, USC, UC berkley,and Harvard and listening and taking Greg, this guy doesnt know anything about architecture. All he wants to do is get money from the school and get out of here.



ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 11:52 am, Apr 11, 2007 Report Evaluation		With Greg, you should go in expecting a very practical, hands-on environment that will help you become more prepared for the real world of architecture, at least the one where the majority of us will end up (at least in the beginning). If you are hoping for abstract design art class, you are definitely in the wrong class. Greg doesn't like abstract bs. If you are hoping to further develop the practical side (only) of your skills / knowledge, I think Greg is perhaps the best 2nd year teacher in that aspect. But you get out of this class what you put in. It is a good class to explore various processes and take risks. Greg usually talks for an hour or two at the beginning of each class, and always has something funny / interesting to say. You get plenty of work time but will have lots of work to do. He is a really cool individual. What can you say, the man lives the life! His projects tended to be fast-paced and relatively intense in a practical (almost busy-work) sort of way. We only did one abstract art project and that was just to pass a few days giving us a weekend off. However, you will find that he expects every part of your design to be realistic, and will make you back it up. Then again, you will never know quite how you did since he doesn't allow time for critiques. That is one of the downsides of the class (unless you don't like 5 hour critiques to begin with). I would agree that Greg doesn't particularly teach too much, however he pushes you to think for yourself. Greg was not always dedicated to the class, as he has his own busy practice, and sometimes we felt that he didn't care enough. You can be the judge. He tended to "bolt" now and then a few hours early. Make sure to buy tons of trace paper rolls as Greg wants lots of diagramming / process work and ideally that you dont fall in love with your first design. This class was mostly drawing (all projects) and a little model building (2 projects). Oh and he pimps 24 x 36 format. Get to know CRS or ASAP. Greg has a lot of good suggestions for ways to improve your work / drawing / coloring skills, you just have to initiate the dialogue! Finally, the final project was a time crunch... and Greg gets harder at the end. Ultimately, his grading policy is too hard to put your finger on. If you are social, work hard and do your best effort each time, and genuinely try to buy into what he is teaching, I think you will do alright... but no guarantees!

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 9:50 pm, Apr 5, 2007 Report Evaluation		He's really cool guy, but don't take him. He's not a good teacher for design studio.He only focuses on technical aspects and doesn't teach you much about design. No FEEDBACK for your projects and at the end you'll be surprise with the grade you get.

ARCH 252 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 7:42 pm, Mar 26, 2007 Report Evaluation		Honestly, this guy only gets good ratings cause he's easy. if you actually want to learn something from a teacher don't take him. the only thing that he cares about is fire escape and handicap accesibillity. Sure that stuff is important, but it's not the most important thing, especially in a DESIGN studio. i didn't come to architecture school to learn that. i came to learn how to become a better DESIGNER. if that's your goal don't take him because it's not what you're going to get. People on polyratings need to start rating design teachers on what they teach, not how they teach. Guillermo and others like him can be hard asses and you sometimes hate them, but they're the ones who are actually going to teach you something.

ARCH 207 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 12:46 am, May 15, 2006 Report Evaluation		Greg is one of the best teachers that I have had at Poly. He is very knowledgable about architectural practice and gives good advice things that you may encounter in practice but not neccesarily taught in school. He is a very nice guy and an enjoyment to have in class

ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:54 pm, Feb 16, 2006 Report Evaluation		Greg is just awesome. He was so easy to relate to and is genuinely interested in his students. The whole class was very open and was really comfortable for expressing ideas and getting feedback. In the beginning of class he would talk with the class for maybe an hour and a half, catching up with us and giving more intruction, then you were free to work or do whatever. I pulled one all-nighter at the end of dead week for the final project, but even that was fun. I seriously can't recommend him enough, if you get the chance, TAKE HIM.

ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:08 pm, Mar 16, 2005 Report Evaluation		call him greg. the guy lives the life. makes pasta at home as an amature chef, goes on exotic vacations with his wife, and spends time with his kids. he's a practicing architect in SLO and we had the chance to see some of his work here and there. he graduated from SLO in architecture as well. architecture is one of those things where you get out how ever much you put in. you can learn a great deal from greg and his projects. i wish i had him for 253 instead of 251 since 251 is much more design orriented, not to be confused with actual working architecture. he doesn't seem to recognize some students' weaknesses. some students in our class just didn't belong in architecture any further but greg was pretty nonchalant about it. maybe that's a good thing...? he doesn't work you too hard but he expects your best effort. i would definitely take him again.



ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 9:54 pm, Dec 15, 2004 Report Evaluation		Wynn did a great job teaching this class. He wasn't a slave driver like most design lab teachers, but I still think I learned a lot of valueable information in his class. He is very informal, and the "learning environment" is very comfortable. Take him if you can!!

ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 10:52 pm, Dec 13, 2004 Report Evaluation		I loved taking this class from Greg. He was a great teacher, very laid back and always there to help. We did a bunch of small projects, rather than one large project that lasted a while. It was a bit of a crunch because the small projects had a short week turnaround. He assigns some pretty odd projects, but they get you designing and thinking. He doesn't make you stay the full 5 hours, but he will be there if you need to ask questions. He's really fun to talk to and since he's a practicing architect he fills you in with what's going on in the outside world with his clients. I recommend taking Wynn if you have the chance!

ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 3:22 pm, Dec 7, 2004 Report Evaluation		This class is laid back. Wynn is such a chill guy. I only pulled one all nighter, for the final project. Class ends way before 6 pm, but Greg stays to answer all your questions.

ARCH 106 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 3:12 pm, Dec 29, 2003 Report Evaluation		We only meet for lab once a week, and most of the time are in the tool room working on projects. When Wynn is in lab, he's mostly helpful about tool questions, but then again so are all the other assistants working there. We only get one main grade in the class, for the materials integration project, and he doesn't give any comments on why you get the grade you get. Although if you find him outside of class, he's fairly responsive.

ARCH 106 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 8:26 pm, Oct 28, 2003 Report Evaluation		Greg knows his materials of construction. I felt lucky to have him as a teacher for this class. His workload is less than the other teachers, and he sounds like he is more knowlegeable about the class content... highly recommended.

ARCH 231 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 7:04 pm, Aug 13, 2003 Report Evaluation		Greggs class was great, I learned more in Arch 231 than I did in Arch 101 and all the other Arch classes we ARCEs have to take. The class was practical information and really hands on, but I thought the workload was a bit much. Do not procrastinate or the last week of the quarter will be the worst week of your life! I really busted my ass in the class, but I got a lot out of it in return.



ARCH 231 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 12:28 pm, Aug 11, 2003 Report Evaluation		This was the BEST ARCH TEACHER -- and one of the best overall -- I had at Cal Poly. He knew his stuff and made the class fun (although a ton of work is involved with architectural practice). TAKE HIM!

ARCH 251 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 9:50 pm, Jan 7, 2003 Report Evaluation		Greg is a really nice guy. He is the type of person that I would want to have as a friend. He does not have a lot of teaching experience, but I think he does well. He has his own practice, and so he tends to not put his class first on his list of priorities. Sometimes class seems a little slow, which can be good if you have been swamped in other classes, but might not be good if you get bored easily. Greg has a lot of good ideas and challenged me to think about architecture in a different way. He wants to know about our day and wants us to have fun. I recommend his class, but I warn you that it may be a different pace than you are used to.

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