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    wHY named one of the world’s top 100 design firms
    2020 marks our debut on Architectural Digest’s prestigious AD100 list
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    Metropolitan Museum of Art moves ahead with Rockefeller Wing
    wHY's renovation will re-frame and connect the arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
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    wHY wins international design competition for Rees Park at Toronto Waterfront
    Rees Ridge is a vertical green space inspired by the Scarborough Bluffs
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    wHY designs fresh New York gallery for R & Company
    The three-story space expands the design gallery's footprint and programming in TriBeCa
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    The New York Times profiles Kulapat Yantrasast
    The Architect Kulapat Yantrasast Loves ‘Making Good Spaces’
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    wHY designs extension and renovation for San Francisco's Asian Art Museum
    The Akiko Yamazaki & Jerry Yang Pavilion is scheduled to open in Summer 2019
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    wHY's design for the ICA LA creates a museum with 'no front or back'
    Non-collecting institution is a 'transparent' space with behind-the-scenes experiences for all visitors
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    Imagining new futures for architecture
    Kulapat speaks at the Strelka Institute in Moscow

WHAT'S HAPPENING

wHY selected for Architectural Digest’s AD100 list

We’re delighted to announce that wHY has been selected for the 2021 AD100 – Architectural…

December 8, 2020

Los Angeles Civic Arts is one of two shortlisted proposals for a major new development in West LA

Over the last few months, wHY has been working collaboratively on the proposal for Los…

October 28, 2020

The wHY Landscape Workshop takes part in the Conscious Cities Festival 2020

As part of the Conscious Cities Festival 2020, wHY’s Mark Thomann gave a talk about his strategy of…

October 22, 2020

Memory and Invention: a discussion about the work of architect Edwin Lutyens

As part of a webinar series hosted by The Lutyens Trust America, wHY’s Creative Director…

October 20, 2020

WALLPAPER* REPORTS ON WHY’S NEW EXPANSION OF DAVID KORDANSKY GALLERY

wHY designed the original building for David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, in 2014, and the…

September 17, 2020

wHY takes part in Dezeen’s virtual design festival

wHY’s Creative Director Kulapat Yantrasast was interviewed by Marcus Fairs, Dezeen founder and Editor-in-Chief, for…

June 1, 2020
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wHY is an interdisciplinary design practice dedicated to serving the arts, communities, culture and the environment.

As creators of spaces for creative and engaged living, wHY is always looking to hire people with diverse backgrounds, a passion for design and technical experience.

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wHY's organizational structure reflects a shared commitment to collaboration and approaching projects from many different angles to deliver holistic, sustainable solutions across scales.

• Ideas (research and engagement);
• Buildings (architecture, interiors and exhibit design);
• Objects (installations, functional objects and artist collaborations);
• Grounds (master plans and landscapes).
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