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  • Tchaikovsky Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre

    Tchaikovsky Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre

    wHY has been selected to create a design which would celebrate Perm’s industrial history and…

  • East Palo Alto Youth Arts & Music Center

    East Palo Alto Youth Arts & Music Center

    Catalyzing a Community by Focusing on the Next Generation In Summer 2015, wHY was invited…

  • Skylanding

    Skylanding

    Among the catalysts are SKYLANDING, a sculpture and landscape designed in collaboration with the Japanese…

  • IBID Gallery

    IBID Gallery

    White box gallery meets distinctive LA warehouse For a London gallerist’s inaugural LA outpost, wHY…

  • Christie’s Los Angeles

    Christie’s Los Angeles

    A British-Inspired Space for the World’s Leading Art Business Originally founded in London in 1766,…

  • The Real Deal – Christie’s

    The Real Deal – Christie’s

  • Domus Online

    Domus Online

  • Esquire – Kulapat Profile

    Esquire – Kulapat Profile

  • Phuket in Design Anthology

    Phuket in Design Anthology

  • LALA Kulapat Yantrasast

    LALA Kulapat Yantrasast

  • LE Miami – Kulapat Hotel

    LE Miami – Kulapat Hotel

  • Time Out LA – Marciano Art Foundation

    Time Out LA – Marciano Art Foundation

  • LA Times Design Mag – ICA LA

    LA Times Design Mag – ICA LA

  • ICA LA

    ICA LA

    Exposed and Always Under Construction Formerly the Santa Monica Museum of Art, wHY collaborated with…

  • R & Company Gallery

    R & Company Gallery

    Mulitple gallery experiences, one unified whole Located in TriBeCa, the new R & Company reimagines an…

  • Asian Art Museum San Francisco

    Asian Art Museum San Francisco

    Taking a Building Back to It’s Roots in order to Create a Model Museum for…

  • Ross Pavilion and Gardens

    Ross Pavilion and Gardens

    An interdisciplinary team led by wHY has been selected to design an integrated landmark Pavilion,…

  • Pomona College Studio Art Hall

    Pomona College Studio Art Hall

    Atypical Arts Building for Top US College Sited at a key position on campus behind…

  • Speed Art Museum Feature

    Speed Art Museum Feature

  • MODERN MAGAZINE – SPEED ART MUSEUM

    MODERN MAGAZINE – SPEED ART MUSEUM

  • THE NEW YORK TIMES – SPEED ART MUSEUM

    THE NEW YORK TIMES – SPEED ART MUSEUM

  • ARCHITECTURAL RECORD – POMONA COLLEGE STUDIO ART HALL

    ARCHITECTURAL RECORD – POMONA COLLEGE STUDIO ART HALL

  • Nanoscience & Nanotech Center

    Nanoscience & Nanotech Center

    An open-air museum campus at the heart of a bustling, high-tech university This academic building…

  • Waterfall Pavilion

    Waterfall Pavilion

    A Bench, a Room, a Bridge When the international conceptual artist Rirkrit Tiravanija was commissioned…

  • Whitewall’s Spring 2016 Art Issue

    Whitewall’s Spring 2016 Art Issue

    WHITEWALL: What were some of your earliest interactions with architecture of importance? KULAPAT YANTRASAST: I…

  • Pershing Green

    Pershing Green

    Re-imagining where LA gets Made and Unmade Daily   In 2015, wHY was one of…

  • A PATH APPEARS

    A PATH APPEARS

    Actions for a Better World Designed to inspire visitors to find their own paths to…

  • Times Magazine

    Times Magazine

    Read the full story at the Times of London Magazine.

  • Architectural Digest: James Perse

    Architectural Digest: James Perse

  • To Live and Dine in L.A.

    To Live and Dine in L.A.

    Menus from the Collection of the Los Angeles Public Library wHY was approached by the…

  • Harvard Art Museums

    Harvard Art Museums

    Prestigious Collection, Respectfully Remixed Harvard Art Museums is undergoing a major overhaul to centralize its…

  • UN/FOLDING WILSHIRE

    UN/FOLDING WILSHIRE

    wHY’s Ideas Workshop is examining the intersection of physical, social, and regulatory space to alleviate…

  • Design Anthology

    Design Anthology

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art Samurai

    Los Angeles County Museum of Art Samurai

    Using Design to Bring Objects Alive for Visitors’ Experience The Los Angeles Stop for the…

  • Kordansky Gallery

    Kordansky Gallery

    Building Re-Designed to Support an Emerging Gallery Along the evolving La Brea corridor of Los…

  • Marciano Art Foundation

    Marciano Art Foundation

    The Marciano Art Foundation (MAF) selected wHY in 2013 to transform a deserted Scottish Rite…

  • CalArts Student Center & Lounge

    CalArts Student Center & Lounge

    A new hub for the CalArts Community The California Institute of the Arts is a…

  • Worcester Art Museum Masterplan

    Worcester Art Museum Masterplan

    Present Helps the Past to Dream About the Future The Worcester Art Museum (WAM) was…

  • Amoroso House I

    Amoroso House I

    How to have a large yard and to live in a good tree house too?…

  • Venice Beach House

    Venice Beach House

    A Contemporary House Transforms Beachfront Community Located at the epicenter of Venice, this 3-story all-concrete…

  • Speed Art Museum

    Speed Art Museum

    A New Life for Kentucky’s Oldest Cultural Institution wHY’s design for the new Speed Art…

  • Black Bookshelf

    Black Bookshelf

    A stacked box bookshelf in all black.  Drawing on the work of some of our…

  • The Clarksdale Press Register

    The Clarksdale Press Register

  • The Art Institute of Chicago

    The Art Institute of Chicago

    Interaction with History, Vision to the Future wHY has been responsible for relocating and installing…

  • CALARTS Furniture

    CALARTS Furniture

    After a rigorous survey of the existing tables and chairs at CALarts, wHY devised two…

  • Pin-Up

    Pin-Up

  • Plan Magazine

    Plan Magazine

  • W Magazine

    W Magazine

  • Terroir Chair – Harbor Springs

    Terroir Chair – Harbor Springs

    Sense of Place, packed in one sitting wHY was commissioned to create a seating area…

  • Architects Newspaper

    Architects Newspaper

  • Hyde Park Herald

    Hyde Park Herald

  • ArchDaily

    ArchDaily

  • ART4D

    ART4D

  • LA Times

    LA Times

  • ArtDaily

    ArtDaily

  • World Architecture News

    World Architecture News

  • Cultured

    Cultured

  • Art Forum

    Art Forum

  • Casa Brutus

    Casa Brutus

  • T Magazine

    T Magazine

  • Architectural Record

    Architectural Record

  • Architectural Record

    Architectural Record

  • Art+Auction

    Art+Auction

  • PEN

    PEN

  • The Architects Newspaper

    The Architects Newspaper

  • LA Times

    LA Times

  • New York Observer

    New York Observer

  • Mondo

    Mondo

  • Form

    Form

  • LA Times

    LA Times

  • W Magazine

    W Magazine

  • New York Times

    New York Times

  • Architectural Record

    Architectural Record

  • Elle Decoration (GER)

    Elle Decoration (GER)

  • GA Houses

    GA Houses

  • Garden Design

    Garden Design

  • California Home+Design

    California Home+Design

  • Concrete Producer

    Concrete Producer

  • Casa Brutus

    Casa Brutus

  • New York Times

    New York Times

  • ART4D

    ART4D

  • LA Times

    LA Times

  • Chicago Tribune

    Chicago Tribune

  • Detroit Free Press

    Detroit Free Press

  • Solace

    Solace

  • Architect

    Architect

  • Esquire

    Esquire

  • USA Today

    USA Today

  • Chicago Tribune

    Chicago Tribune

  • Angelino

    Angelino

  • Departures

    Departures

  • Architectural Review

    Architectural Review

  • New York Times

    New York Times

  • ART4D

    ART4D

  • Art in America

    Art in America

  • LA River Art Bridge

    LA River Art Bridge

    A Pedestrian Bridge  The Art Bridge is a product and a reflection of the Los…

  • Elle Decoration (Thai)

    Elle Decoration (Thai)

  • Grand Rapids Press

    Grand Rapids Press

  • Tyler Museum of Art

    Tyler Museum of Art

    Museum and Cultural Center Where Art and Nature Rejoice Located in East Texas, the Tyler…

  • Pomona Drawing Bench

    Pomona Drawing Bench

    Tasked with creating a drawing bench for the students at the Pomona College Studio Art…

  • L&M Arts

    L&M Arts

    Embracing Imperfection When New York’s renowned art gallery L&M Arts sought to expand to Los…

  • R20TH EXHIBIT

    R20TH EXHIBIT

    What’s the matter? In fall 2013, leading furniture and design gallery R & Company invited…

  • Chiang Mai Residence

    Chiang Mai Residence

    Roof as Third Nature This weekend house in Chiang Mai is designed for a couple…

  • Jackson Park / Project 120 Chicago

    Jackson Park / Project 120 Chicago

    When the Phoenix Rises Again Jackson Park is the southern anchor to Chicago’s 7-mile green…

  • Bibliotheca Alexandrina

    Bibliotheca Alexandrina

    The Bibliotheca Alexandria’s vision to expand upon its prestige as the world’s ancient center for…

  • Grand Rapids Art Museum

    Grand Rapids Art Museum

    A Sustainable Front Porch for a New Art City One of the oldest museums in…

  • Phuket House

    Phuket House

    Frames of View How do you open a house up to the views of the…

  • National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS)

    National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS)

    A museum is a place of the city MEIS’s project has presented us with a…

  • Objects for Book Lovers

    Objects for Book Lovers

    A series of objects designed for Book Collectors.  Shown at Printed Matter’s Los Angeles Art…

wHY

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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