wHY Architecture
wHY Architecture is a collaborative workshop for creativity in architecture and design that brings a fresh and unfettered approach to each project. Each new project is considered unique and succinct, and is approached with no pre-determined style or set vocabulary. wHY Architecture brings their teamwork approach to all projects and injects new ideas and solutions in architecture so that it is executed with the highest degree of quality and intelligence in construction.
The principles we follow are:
Power of Architecture to influence and inspire
Clarity of Thought communicated through design and construction
Invisible Green Architecture that provides a cohesive unity of aesthetics and ethics through surprise and sustainability
Acupuncture Architecture that heals, rejuvenates and provides a new sense of clarity and strength to the surroundings and the community
wHY Architecture's work includes many innovative architectural designs for people, the arts and the environment. The Grand Rapids Art Museum is the first new art museum in the world to receive the LEED certification Gold. wHY Architecture has been working on design for the new Tyler Museum of Art, Texas, as well as the expansion and renovation of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky and is in the process of redesigning and renovating multiple galleries at the Art Institute of Chicago. Community projects include the renovation of the historic Art Deco Venice Jail into the Social & Public Art Resource Center in Venice, California and the Art Bridge at the Los Angeles River. Currently awaiting groundbreaking, this bridge shall be built from trash salvaged from the LA River it spans. Recent projects also include Private residences, Art Galleries, housing projects and interesting retail spaces.
Partners at wHY Architecture include Kulapat Yantrasast, Yo-ichiro Hakomori and Richard Stoner. Kulapat, a native of Thailand, received his Master of Architecture and Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo under Japanese Government Scholarship. Yo-ichiro received his Master of Architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his Doctorate from the University of Tokyo. Richard received his Bachelor of Fine Art from Rhode Island School of Design and Master of Architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles. They continue to lecture and teach at universities around the country and worldwide, Kulapat has also served on the Artist Committee for American for the Arts, the nation's oldest organization for the support of art in society. He was also awarded the prestigious Silpathorn Award in 2009 from the Government of Thailand for outstanding achievement and notable contributions to Thai contemporary arts and culture. He is the first architect to receive the award.
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