As creators of 21st century spaces for creative and engaged living, wHY explores Ideas, Buildings, Grounds and Objects that embody our mission to integrate culture into our everyday. We help instituti...
As creators of 21st century spaces for creative and engaged living, wHY explores Ideas, Buildings, Grounds and Objects that embody our mission to integrate culture into our everyday. We help institutions find and develop their identity through the work we do with them, using design as tool to make meaningful impacts. We pull from the broader context to inform the work and make sure to leave space for evolution. Based in Los Angeles and New York, wHY was founded by Kulapat Yantrasast in 2004 and has established itself in the international design vanguard for completing widely-acclaimed projects that serve the arts, communities, and the environment. The 30+ person practice is structured as an "Ecology of Disciplines"—four workshops focusing on ideas, buildings, grounds and objects—to approach projects from multiple angles resulting in holistic, sustainable designs.