Event Details:
YAF Lecture | Kulapat Yantrasast
KULAPAT YANTRASAST:
Kulapat Yantrasast, a native of Thailand, is a principal of WHY Architecture, based in Los Angeles. Newsweek magazine’s article on architecture noted wHY Architecture as one of the innovative architectural practices of the new generation. WHY Architecture completed, in 2007, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, the first new art museum in the world to receive the LEED certification for environmental design. Prior to WHY Architecture, Kulapat was a close associate with Tadao Ando and responsible as project architect on many projects during 1996 – 2003. He lectures regularly in the US and worldwide. He was also awarded the prestigious Silpathorn Award in 2009 from the Government of Thailand.
ACUPUNCTURE ARCHITECTURE:
Towards architecture of creative forces, vitality and overall sustainability. A discussion and exploration of WHY Architecture’s approach and strategies employed in their projects and built works that attempt to address the multiple issues on contemporary architecture’s agenda; moving beyond the visual, sustainability – what and how? and why exactly shall we build? New ideas begin by first asking wHY
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Event Registration:
- Date:
- February 25, 2010 (5:30pm Reception; 6:30pm Lecture)
- Location:
KCDC
- Fee:
- Free