For Immediate Release: July 12, 2011
Media Contact: Marketing and Communication Department
The National Building Museum Presents Innovative California Architect on July 21
Spotlight on Design Lecture with wHY Architecture
WHO
Kulapat Yantrasast, founding principal, wHY Architecture
WHAT
The National Building Museum presents Kulapat Yantrasast, a founding principal of California-based wHY Architecture, in the next Spotlight on Design presentation. Yantrasast discusses his firm’s recent work, including the Grand Rapids Art Museum and the Speed Art Museum expansion. The Grand Rapids Art Museum is the first new art museum in the world to receive the LEED certification Gold.
His talk focuses on architecture that heals, rejuvenates, and provides a new sense of clarity and strength to the surroundings and the community. wHY Architecture is doing Art Bridge at the Los Angeles River, to be built from trash salvaged from the LA River it spans (currently awaiting groundbreaking), among other commissions.
Yantrasast serves on the Artists Committee of Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. He is also the first architect to receive the prestigious Silpathorn Award from the Government of Thailand for outstanding achievement and notable contributions to Thai contemporary arts and culture.
Continuing education credits are available as follows: 1.5 LU HSW (AIA)
WHERE
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
(Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line)
$12 Member; FREE Student; $20 Non-member.
Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability.
To register visit www.nbm.org or call 202.272.2448.
WHEN
Thursday, July 21, 2011
7:00 – 8:30 pm
SPONSORS
Spotlight on Design is sponsored by Lafarge, the world leader in building materials, with additional support from the American Institute of Architects. Architectural Record is the offical media partner of Spotlight on Design.
CONTACT
Stacy Adamson, sadamson@nbm.org, 202.272.2448, ext. 3458
ABOUT
Spotlight on Design is a prominent speaker series featuring architects and designers of distinction from around the world. Many of the world’s premier design voices in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and design, including Pritzker Prize Laureates Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, I.M. Pei, and Glenn Murcutt, and other acclaimed designers, have appeared as part of Spotlight on Design since its inception in 1997. The Museum’s multi-media page includes audio and video recordings of our programs, including Spotlight on Design.
The National Building Museum is America’s leading cultural institution dedicated to advancing the quality of the built environment by educating people about its impact on their lives. Through its exhibitions, educational programs, online content, and publications, the Museum has become a vital forum for the exchange of ideas and information about the world we build for ourselves. Public inquiries: 202.272.2448 or visit www.nbm.org. Connect with us on Twitter: @BuildingMuseum and Facebook.
