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Kulapat Yantrasast

DeeDee and Herb Glimcher Lecture

Q&A moderated by Ann Pendleton-Jullian, Knowlton School

Kulapat Yantrasast, a man of Thai descent, stands in front of book shelves. He smiles at the camera, wearing a black shirt and glasses. He has short black-and-gray hair.
Mar 22, 2023 6:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

ALSO STREAMS ON THIS PAGE US EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
Free for all audiences with ticket

View our current COVID-19 protocols.

ACCESSIBILITY

Live captioning (CART) and ASL interpretation will be provided for this event, which will be recorded and made available with captions and a transcript on this page for future viewing.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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Renowned architect Kulapat Yantrasast visits for this year’s DeeDee and Herb Glimcher Lecture, an annual series featuring the world’s leading artists, architects, and designers.

Yantrasast is the founder and creative director of Los Angeles– and New York–based architecture firm WHY. Created with a special focus on inclusive, sustainable, and human-centric design, his remarkable projects include museums and private residences around the world.

A Q&A with Yantrasast, moderated by Ohio State professor Ann Pendleton-Jullian of the Knowlton School, follows the talk. Can’t make it in person? The event also streams on this page, and online viewers can text a question via the Wex hotline at  (614) 813-3416.

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Kulapat Yantrasast, photo: Jack Prichett.

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"Mr. Yantrasast has established his firm…as one of the go-to designers for art spaces, from galleries to museums and everything in between."
New York Times

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Kulapat Yantrasast is a thought leader and practitioner in the fields of architecture, art, and  sustainable design. Originally from Thailand and now based in Los Angeles and New York, he is  the founding partner of WHY, a multidisciplinary design practice and an Architectural Digest AD100 firm since 2019. In 2007, Yantrasast led the design for the Grand Rapids Art Museum,  the first art museum building in the world to receive the LEED Gold certification for  environmentally sustainable design. He is a  leading architect for the art world and has designed a number of cultural facilities and private  residences in Malibu, Venice Beach, and Beverly Hills, along with villas in Chiang Mai and Phuket,  Thailand.  Learn more about Yantrasast on why-site.com.

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This lecture is made possible by the DeeDee and Herb Glimcher Program Fund, which supports presentations by distinguished speakers in the fields of art, architecture, and design, and cosponsored by Ohio State’s Knowlton School and the Wexner Center for the Arts.

LEARNING & PUBLIC PRACTICE PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
American Electric Power Foundation
Huntington
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Big Lots Foundation

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
The Ohio State University Office of Outreach & Engagement
Ohio Arts Council
Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation
State Farm

SUPPORT FOR LEARNING & PUBLIC PRACTICE RESIDENCIES PROVIDED BY
Mike and Paige Crane

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
L Brands Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease 

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Mike and Paige Crane
Axium Packaging
CampusParc
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard
Nancy Kramer
Larry and Donna James
Lisa Barton
Johanna DeStefano
Jones Day
Alex and Renée Shumate

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Past Talks & More

Kulapat Yantrasast

Mar 22, 2023 6:00 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

ALSO STREAMS ON THIS PAGE US EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
Free for all audiences with ticket

View our current COVID-19 protocols.

ACCESSIBILITY

Live captioning (CART) and ASL interpretation will be provided for this event, which will be recorded and made available with captions and a transcript on this page for future viewing.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Become a Member