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CULVER CITY CULTURAL AFFAIRS FOUNDATION PRESENTS ITS THIRD architectureTALKS
An immersive experience into the creative design environment of wHY Sunday, June 7th from 2 - 4 p.m.
The Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation presents its third architectureTALKS, a fundraiser to benefit Veterans Memorial Auditorium, on Sunday, June 7th from 2 - 4 p.m. The event invites guests into the creative environment at wHY, one of Los Angeles’ most in-demand architecture and design firms, located in Culver City. A discussion that focuses on how architecture and design serves people in the 21st century will be presented alongside the firm’s recent work including Pomona College’s new Studio Art Hall, the Samurai exhibition at LACMA, and Project 120 in Chicago as well as other local, national and international projects.
“Architecture has become a very difficult thing for people to understand: it has actually become kind of self-obsessed…Our architecture is trying to get back to connecting with life,” states Kulapat Yantrasast, founding partner and creative director of wHY.
This behind-the-scenes look into the creative process at wHY is guided by Thomas Aujero Small, architectural writer and Culver City Cultural Affairs Commissioner, and Kulapat Yantrasast, founding partner and creative director of wHY, who will discuss how wHY enriches projects through design conversations and establishes new ideas through four workshops – buildings, grounds, objects and ideas, measuring success through impact on the environment, adaptability, and usability rather than a specific style or image.
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The intimate event allows guests to sit at the desks of various experts -- artists, civic leaders, designers and curators -- and be completely immersed in the design environment. This event is complemented with a reception provided by Akasha.
architectureTALKS is a series of three site-specific architecture talks presented by internationally renowned practitioners based in Culver City. The first two in the series included a conversation with award-winning architect Zoltan E. Pali, FAIA, founder and design principal of Studio Pali Fekete architects [SPF:a], in their offices and gallery space; and architect and founding partner of Ehrlich Architects, Steven Ehrlich, FAIA and Project Manager Whitney Wyatt, with special guest Gordon Davidson, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
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The proceeds will benefit the technical enhancement of Veterans Memorial Auditorium with the intent of increasing public performances and film screenings in that venue.
WHEN: Sunday, June 7th from 2 - 4 p.m.
WHERE: 9520 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
WHO: wHY
COST: $35.00 per person. Admission is tax deductible with proceeds to benefit the technical enhancement of Veterans Memorial Building Auditorium.
TICKETS: To purchase tickets, visit https://architecturetalks-wHY.eventbrite.com
PARKING: Ample street parking is available along Jefferson Blvd.
About wHY
wHY is an ideas driven design practice located in Los Angeles and New York City. Founded in 2004 by Thailand-born architect Kulapat Yantrasast, wHY has grown into a 30+ person studio known for creating work that embodies a mission to integrate culture into our everyday. Important works designed and built by wHY include Pomona College Studio Art Hall (2014); Harvard Art Museums galleries (2014); Kordansky Gallery (2014); Venice Beach house (2012); L&M Arts (2009); Grand Rapids Art Museum (2007); and Salon T (2007). wHY is currently leading a mix of strategy and design projects for a variety of institutional, cultural, residential and creative clients worldwide, including completion of The Speed Art Museum in 2016 and Hollywood House in 2016.
About Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation
The Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation is a charitable, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting cultural programming and community engagement in the City of Culver City. The Foundation’s current Cultural City Campaign coordinates and actively pursues outside funding sources for cultural programs and the technical enhancement of Veterans Memorial Auditorium.
SPONSORS:
Jessica Wu, MD, Harvard trained Dermatologist; Gruen Associates, Architecture, Planning, Interiors; KGM Architectural Lighting; Lisa Gimmy Landscape Architecture; Louis Poulsen Lighting; Ron Smoire Design, Kitchen Design from a Chef’s Perspective; Collaborative Project Consulting
CATERING PROVIDED BY: Akasha
