https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1421-why-architecture en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13762 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13762-metropolitan-museum-of-art-new-york-rockefeller-wing-design-why Rendering of the Americas Gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, looking south  Image courtesy wHY wHY-Met-Renovation-02.jpg Rendering of the Africa Gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Image courtesy wHY wHY-Met-Renovation-03.jpg Rendering of the Oceania Gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Image courtesy wHY Claude Cormier et Associés, wHY Architecture, and Brook McIlroy have been selected for projects at York Street Park and Rees Street Park, both along the city's waterfront.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13670 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13670-claude-cormier-et-associ%C3%A9s-why-architecture-and-brook-mcilroy-win-park-competitions-in-toronto Artist Rendering of Love Park by Claude Cormier et Associés Artist Rendering of Rees Ridge by wHY Architecture + Brook McIlroy (JPG)​ The museum, located in San Francisco’s Beaux Arts Civic Center, will gain a new pavilion and terrace.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13019 Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:38:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13019-asian-art-museum-releases-renderings-of-renovation-and-expansion-by-why The Akiko Yamazaki & Jerry Yang Pavilion (exterior), concept design by wHY, 2017. Rendering © wHY and Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum Larkin Street Lobby, concept design by wHY, 2017. Rendering © wHY and Asian Art Museum The Akiko Yamazaki & Jerry Yang Pavilion (entrance), concept design by wHY, 2017. Rendering © wHY and Asian Art Museum The Akiko Yamazaki & Jerry Yang Pavilion (gallery interior), concept design by wHY, 2017. Rendering © wHY and Asian Art Museum The Akiko Yamazaki & Jerry Yang Pavilion (gallery interior), concept design by wHY, 2017. Rendering © wHY and Asian Art Museum The Akiko Yamazaki & Jerry Yang Pavilion (lobby interior), concept design by wHY, 2017. Rendering © wHY and Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum Bowes South Court, concept design by wHY, 2017. Rendering © wHY and Asian Art Museum Koret Education Center, concept design by wHY, 2017. Rendering © wHY and Asian Art Museum Koret Education Center, concept design by wHY, 2017. Rendering © wHY and Asian Art Museum Koret Education Center, concept design by wHY, 2017. Rendering © wHY and Asian Art Museum Asian Art Museum Art Terrace, concept design by wHY, 2017. Rendering © wHY and Asian Art Museum The Akiko Yamazaki & Jerry Yang Pavilion (exterior), concept design by wHY, 2017. Rendering © wHY and Asian Art Museum The Los Angeles–based firm will overhaul the museum’s oldest cultural gallery with input from curators, conservators, and representatives of the native peoples whose artifacts reside in the collection.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13021 Tue, 26 Sep 2017 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13021-american-museum-of-natural-history-taps-why-for-major-renovation-of-northwest-coast-hall The Northwest Coast Hall collection includes 19th- and early 20th-century objects from the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest (Alaska through British Columbia and Washington State). Photo © AMNH/M. Shanley Kulapat Yantrasast, founding partner and creative director of wHY Architecture, spoke at the announcement event on Monday. Photo © Architectural Record Representatives from native communities in the Pacific Northwest joined AMNH leadership for the announcement event on Monday. Pictured, from left to right: Garfield George, also known as Kaa-xoo-auxch, head of the Raven Beaver House of Angoon/Dei Shu Hit “End of the Trail House,” Tlingit; Ron Hamilton, also known as Haa’yuups, head of the House of Takiishtakamlthat-h, of the Huupach'esat-h First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth; Nika Collison, also known as Jisgang, representative of the Ts'aahl clan of the Haida Nation; and Kulapat Yantrasast of wHY. Photo © Architectural Record Museum president Ellen Futter spoke at the announcement event on Monday. To her left: Lewis W. Bernard, chairman of the museum’s Board of Trustees; Peter Whiteley, curator of North American Ethnology; and Bill Cranmer, also known as Kwaxalanukwame’ ‘Namugwis, a hereditary chief of 'Namgis First Nation, Kwakwaka’wakw. Photo © Architectural Record Peter Whiteley, curator of North American Ethnology, discussed some of the collection’s highlights on a behind-the-scenes tour after the announcement event on Monday. Photo © Architectural Record The Northwest Coast Hall collection includes 19th- and early 20th-century objects from the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest (Alaska through British Columbia and Washington State). Photo © AMNH/M. Shanley The restoration of the Northwest Coast Hall includes a major effort by the museum’s Objects Conservation Laboratory to conserve more than 1,000 items from the Northwest Coast collection. Photo © AMNH/C. Chesek The restoration of the Northwest Coast Hall includes a major effort by the museum’s Objects Conservation Laboratory to conserve more than 1,000 items from the Northwest Coast collection. Photo © AMNH/C. Chesek A once-popular Masonic temple, adorned with symbols, transforms into a private museum in Los Angeles.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12816 Sat, 01 Jul 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12816-marciano-art-foundation-by-why The limestone facade features enigmatic Masonic symbols and heroic statues. Photo © Yoshihiro Makino The limestone facade features enigmatic Masonic symbols and heroic statues. Photo © Yoshihiro Makino The lobby, clad in travertine, doubles as an exhibition space. Photo courtesy Marciano Foundation / wHY The building's ornamentation includes a large exterior mosaic. Photo © James Ewing / Otto On the upper level, the dining hall’s cathedral ceiling has been opened to its rafters, with long fluorescent bulbs punctuating the rhythm of girders. Photo courtesy Marciano Arts Foundation / wHY The ghosts of the raked seating are visible in the trussed former theater. Photo © Yoshihiro Makino An original embellishment glows in a conference room. Photo © Yoshihiro Makino Image courtesy wHY Architecture Image courtesy wHY Architecture jim@jamesgauer.com (James Gauer) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11647 Sun, 01 May 2016 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11647-speed-art-museum-by-why-architecture Speed Art Museum The boxy, aluminum-sheathed galleries of the second and third levels, slightly askew, sit atop the glass-clad ground-level spaces, which are accessed from a plaza open to a main boulevard in one direction and the nearby university campus in the other. Photo © Rafael Gamo Speed Art Museum The aluminum and glass facade of the addition matches the champagne color of the original building’s limestone walls. Photo © Rafael Gamo Speed Art Museum The insulated glazing units are fritted in a wavy pattern to give a sense of depth and provide additional light control to the lobby. Photo © Rafael Gamo Speed Art Museum wHY developed the pattern for the folding aluminum panels of the addition’s facades by taking profiles of the classical moldings from the original building and combining them horizontally. Image courtesy wHY Architecture Speed Art Museum Contemporary galleries are vast open-plan volumes scaled for rotating exhibits of large pieces, and feature white oak floors and board-formed concrete walls at the elevator core. Photo © Rafael Gamo Speed Art Museum Contemporary galleries are vast open-plan volumes scaled for rotating exhibits of large pieces, and feature white oak floors and board-formed concrete walls at the elevator core. Photo © Rafael Gamo Speed Art Museum The axially planned ground floor, clad almost entirely in glass, reorients the institution to engage the city. Photo © Rafael Gamo l-and-m-arts.asp Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7509-lm-arts-los-angeles L&M Arts, Los Angeles L&M Arts, Los AngeleswHY ArchitectureVenice, California Photo © Iwan Baan L&M Arts, Los Angeles L&M Arts, Los AngeleswHY ArchitectureVenice, California Photo © Iwan Baan L&M Arts, Los Angeles L&M Arts, Los AngeleswHY ArchitectureVenice, California Photo © Iwan Baan L&M Arts, Los Angeles L&M Arts, Los AngeleswHY ArchitectureVenice, California Image courtesy wHY Architecture L&M Arts, Los Angeles L&M Arts, Los AngeleswHY ArchitectureVenice, California Image courtesy wHY Architecture L&M Arts, Los Angeles L&M Arts, Los AngeleswHY ArchitectureVenice, California Image courtesy wHY Architecture L&M Arts, Los Angeles L&M Arts, Los AngeleswHY ArchitectureVenice, California Image courtesy wHY Architecture