Archinect - Features 2024-05-02T18:22:01-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150113395/talk-about-why-this-is-the-office-for-you-why-s-kulapat-yantrasast-shares-job-application-tips-and-life-lessons-on-teamwork “Talk About Why This Is the Office for You”: wHY's Kulapat Yantrasast Shares Job Application Tips and Life Lessons on Teamwork Archinect 2019-03-07T12:11:00-05:00 >2019-03-25T12:16:05-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/821e82f1e94a08a303082288a8115dd1.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A multi-perspective, collaborative approach is at the core of <a href="https://archinect.com/wHY-site" target="_blank">wHY</a>'s practice. Led by founder and creative director Kulapat Yantrasast and managing principal Misa Lund, the 30-person firm has worked with a broad range of top cultural and educational institutions across the globe, retailers, renowned&nbsp;artists like Ellsworth Kelly, Richard Serra, Yoko Ono, and more.</p> <p>As an interdisciplinary practice, what qualities does wHY seek in their most promising job candidates when it's time to hire new staff? Archinect founder Paul Petrunia recently visited Kulapat at wHY's L.A. office, where Kulapat talked about his firm's own approach to the hiring process &mdash; not to mention a vital lesson about teamwork that he learned from Tadao Ando while working as his close associate.</p>