Yann FOLLAIN

Yann Follain is the co-founder of WY-TO in Singapore and Paris. He was named one of Europe's most important and emerging young architects and designers in Europe 40 Under 40 for 2016. He has built a rich multicultural experience from his formative years in Indonesia, France, and Singapore. Embracing multidisciplinary approaches to grow the Singapore practice has established Yann's diverse expertise in sustainable architecture, cultural curation and exhibition design. Together with his team, WY-TO received the Future-Maker award at the Beijing Global Innovation Conference, an Honourable Mention at the international Red Dot Design Award in 2016 and finalist at the INDE. Awards in 2017, 2018 and 2019. He is a frequent speaker on tropical sustainability and museum curation in the region. He was the Festival Director of Archifest 2018 (Singapore Architecture Festival) and since 2020 is one of the five Curators of the Art-in-Transit for the new Jurong Railway Line in Singapore. Yann is also an Associate Member of the Singapore Institute of Architects since 2013 and served as a member of the Advisory & Commissioning Panel for the Public Art Trust within the NAC Singapore from 2015 to 2017. He is a member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) from 2017 and the Singapore Chapter Co-Chair of the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) from 2021.