ABOUT US
Wid Chapman Architects designs well-considered, welcoming places that effectively meld architecture and interiors. Our hotels, restaurants, residential, retail, and student spaces are inventive, modern, and multifaceted…layered, detailed, and colorful. In them, form & function, space & light intertwine, setting the stage for interaction. Dynamic yet unified, they embody an undeniably engaging energy.
Design dialogue plays a major role in our development process. We are big on listening first, then talking, as we know that collective contributions pave the path to success. Visual brainstorming helps us solidify the
“brand” of a project during the process, generating an achievable fusion of needs and ideas for a final concept.
WCA designs internationally, with projects in the U.S., Austria, the Dominican Republic, Korea, Malaysia, and Mexico to date. Our work has been published by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, ArchDaily, the Architect’s Newspaper, Architectural Digest, Interior Design, Hospitality Design, Metropolis, New York Magazine, Oculus (AIANY), & World Architecture/ Interiors News among others. Internationally, it has appeared in Figaro Japan, Interiors India, International Design (I.D.) and Shotenkenchiku.
“Our spaces are inventive, modern, & multifaceted. . . layered, detailed & colorful. In them, form and function, space & light intertwine.”
About Wid
The practice is led by Wid Chapman, AIA, who received his architectural education at Rhode Island School of Design. He is a former chair of the Interior Design Department at Parsons School of Design, where he currently serves on its senior faculty.
Wid’s work has been featured on NBC Open House, and he has been a guest on podcasts including The Second Studio and webinars including Architectural Record’s Great Design Begins with Color. He has lectured in the U.S., Brazil, the Dominican Republic, France, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and most recently, remotely in Pakistan. A lifestyle design authority, he is co-author of the topical books Home Design in an Aging World (Fairchild Books, 2008) and Unassisted Living (Random House, 2011).