Can Hip-Hop Inspire A New Generation Of Architects?
On how kids create models of communities using rap lyrics
MF: “They literally create a community that the density and the scale is based on their favorite rapper. So when we talk about heights, they're not picking an arbitrary height, say I want a building that’s five stories or a building that’s 13 stories. If your favorite rapper is Lupe Fiasco, ... See more
MF: “They literally create a community that the density and the scale is based on their favorite rapper. So when we talk about heights, they're not picking an arbitrary height, say I want a building that’s five stories or a building that’s 13 stories. If your favorite rapper is Lupe Fiasco, ... See more
Michael Ford • Can Hip-Hop Inspire A New Generation Of Architects?
On what Nikki Jean sees in the kids who attend the camps
Nikki Jean: “The most beautiful thing to see is the ‘aha moment’ where they grasp the interconnectivity between something as intangible as the music they love and something as tangible as the places they live.
“Rap has structure. The way you put together a song has a structure. And it's very e... See more
Nikki Jean: “The most beautiful thing to see is the ‘aha moment’ where they grasp the interconnectivity between something as intangible as the music they love and something as tangible as the places they live.
“Rap has structure. The way you put together a song has a structure. And it's very e... See more
Michael Ford • Can Hip-Hop Inspire A New Generation Of Architects?
“I oftentimes describe rap music as the post-occupancy evaluation of modernism ... saying that once we design and construct a space, we oftentimes go back and see how successful that architecture may have been, and that evaluation allows us to design the next space even better. That hasn't happened with public housing, or it's happening on a very s... See more