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In the fall of 1970, the Black feminist poet, teacher, and activist June Jordan traveled to Italy as a Rome Prize recipient in the category of Environmental Design ( We’re On 153).1 She was awarded the prize for work that grew out of her collaboration with the architect R. Buckminster Fuller. Jordan’s connection with Fuller began in 1964, when... See more

UB: So, what exactly is “Hip Hop Inspired Architecture”?

MF: Hip hop inspired architect will come as a result of the exploration and study of the hip hop elements and there development and usage throughout the past four decades. The cultural and behavioral traits of the hip hop generation instigated by the towers in a park model, gives implications... See more

Perhaps the key to finding the illegible margin is captured in Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Amos Tversky’s quip: “the secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.”

Because you’re looking for something which is hard to see, you have to have some sort of “tinkering budget”... See more

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@josiah566

2 years ago

Something that continues to impress me about him is that he never shies away from the bottom half to the keyboard. It's a place a lot of people (or just I) tend to avoid because it's easy to muddy and it's hard to hear the nice tensions you can create with closed voicings but Joey navigates it PERFECTLY. He redistributes... See more

James Turrell took inspiration from astronomy and perceptual psychology. Coco Chanel was most influenced by nuns and religious symbols. David Adjaye drew from Yoruban sculpture, and Steve Jobs from Zen Buddhism and calligraphy. We could continue this list forever, but that’s not the point. The point is to look outside the confines of our industry... See more

The traditional markers of success—speed, scale, and surface-level wins—have lost their shine. We've outgrown the relentless chase, the endless pursuit of more. True success isn't found in constant acceleration; it lies in what we choose to build, nurture, and sustain over time.

For me, this year isn't about revolutionising my life—it's about... See more