Its time for me to do my best impersonation of Spike Lee as I begin to edit a few videos captured by my photographer at BMB Graphic of my Hip Hop Inspired Architecture lecture this past week at University of Detroit Mercy.
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Architect, Rainy Hamilton Jr. with Michael Ford at University of Detroit's School of Architecture.
Hip Hop Architecture Lecture - Who Was There - Rainy Hamilton
Architect, Rainy Hamilton Jr. attended my Hip Hop Inspired Architect lecture at University of Detroit this past week. Mr Hamilton is the first African American architect I ever met and he gave me my start in architecture at Hamilton Anderson Associates following my completion of graduate school at UDM. He also pushed me to evolve my concepts and lecture style by sponsoring various trips to present at NOMA (National Organization of Minority Architects) Conferences around the country.
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Hip Hop Architecture Lecture - Who Was There
Soon I will give an official recap of the kick off of my lecture tour, at University of Detroit's School of Architecture. Until then, I will share a series titled "Who Was There", which will highlight the wide spectrum of lecture attendees.
First up, the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative. The (CUDC) is the combined home of the urban design graduate program at Kent State University and the public service activities of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design.
Thanks for the conversation afterwards and thanks for sharing photos on your CUDC Twitter page!
Hip Hop at 2014 Detroit Design Festival
On September 24, 2014 as part of the 2014 Detroit Design Festival I will give a lecture at titled "Hip Hop Inspired Architecture" at the University of Detroit's School of Architecture.
Date: September 24, 2014
Reception: 5:00pm
Lecture: 6:00pm
See Detroit Design Festival's full lineup here.
The main goals of the lecture are to:
1. Increase the awareness of the social responsibilities of architects and urban planners.
2. Encourage individuals of the profession's underrepresented groups to pursue a career in architecture.
3. Provide tools to increase the recruitment and retention rates of minorities in schools of architecture across the country.
4. Blast some hip hop in the middle of an architecture school!