2017 Hip Hop Architecture Camp at Madison Public Library
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The Madison Public Library won a “Top Innovators” award from the Urban Libraries Council for its work with the Hip Hop Architecture Camp. The camp, created by architectural designer and Madison College instructor Michael Ford, aims to increase the number of women and people of color in the urban planning and architecture fields while giving kids the power to design their own communities.
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2017 Hip Hop Architecture Camp participants creating a 3D city using Autodesk Tinkercad. Photo by: MOD Media
The Hip Hop Architecture Camp and Madison Public Library earned a national award "2017 Top Innovation in Race and Social Equity" from The Urban Libraries Council.
Read MoreThe Hip Hop Architecture Camp was held every Saturday in the month of February, in Madison Wisconsin. The camp was sponsored by The City of Madison's Planning Department, Capital Area Regional Planning Commission, Madison Public Library, Madison College and University of Wisconsin School of Education and focused on allowing the youth to participate in the creation of Madison's comprehensive plan, which looks 20 years into the future planning of The City.
Thanks to Madison 365 for the great coverage during The Hip Hop Architecture Camp in Madison and these awesome video interviews with the participants!
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