Terrance Burney joined the Hip Hop Architecture Camp™ to tell the youth "I See Greatness In You"!
Check out the official music video from The Detroit Hip Hop Architecture Camp™! The song, "Whats The Future of The Hood", was independently written by the camp participants during the one week camp hosted by University of Detroit Mercy's School of Architecture.
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The Hip Hop Architecture Camp™ Music Video for "Push, Slide, Pause" By: The Hip Hop Architecture Camp Camp Location: Huston - Tillotson University Song Produced by: Syx Synce (http://notesfornotes.org/austin/) website: www.hiphoparchitecture.com The Hip Hop Architecture Camp™ is a one week intensive experience, designed to introduce under represented youth to architecture, urban planning, creative place making and economic development through the lens of hip hop culture.
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I am honored to be asked to be invited to judge The American Institute of Architect’s third annual I Look Up Film Challenge which invites architects and filmmakers to collaborate in bringing architectural stories to life. This year’s challenge calls for films that highlight projects and architects that are helping to change communities for the better.
Read MoreRenowned Danish architect Bjarke Ingels here offers his architectural advice to aspiring architects and explains why we must , "Care about the people we are designing for. Understand what they want and use that as the driving force for our design."
Read MoreRebecca "Bucky" Willis of Bleeding Heart Design was named one of "8 Women who Will Change Everything You Know About Detroit" by The Huffington Post. I am honored to say Rebecca Willis is one of my former students at University of Detroit Mercy! Take a look at the video below where she mentions that reclaiming our visual real estate is vital in transforming improvised neighborhoods. This strategy is discussed at great length in Dr Craig Wilkins' book, "The Aesthetics of Equity - Notes on Race, Space, Architecture and Music"
Check out this video of the "Beatbox" which brings together architecture and music through experience and form.
On September 24, 2014 I was invited to lecture at University of Detroit Mercy's School of Architecture as a part of the 2014 Detroit Design Festival. Here is a time-lapse video of attendees filling the lecture space.
Read MoreCheck out some of Paris' graffiti legend, Legz's latest work during Art Aux Gant 2014. This video below shows the piece from start to finish.
Read MoreIts 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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Pharrell Williams has long been an explorer of many creative fields outside of his initial foray into the spotlight via music. Williams is a strong art and design enthusiast among other things. In a new video series titled ARTST TLK, Williams sits down with a range of creative individuals to explore their inspirations and discuss their respective bodies of work, their motivations and philosophies. The latest episode sees Williams conversing with well-known architect Alex Gorlin as well as the unconventional artist, Daniel Arsham. Touching upon their various influences such as Marcel Duchamp and Frank Lloyd Wright, the trio are able to shed light on the blurring of lines within the “design” fields and their personal approaches to creativity.
KRS-ONE, (Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everybody) who many deem as the original hip hop intellectual, breaks down the essence of hip hop in his speech at Temple University in April of 2004. I hope it inspires you just as much as it inspired me!
