Check out the work of Marc Da Cunha Lopes, titled "Graffiti Girls".
Marc brings the implied third dimension of graffiti to reality in this series of photographs.
Check out the work of Marc Da Cunha Lopes, titled "Graffiti Girls".
Marc brings the implied third dimension of graffiti to reality in this series of photographs.
n Kanye West's video "Heartless", directed by Hype Williams, the background is the architectural work of Kanye himself. What West envisioned was a cross between a museum and a Louis Vuitton boutique. The finished product was featured in Interior Design Magazine. See my original post here, about Kanye's aspirations to be an interior designer.
Read MoreCan furniture be inspired by the contortions of break dancers? Even when contorted, breakers are able to maintain a sense of structural stability.This furniture presents a frame which has the ability to flex into positions inspired by break dancers.
Read MoreCan the structural stability of break dancers be translated to the architectural profession a new style of architecture?
Read MoreThis commercial aired a few years ago, but with Kevin Durant quickly becoming one of the best scorers and developing an impeccable brand and The Mo Williams Academy becoming a basketball development brand to be reckoned with, I think the commercial needs to be revisited for a those reasons, plus the cross disciplinary effort which went into making it a success. DJ Quick was the composer and producer overall for the commercial and the beats, the NBA players created the lyrics and the commercial was directed by Andreas Nilsson.
Read MoreOnce the powerhouse of America's industrial might, Detroit is more recently known in the popular imagination as a fabulous ruin, crumbling and bankrupt. But city planner Toni Griffin asks us to look again -- and to imagine an entrepreneurial future for the city's 700,000 residents.
Griffin recently served as director of the Detroit Works Project, and in 2012 completed and released Detroit Future City, a comprehensive citywide framework plan for urban transformation
Read MoreInnovation continues in the world of hip hop. Pharrell Williams one of the greatest producers of all time has created a first in the music industry, Pharrell has debuted what's being described as the first 24-hour music video.
Read More"Despite being in the news for various statements and business deals, Kanye West and his team know how to put a performance together. Any audience member at one of the Yeezus live performances would attest that the artist transformed their arena into the rap equivalent of an opera hall, creating an innovative and gripping concert experience for attendees. The praise has traveled outside of the music world, even, with ArchDaily and architecture journal INTERIORS examining the inspiration behind Yeezus‘ complex set design. Uncovering every inspiration – from vintage film to Xbox Kinect" - HypeBeast
Read MoreArtist David Pompa introduces one of the most famous pieces of furniture to the hip hop culture. I am unsure if this is still a chair or if its solely wheel chair now? Which ever one it is, I would not mind taking a seat, I'm sure Cam'ron would love it too!
Read MoreHerzog, half of Pritzker-winning design team Herzog & de Meuron, participated in a conversation moderated by Obrist with Kanye West about architecture and design Miami’s Design District.
Read MoreImagine if N.W.A never took off resulting in Ice Cube became an architect after starting his architectural education in 1987 at Phoenix Institute of Technology. Would Cube be the same house hold name that he is today? Could he have applied that same drive and determination and rawness to the field of architecture? The world may never know. I'm glad N.W.A. reached its level of greatness because where would hip hop be without N.W.A.? Another question that will go unanswered.
Ice Cube has the unique opportunity of employing anyone he wants and can be instrumental with pushing the concept of hip hop inspired architecture to the next level, through his various media projects. I would love to work with Cube, rather its being a movie scene location scout or designing architectural elements needed for scenes. The power to advance many of today's minority architects to starchitects does exist in the hands of those doing constant work with a high level of visibility and success, the hip hop moguls. One mention in a hip hop song, one shot in a hip hop video, or any permanent link to the culture will propel the field of architecture.
I wonder if Cube still has the love for architecture he had back when he was in school? What about some of the other film makers with architectural educations? Click here for an article on ww.archdaily.com which reveals some of the most relevant film makers who studied architecture.
Take a look at my previous video blog: Ice Cube Celebrates Eames
Writers, directors, producers, and actors in the Hollywood film industry play major roles in shaping how millions around the world perceive architects and the architectural profession. Television shows, too, create stereotypes of professions that are repeatedly drummed into the brain with each successive episode. Both make long-lasting impacts that may encourage or dissuade young people from pursuing architecture as a career
Read MoreHello,
I am writing an article which will be published in a popular hip hop journal, the article will create links between everyone that has studied the concept of hip hop architecture in any capacity. If you would like to be included in the publication and have your research included in the infographics that I create, please fill out the form below.
Feel free to ask me any questions that you may have.
Here is the promotion for the 2014 NOMA Conference which will be hosted by the Philadelphia Chapter of NOMA. PhilaNOMA
If you haven't read Jeff Chang's "Can't Stop Won't Stop" you are missing out on an amazing piece on the history of the hip hop generation. Chang delivers one of the most comprehensive pieces available depicting hip hop's growth from its infancy in the South Bronx to its global recognition. In his book, among other things, Chang describes the construction of the Cross Bronx Expressway by Robert Moses as a pivotal moment leading to the creation of the environments which would eventually birth hip hop.
Grab you a copy here.
In 1984, we started a Los Angeles firm called RAW Architecture. Three African-Americans decided that we wanted to carve out a different niche. Our mission was to avoid public set-aside work for the first five years and try to build a clientele that allowed us to express our design point of view. Pretty bold for 1984. My dad struck out on his own in the late '60s, early '70s at a time when black architectural firms were starting to emerge in urban places like New York City. The housing market, funded largely by HUD, was a safe vehicle to empower black architects with commissions, albeit not the high-profile new construction that many of our white colleagues were able to land with similar or less experience.
Read MoreWith his Yeezus tour all fine-tuned, Kanye West took a moment yesterday to stop by Harvard's Graduate School of Design and talk about one of his favorite subjects besides himself: creating. The surprise mini-lecture found Kanye sharing his thoughts on a few different subjects, with a persistent theme emerging that he sees everything as "architected."
"I really do believe the world can be saved by design," he said. "If I sit down and talk to Oprah for two hours, the conversation is about realization, self-realization and seeing your creativity happen in front of you." He then spoke about office jobs, politicians, creativity, and how he appreciated that his audience, the Harvard students, are not lazy.
Everyone in the room was offered free tickets to that evening's show – but West preempted their judgments with just a bit of soul baring. "I'm a bit self-concious because I'm showing it to architects," he said. "It's an expression of emotion."
Originally posted here on Rolling Stone.
- Kanye West