Hip-hop architecture : history/theory/practice / Sekou Cooke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooke, Sekou, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Philosophy.

Architecture.

Architecture and society.

Hip-hop--Influence.

Hip-hop.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London ; Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020.

Summary:

"Despite increasing popular attention to issues of diversity and under-representation in architecture, power and control within the profession remain in the hands of white men. Of all the creative forms, architecture remains the least accessible to the inhabitants of deprived urban neighborhoods. The absence of a significant minority presence in the field reinforces the disconnect between designers and users. But things are changing. Hip-Hop Architecture explores the production of spaces, buildings, and urban environments that embody the creative energies in hip-hop. It is a newly expanding design philosophy which sees architecture as a distinct part of hip hop's cultural expression, and which uses hip-hop as a lens through which to provoke new architectural ideas. The book begins by outlining an architectural manifesto - the voice of the underrepresented, marginalized, and voiceless within the discipline, practice, and profession. Subsequent chapters explain what constitutes hip hop architecture today, exploring its historical antecedents and its theory, and placing it in a wider context both within architecture and within Black and African American movements. Throughout, the work is illustrated with inspirational case studies of architectural projects and creative practices, and interspersed with interludes and interviews with key architects, designers, and academics in the field. This is a vital and provocative work that can appeal to architects, students, designers, theorists and anyone interested in a fresh view of architecture, race and culture"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Ready or not : an introduction to hip-hop architecture

Step into a world : perspectives and narratives from the history and theory of hip-hop architecture

As I manifest : contemporary specualtions on hip-hop architectural education and practice

Flipping to the B-sides : tangents to and projections from hip-hop architecture.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350116184

1350116181

9781350116177

1350116173

9781350116160

1350116165

OCLC:

1246580453