The Hip Hop Architecture Camp® uses hip hop culture as a catalyst to introduce underrepresented youth to architecture, urban planning and design. Last week, the University of Washington was delighted to host to the camp here in Gould Hall for the very first time. M. Arch student Kenneth Nti served as a camp volunteer, and he had this to say:
This past week it has been an honor to volunteer with the Hip Hop architecture camp.
The diverse groups of kids coming from a number of schools and cities have not only learned about an occupation that means so much to the city, they have also had the opportunity to truly discover the strength that lies within not just the built environment, but also the design field as well.
This week they’ve participated in deciphering music lyrics from popular artist, highlighting song structure and rhyming schemes to then transform into physical staple models that resemble density blocks.
With the help from other graduate architecture students and local professionals, they then took their models into Tinkercad, a design program that would allow them to replicate their models and eventually produce a 3d printed model.
Our thanks to Kenneth for the great photos, and for your time volunteering!
