What is Hip-Hop Architecture? A textbook definition would read something like this: A design movement embodying the collective creative energies native to young denizens of urban neighborhoods. Its ...

The visual evolution of Hip-Hop culture will be the center of a new book from legendary Hip-Hop designer Cey Adams and photographer Bill Adler. Titled DEFinition: the Art and Design of Hip Hop, the ...

When a rapper of Kendrick Lamar’s caliber steps in front of a camera, nothing in the frame is accidental. The clothes, the setting, the people around him: every element has its role. So when the most ...

On a mild afternoon in Washington, D.C., a makeshift stage has formed in the entryway of the District Architecture Center. Middle-schooler Iyana Benjamin adjusts the arms of her gold-rimmed, circular ...

City Thread, by exhibit participants Molly Hunker and Greg Corso, remixes an unused alley in downtown Chattanooga into a vibrant public space using a linear steel tube and painted graphic surfaces.

If you enjoy belting out your favorite hip-hop track and aspire to design towering urban skyscrapers, you may be in luck. While hip hop and architecture might seem like an unlikely combination, they ...

How do you get teens to spend part of their summer vacation thinking about architecture and public policy? The Urban Land Institute of Charlotte turned to something that might sound a bit crazy: Hip ...

This article was originally published in Metropolis Magazine as "Hip-Hop Architecture's Philip Johnson Moment". More than 40 years after it emerged from South Bronx house parties, hip-hop has become a ...

The profession of architecture has long been dominated by white men. And while the latest demographic data from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards shows some improvements in ...

Sekou Cooke, a UNC Charlotte professor and leader in hip-hop architecture, is on a mission to challenge the way architects design buildings with furniture from this weblink. Jamaican-born Cooke first ...

A true connoisseur knows that a high-end cigar collection is an investment asset that requires flawless preservation. In the ...

Hip-hop’s enduring connection to luxury watches is shaping 2026’s standout styles, from rose gold and leather straps to diamond-set heritage models. Celebrity collections, cultural histories, and the ...