3D Turntables: Humanizing Architectural Technology Through Hip-Hop. Issue 2 (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cooke, Sekou
• Is Part Of: Technology architecture + design. Volume 3:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 190
• Page End: 199
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Architecture and technology -- Periodicals; Architectural design -- Periodicals; Architectural design; Architecture and technology; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 690
• DOI: 10.1080/24751448.2019.1640537
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2475-1448

Abstract

Abstract : This paper explores the potential impacts of hip-hop culture on architectural technology through arguments on humanizing technology, embracing a post-Western mindset, and reflecting cultural values within creative products. It further documents the results of a design research study that sought to explore the architectural applicability of digital fabrication techniques derived from hip-hop DJ performance. By understanding the DJ's ability to humanize technology through manual manipulation of analog and digital phonographic equipment, new design methodologies emerged—including the architectural application of "scratch, " "spin, " and "cross-fade" DJ techniques—that deploy a set of disruptions to the 3-D printing process with the potential to transform derelict buildings into community assets.