BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//黑料专区 - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:黑料专区 X-ORIGINAL-URL: X-WR-CALDESC:Events for 黑料专区 REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250927T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250927T143000 DTSTAMP:20260624T122415Z CREATED:20260624T122415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T122415Z UID:10480-1758978000-1758983400@www.ccsdetroit.edu SUMMARY:Toyota Lecture Series: Michael Ford DESCRIPTION:This lecture offers an exclusive\, behind-the-scenes look at over two decades of work by Michael Ford鈥攚idely known as The Hip Hop Architect鈥攅xploring the intersection of hip hop culture and design. From the architectural storytelling of The Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx and The Memphis Hip Hop Museum to award-winning product collaborations and international youth camps\, the presentation reveals how hip hop continues to shape the built environment and the objects within it. \nMichael Ford\, AIA\, NOMA\, NCARB has dedicated his career to increasing diversity in architecture through culturally relevant education. He founded The Hip Hop Architecture Camp\, a global program that uses Hip Hop to introduce underrepresented youth to design. \nAs Founding Principal of BrandNu Design Studio\, Ford leads projects like The Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx. His work has been featured on Oprah Winfrey Network鈥檚 Super Soul Sunday\, The TODAY Show\, Rolling Stone\, and Interior Design Magazine. \nFord is a highly regarded speaker for his thought leadership at the intersection of design and culture. Some of his past keynotes include the American Institute of Architects National Conference\, American Planning Association鈥檚 Planning Conference\, The Toronto Interior Design Show. \nThe Toyota Lecture Series was established through a generous endowment gift to the 黑料专区 from Toyota Motor Corporation to feature presentations by prominent guest speakers from the international design community at 黑料专区 and directly engage with 黑料专区 students through critiques and roundtable discussions.聽 \nThis event is a part of the Detroit Month of Design\, produced by Design Core Detroit. Kindly RSVP for the lecture below. The lecture will be followed by a short reception directly outside the auditorium.聽 \n[button link=鈥漢ttps://www.detroitmonthofdesign.org/event-details/toyota-lecture-series-michael-ford鈥 color=鈥漛lack鈥 newwindow=鈥漼es鈥漖 RSVP[/button] \nParking is available in the 黑料专区 Brush St lot; entrance on Brush just north of Frederick. URL:/event/toyota-lecture-series-michael-ford/ LOCATION:黑料专区\, Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium\, Walter B. Ford II Building CATEGORIES:Alumni Events,Toyota Lecture Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://media.ccsdetroit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/10130631/1080x1080_Social_WI-2511-5A1X0b.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR