The Home Front: International design trends at IDS Vancouver

One of the best things about design shows like IDS Vancouver, which ran recently at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, is the international talent they attract.
Detroit-raised, Wisconsin-based architect Michael Ford of BrandNu Design spoke and ran workshops at the show on a new form of architecture, which he’s termed “hip-hop architecture”.
Hip-hop is made up of four elements, says Ford: the DJ, the MC, the graffiti artists and the break dancer, and hip-hop architecture