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Michael Ford: Award-winning Architect & Educator
Michael Ford, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, is an award-winning architect and educator originally from Highland Park Michigan, now based in Dallas Texas.
Ford is making waves in the design world with his pioneering program, The Hip Hop Architecture Camp, which uses Hip Hop culture to introduce underrepresented youth to architecture and design. This unique approach to diversifying the design professions has earned Ford national acclaim, with features in media outlets such as Oprah Winfrey Network's Super Soul Sunday, The TODAY Show, Rolling Stone Magazine, Architect Magazine, and Interior Design Magazine.
As a sought-after speaker, Ford has keynoted national conferences around the world including, the American Institutes of Architects National Conference on Architecture, American Planning Association's National Planning Conference, NeoCon, Interior Design Show Toronto, and you should watch his TEDx talk, "Hip Hop as Modernism's Post Occupancy Report".
Ford is making waves in the design world with his pioneering program, The Hip Hop Architecture Camp, which uses Hip Hop culture to introduce underrepresented youth to architecture and design. This unique approach to diversifying the design professions has earned Ford national acclaim, with features in media outlets such as Oprah Winfrey Network's Super Soul Sunday, The TODAY Show, Rolling Stone Magazine, Architect Magazine, and Interior Design Magazine.
As a sought-after speaker, Ford has keynoted national conferences around the world including, the American Institutes of Architects National Conference on Architecture, American Planning Association's National Planning Conference, NeoCon, Interior Design Show Toronto, and you should watch his TEDx talk, "Hip Hop as Modernism's Post Occupancy Report".
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Ford is the Founding Principal of BrandNu Design Studio, a full service architecture and design studio based in Dallas, Texas. Ford’s studio is leading the design of notable projects such as The Universal Hip Hop Museum in The Bronx, and Black Inventor's Hall of Fame in Newark New Jersey.
Ford has received numerous accolades for his contributions to the field, including the 2022 Wisconsin Young Architect of the Year, the Spirit of Detroit Award, but he is most proud of Mike Ford Day, a day dedicated to him at Cass Technical High School in Detroit because of his commitment to youth.
At the heart of it all, Ford is a devoted husband and father to his sons, the late MJ3, and Mason.