Rappin' About Urbanism

Finnish architect Tuomas Toivonen has just released an album of urbanism- and architecture-themed rap songs.

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September 21, 2010, 1:00 PM PDT

Dan Hill reviews Toivonen's performance of the album, and points to a video from the album, U is for Utopia. "Put simply, which is probably the best way with something like this, ‘Urbanism in the House' is a record—and yes, on vinyl—that consists largely of a smart history of modern architecture and urbanism delivered in Tuomas' Finnish-accented rap and set to metronomic house backdrop. Of course! Toivonen points out that house is the most architectural of genres, after all....”

FULL STORY: 'Urbanism in the House', Tuomas Toivonen

Monday, September 20, 2010 in City Of Sound

Architecture Social / Demographics World Art Urbanism Music Rap View More

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