11/29/2017
https://privatesideofpublic.work/notes/20 New Podcast interview
Hip-Hop Architecture with Sekou Cooke of Syracuse University and Sekou Cooke Studio
Hip-hop architecture. Is it a paradox? Or is it inevitable? On the one side: structured formality by necessity. On the other: a powerful counterculture defying formality. It seems that hip-hop doesn’t want to be architecture; and architecture doesn’t want to be hip-hop...yet. Sekou Cooke puts hi...
06/30/2017
http://www.archdaily.com/874826/envisioning-a-hip-hop-urbanism-in-washington-dc
Envisioning a Hip-Hop Urbanism in Washington DC
The following is a manifesto, in search of a movement.. In it, I am proposing a theory of architecture based around a ruffneck, antisocial, hip-hop,...
08/28/2016
http://www.sekoucooke.com/maplewood/
Maplewood
A 1920's era four-square colonial house in Maplewood, NJ was the starting point for this addition/renovation project. The house existed as a four bedroom, one bathroom building with a finished attic space that included an additional bedroom and bathroom. The design solution began with the insertio...
08/20/2016
Scouting shots for today's photo shoot. Final images to follow
04/28/2016
http://freeuniversitynyc.org/
The Free University of NYC -
LIBERATION LAB! 5th Annual May Day Free University with Rename&Reclaim / 5to Primero de Mayo de la Universidad Libre con Renombrar y Reclamar Saturday, April 30th, 11:30am-5pm Washington Square Park, Mannahatta, NYC
04/20/2016
First new construction building by finally re-open! Food co-op on Syracuse's South Side http://s.syracuse.com/c6qOCpW
Food co-op on Syracuse's South Side hopes to solve money woes with new managers
Co-op reopens to the public and to members on April 20.
01/20/2016
#26 of 50:
50 Architects Tell Us What They Are Looking Forward to in 2016
As the first month of 2016 draws to a close, we decided to tap into our network and ask an esteemed group of architects, critics, theorists and...
10/27/2015
Op-ed published this morning on ArchDaily.com
The Barack Obama Presidential Center: Adjaye or Not Adjaye?
There has been much debate, speculation and excitement among architectural enthusiasts about who is on the shortlist to design the Barack Obama...
10/08/2015
https://sekoucooke.squarespace.com/blog/2015/10/7/chicago
Chicago
I felt lucky to find myself in Chicago this past weekend during the opening of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. I was there primarily to attend the Harvard GSD Alumni Event and the Adaptive Architectures and Smart Materials Conference hosted by the GSD and Merck. Here are some photo highlights o…