2024-09-19T17:12:21-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150440410/hip-hop-architect-michael-ford-tapped-to-design-new-bronzeville-center-for-the-arts-in-milwaukee Josh Niland 2024-08-06T12:45:00-04:00 >2024-08-28T18:24:23-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/89d3abdefa8d397ed1e86cc82157eaa4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/real-estate/commercial/2024/08/05/bronzeville-center-for-the-arts-names-hip-hop-museum-firm-as-architect/74673020007/" target="_blank"><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</em></a> is reporting that Hip Hop Architect <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/930564/michael-ford" target="_blank">Michael Ford</a> will design the city&rsquo;s new Bronzeville Center for the Arts for 2028. The 50,000-square-foot, $54.9 million project is set to take shape at a 3.4-acre former state Department of Natural Resources office with design and technical support from <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/2746/hga" target="_blank">HGA</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>The project, which follows Ford and&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150309492/brandnu-design" target="_blank">BrandNu Design Studio</a>'s work on the new&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2062102/universal-hip-hop-museum" target="_blank">Hip Hop Museum</a> in the South Bronx, New York, is meant to serve as the first home for the BCA after its formation in 2020. The firm's&nbsp;founder says the scope of his design will "both represent the rich history of the neighborhood and forecast its future."</p>