Architecture

The dystopian megacities of anime architecture
Culture

The dystopian megacities of anime architecture

Brave new world — A new book celebrating the creative process behind Japan's animated cityscapes offers both architectural escapism and bold imaginings of a near future.

Written by: Gunseli Yalcinkaya

A town for tomorrow: Thamesmead’s utopian history
Photography

A town for tomorrow: Thamesmead’s utopian history

Modernist memories — Despite providing the dystopian backdrop for A Clockwork Orange, Thamesmead was originally envisioned as a bold new future for London housing. Now, a new book is celebrating its futuristic beginnings – and looking ahead to what comes next.

Written by: Niall Flynn

A peek inside the world’s most unusual nomadic homes
Travel

A peek inside the world’s most unusual nomadic homes

The great escape — A new book from Taschen explores the enduring appeal of the mobile home; from revamped vintage campervans to extravagant, under-water houseboats.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Why the brutalist architecture of Britain's housing estates matters in 2016
Culture

Why the brutalist architecture of Britain's housing estates matters in 2016

They never were failed utopias — The debate around social housing and the Brutalist architecture that embodies it has been raging for half a century. In London, 2016, it feels like the war being waged against council estates is being won, even though social need is as great as ever before.

Written by: Marianna Manson

The architect building his own skate oasis in the ruins of the Greek crisis
Culture

The architect building his own skate oasis in the ruins of the Greek crisis

Athens’ creative renaissance has begun — Latraac is a cutting-edge skate bowl and social space in a drug-infested neighbourhood of Athens - part of a new wave of creative projects transforming the city’s fortunes.

Written by: Alex King

Huck unleashes a terrifying creature upon Shoreditch
Art

Huck unleashes a terrifying creature upon Shoreditch

The False Beast has risen — Illustrator Toby Melville-Brown kicks off our 71a Gallery window artist takeover project with False Beast.

Written by: Alex King

Photographer Marc Vallée on two decades of documenting youth culture
Photography

Photographer Marc Vallée on two decades of documenting youth culture

Shooting, spraying and the streets — Prolific photographer and DIY zinemaker Marc Vallée gives us the lowdown on his self-publishing talk at Tate.

Written by: Alex King

Mar Cerdà: the artist recreating the world of Wes Anderson in miniature
Art

Mar Cerdà: the artist recreating the world of Wes Anderson in miniature

Things That Inspire Me — Spanish artist Mar Cerdà shares what inspires her beyond the weird world of Wes, including paper theatres and French comic Jacques Tati.

Written by: Alex King

Nico Hogg's photography captures the transformation of urban London
Photography

Nico Hogg's photography captures the transformation of urban London

Finding beauty in overlooked corners of the metropolis — Nico Hogg's striking London photography is released as photobook Signs & Signifiers, through revered electronic label Keysound Recordings.

Written by: George Kafka

In Pictures: The radical Italian discos of the '60s and '70s
Art

In Pictures: The radical Italian discos of the '60s and '70s

Architecture exhibition at ICA — Camels, vegetable gardens, magic carpets and multi-colours were all fair game in the free-thinking discos of Italy's radical past. New exhibition at ICA London explores.

Written by: HUCK HQ

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