Architecture
The radical history of Black-led self-building in Lewisham
Nubia Way — A new documentary tells the story of an unassuming cul-de-sac of 13 timber framed houses built by Fusions Jameen – London's first Black housing co-op.
Written by: Jade Chao
Otherworldy photos of former Soviet monuments
Brutalism after dark — Photographer Yang Xiao recalls travelling across Eastern Europe to capture a series of Brutalist and Soviet modernist architecture with a distinctly alien feel.
Written by: Huck
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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