Owen Hatherley is a writer and editor living in south-east London. He is the author of several books on aesthetics and politics, including Militant Modernism (Zer0, 2009), A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain (Verso, 2010), Landscapes of Communism (Penguin, 2015), Red Metropolis (Repeater 2020) and Modern Buildings in Britain – a Gazetteer (Penguin, 2022). His most recent book is Artificial Islands, an architectural tour of some British settler colonial cities, published by Repeater Books, which won the Architectural Book Awards 2023, both as ‘best book’ and ‘best monograph’.
As an editor, Owen put together The Alternative Guide to the London Boroughs for the annual Open House festival in 2020, and was the culture editor of Tribune between 2018 and 2023.
As an editor, Owen put together The Alternative Guide to the London Boroughs for the annual Open House festival in 2020, and was the culture editor of Tribune between 2018 and 2023.
Owen hatherley
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