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Welcome to the HEKKTA Blog. Here you’ll find the latest in property news, along with what’s going on in design.
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HEKKTA's Property Portal - Robots!April 23, 2018In this week's property portal we look at how robots and digital construction is... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - Kengo KumaApril 16, 2018This week Kengo Kuma & Associates dominate the architecture headlines, unveiling two big projects... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - MSG Sphere LondonApril 9, 2018Venue experts Populous are dominating the headlines this week as the firm unveils new... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - ConversionsApril 3, 2018Two of London's landmark buildings, which underwent conversions, have been finished this week so... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - Global ArchitectureMarch 26, 2018New property & architecture projects are springing up all over the world, so in... -
The Great British Food DebateMarch 25, 2018Milk before tea? Jam before cream? These are two food debates that for years... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - The Rise of The SkyscraperMarch 20, 2018The rising trend of the skyscraper in cities shows no sign of slowing down,... -
HEKKTA's Natwest Six Nations Tournament ReviewMarch 19, 2018After one of the most unpredictable Six Nations in recent years, HEKKTA are going... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - WaterMarch 14, 2018HEKKTA investigates how water is inspiring some of the most recent architecture projects as... -
The World's Most Dangerous Job - A Sherpa on EverestMarch 10, 2018Every year people will pay obscene amounts of money to complete one of the... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - Women In ArchitectureMarch 8, 2018To mark International Women's Day, HEKKTA thought we'd centre this week's property portal around... -
Wingly - The Airbnb of AviationMarch 1, 2018When we first discovered this service, HEKKTA couldn't help thinking how is it not... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - LondonFebruary 26, 2018There is a lot of activity buzzing around the capital this week, so we... -
HEKKTA WATCHES - Shape of Water ReviewFebruary 23, 2018Choruses of 'it looks a bit weird' and 'it's not really my bag' dominated... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - HotelsFebruary 19, 2018It's hotels that are hitting the headlines this week so HEKKTA investigates what's new... -
Week 2 - HEKKTA's Six Nations ReviewFebruary 13, 2018Week 2 of the Six Nations has already been and gone! Just as fast... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018February 12, 2018The Winter Olympics are back and this year they are being hosted by South... -
HEKKTA Reviews - 1st Round of The Six NationsFebruary 4, 2018What do pundits know, eh? Wow, what an opening round of this year's Six... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - AwardsFebruary 2, 2018HEKKTA focuses on the awards given out to those in fields of property and... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - Carillion CollapseJanuary 26, 2018The news surrounding the property world right now is the collapse of Carillion. The... -
Sound of 2018 - The Artists You Should Be Keeping An Ear Out ForJanuary 18, 2018The winner of the Sound of 2018 has been revealed as the Norweigan pop... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - Roll On The New YearJanuary 6, 2018HEKKTA looks ahead to the New Year and what exciting property and architecture 2018... -
1970s Glamour - The Stars in TransitDecember 28, 2017Imagine if we could all travel like the stars in the glitz and glamour... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - The ArtsDecember 18, 2017We take a look at how houses of the arts can be hosted by... -
The Return of The Gallagher BrothersDecember 11, 2017As if by some sort of coincidence, the Gallagher brothers have both returned to... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - StadiumsDecember 8, 2017This week it's brand spanking new stadiums that are hitting the headlines around the... -
HEKKTA Cooks - Pad ThaiDecember 3, 2017Behold...one of the best darn tasting dishes to grace this earth. Pad Thai. On... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - AirportsDecember 2, 2017Hitting the headlines this week is the architecture and design of airports. We often... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - The Modern LibraryNovember 24, 2017HEKKTA's Property Portal is back delivering the weekly round up of all that's good... -
England v Australia - The Big ClashNovember 18, 2017Today HEKKTA are off to Twickenham for the big clash - England v Australia.... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - Architecture in AsiaNovember 17, 2017As the wider economy of Asia continues to thrive, HEKKTA has noticed increasing numbers... -
Flying Taxis? Welcome To UberAIRNovember 11, 2017Last week's news that Uber were planning to launch UberAIR, a service that will... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - LondonNovember 11, 2017Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have revealed their plans for a cheesegrater lookalike building, just... -
Does Parsons Green need another coffee shop?May 31, 2017Parsons Green has a brand new coffee shop and the team at HEKKTA couldn't... -
National Star Wars Day - Hekkta's CelebrationMay 4, 2017A long time ago in a design studio far far away, Hekkta began looking... -
Discover the Stealth Key - The Most Secure Key Ever MadeApril 28, 2017With the introduction of the new pound coin that is supposedly nigh-impossible to forge,... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal- JapanApril 20, 2017Japan has been the forefront of many different avenues and businesses, be it computing,... -
A Brutalist Grandfather Clock by Designer Lee BroomMarch 30, 2017Following on form Hekkta last article highlighting brutalist inspired designs we thought we should... -
Bizarre drawings by Bureau Spectacular turned to life.March 28, 2017Hekkta loved jigsaws and Lego when we were younger. The satisfying feeling of everything... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - Green ArchitectureFebruary 25, 2017Are architects and designers doing enough to ensure our properties are green? We take... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - South AmericaFebruary 19, 2017In this week's property portal, we're taking a closer look at South America and... -
Vancouver by Fred HerzogFebruary 16, 2017Fred Herzog spent many of his years photographing the Canadian city of Vancouver in... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - Architecture in HollywoodFebruary 12, 2017Architecture is all over Hollywood this week! A movie about famous architect Mies van... -
Bus Stop PhotographyFebruary 11, 2017After just returning from a trip to Birmingham, we were delighted to see this... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - Greenwich PeninsulaFebruary 5, 2017A massive £1bn development in Greenwich Peninsula has been announced this week, which is... -
Manchester By The SeaFebruary 1, 2017Last week we took a trip to the cinema to watch one of the... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - ShanghaiJanuary 27, 2017With Chinese property experiencing a bit of a boom as of late, we take... -
NFL Stadium FoodJanuary 25, 2017With NFL Super Bowl LI fast approaching, what will all the ravenous football fans... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - ManchesterJanuary 20, 2017It's a little town in the North called Manchester that is grabbing the property... -
California DreamingJanuary 19, 2017Christmas has gone and the Monday that is nicknamed the "saddest day of the... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - StadiumsJanuary 13, 2017The year ahead seems all very uncertain at the moment, but one thing you... -
BBC Sound of 2017 - Ray BLKJanuary 10, 2017The BBC Sound of 2017 has always served as a prophecy for the future.... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - JFK AirportJanuary 6, 2017Do not fear, your Property Portal is here! This week we respond to the... -
Obama - A Different Sort Of PresidentJanuary 5, 2017On the 20th January 2017, Obama will vacate the White House for the president-elect... -
HEKKTA's Property Portal - ChinaJanuary 1, 2017Christmas has passed and the New Year is upon us but no matter what... -
Goodbye 2016December 30, 2016Goodness. 2016. What a year. One year ago when the digit changed from a... -
Industrial Scars by J. Henry FairDecember 22, 2016Environmental artist J. Henry Fair has produced a series of staggering photos in his...
