Based in what was once the heart of east London's print industry, the London Centre for Book Arts is an artist-run, open-access studio offering education programmes for the community and affordable access to resources for artists and designers. Visit for tours of the studio, practical print demos and an exhibition of publications by Franciszka and Stefan Themerson's Gaberbocchus Press 1948-1979.

U-Build, 2025

Kupfer Project Space is dedicated to advancing contemporary art for the public benefit. Our mission is to amplify the voices of emerging and underrepresented artists, nurturing their creative practice and professional growth. We achieve this through public exhibitions, studio subsidies, bespoke residencies, and opportunities to connect with the London contemporary art community.

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On a site once home to a Victorian sweet factory, Grow Studios repurposed two warehouses in Main Yard, Hackney Wick in 2007. Today, they house artist studios, small independent businesses, and a working yard. The canalside warehouse - formerly a sausage factory - became home in 2014 to Grow, a grassroots music and arts venue with bars and a kitchen.

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Bustling pub/restaurant and art gallery, with live music, DJs and a huge waterside terrace.

With 12 locations across London and over 500 spaces, Mainyard Studios is where creativity and community come together. At Open House Festival we’re showcasing our Hackney Wick Maker Spaces and the incredible makers, artists, entrepreneurs and creatives that call Mainyard Studios home. Come meet them at the festival and see what they've designed for you!

After the huge success of last year’s launch, we’re back! Join us on Thursday 18 September, from 5 to 9 PM, as the Hackney Wick and Fish Island Community Development Trust and Arbeit proudly open the doors of The Loop — Hackney’s first circular economy hub. Step inside studios led by local pioneers in sustainable design and meet the founders behind the most exciting eco-conscious brands.

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HTA reimagined and repurposed a Victorian warehouse in Hackney Wick, East London, creating a permanent new home for its 200 London-based staff. Built in 1868 as a factory to manufacture the world’s first synthetic plastic, the warehouse originally comprised four separate buildings and was identified as a significant piece of heritage within the Hackney Wick masterplan.

HTA Design, 2022

East Wick Phase 1 | East Wick and Sweetwater Development defines the western edge of the Queen Elizabeth Park and plays an important role in mending the gap in the urban fabric between Hackney Wick and the Olympic Legacy communities. The first phase of East Wick marks a bold step forward in London’s journey toward sustainable, inclusive, and design-forward neighbourhoods comprised of 850 homes.

Studio Egret West, 2021

Tours of the new Sadler's Wells theatre on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - Sadler's Wells East.

O'Donnell + Tuomey, 2025

Studio Wayne McGregor is a world-class creative arts space, containing extraordinary dance studios and a series of playful spaces in which to collaborate, make and create - part of a new technological and creative community of east London.

wenotI, 2017

The London 2012 Olympic swimming and diving pool. Two 50m pools, 25m dive pool, Team GB dive squad training area.

Zaha Hadid, 2008