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Global perspectives: exploring diversity and inclusivity for Pride Month

To celebrate Pride Month worldwide, we’ve curated a collection of personal stories shared by individuals across our studios, which explore the essence of diversity and inclusivity.

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Adelaide Festival Centre celebrates 50 years as a cultural beacon

Australia’s first purpose-built performing arts centre celebrates an ​‘enduring architecture’ award win and five decades in the cultural spotlight. We look at how Adelaide Festival Centre took shape and continues to evolve.

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A glimpse into the underground stations of Brisbane’s Cross River Rail

Our Cross River Rail Station mock-up facility offers a glimpse into the ​‘friendly’ concourses of Brisbane’s city-shaping underground metro project. Take a look…

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Country’s voice is loud & clear: are designers listening?

Listening lies at the heart of so much of what designers do, but listening to what Country and Culture is telling us means connecting deeply and meaningfully with the land. It’s time to tune in.

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Inside the push for net zero cities

Sustainability standards are the minimum - so how can we design beyond project boundaries toward regeneration?

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Housing Futures: Designing heart and soul into affordable alternatives

With a housing crisis affecting cities and people, we’re taking a look at the close ties between design and innovation in the residential sector.

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The ordinary, everyday buildings that could save our cities

It is time to move on from the pursuit of iconic architecture. The issues keeping our clients and collaborators up at night are the same things pushing our cities closer to the cusp of wholesale change.

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Creating amenity-rich ​‘cities’ for a new era

The 15 Minute City has become a hot topic - gaining traction in corners of the internet not typically involved in the dialogue around city planning and urban living.

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The three-day-a-week office: a strategy for the new era of hybrid working

As companies try to attract employees back to the office, a new challenge has emerged: many workers are only returning three days a week, leaving workplaces deserted on Mondays and Fridays. How do we design for this new era of hybrid working?

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Twelve triumphs to mark International Women’s Day

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2023, we’re shining a light on some of the many talented women at Hassell who go beyond creating ​‘places people love’ to shape a better future for all of us. Meet 12 bright stars from across the Hassell firmament.

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How one40william shaped Perth’s skyline and the future of our sustainable urban developments

Thirteen years ago, the skyline of Perth, Western Australia morphed with the emergence of one40william — a landmark CBD development by Cbus Property. Our design delivers a generous urban nexus to the city and its people. Take a look at three design directions that define the success of this project and point to the future of sustainable city-shaping developments.

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Housing Futures: new design solutions for our cities

Are designers, buyers and renters on the cusp of a whole new range of housing alternatives?

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A big, shared idea for Brisbane — beyond 2032

With the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games headed for Brisbane, we bring city-shapers together to explore how Sydney, London and Barcelona supported the vision that delivered enduring, generational change.

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Back to the future — of work: Can design boost productivity and solve the empty office crisis?

Getting your head into work-mode for 2023? From home? The office? Or, further afield? Maybe you’re mixing it up? Any which way, it seems hybrid working is here to stay. We take a look at recent articles and research reports that offer post-pandemic work predictions, insights into what makes workplaces attractive, and data-driven ways to solve the empty office crisis.

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Standing up for regeneration, Country — and each other

With the built environment contributing to around 40% of global emissions, our industry has a pivotal role to play in limiting the impacts of climate change. Hear the motivations, failures, successes, and ideas from leaders creating change.
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