Conversations

Conversation

The ​‘bleisure’ principle

The blending of business, leisure and learning has gone mainstream – and it’s bringing benefits to family life, local economies and the arts.

PODCAST

Illumination: data, knowledge and design

This special podcast episode from our friends at MTalks explores the changing role of data, knowledge and design in our cities and in public institutions.

Conversation

Next generation airports

With international borders now open in Australia, what can we expect from the new generation of airports as travel re-emerges?

PODCAST

‘One big, unsafe bottleneck.’ Redesigning Emergency Departments for safety and flow

We brought together health delivery experts to discuss ways of solving the crisis in our Emergency Departments.

Conversation

Could the pandemic actually improve high-rise housing?

There’s no denying COVID-19 has taken a toll on apartment living, but could our experience actually improve high-rise housing? We’d say the answer is ​‘yes’, judging from recent experience.

Conversation

Together for a better urban future

What could the future of cities look like, and how do we plan for it? In London, a group of enquiring minds shared insights and ideas on the subject.

Research

The trends shaping travel: COVID and beyond

How are airports, hotels and travellers emerging from the global pandemic? Find out in ​‘Travel Futures’, the latest trend report from Brickfields Consulting, with Hassell as editorial contributors.

Conversation

Measures that matter

‘Big data’ has played a role in shaping buildings and places since the dawn of digital technology. With the pandemic creating entirely new patterns in how people use civic spaces, that data has never been more important – or more beneficial.

PODCAST

Tuned in:
The nuance behind the evolving workplace

There’s no simple answer to the workplace-during-a-pandemic conundrum. There are, however, many ways that organisations can fine-tune their workplaces.

CONVERSATIONS

Compassionate cities: enabling people to have a fulfilling life after a dementia diagnosis

Simple design changes can support people living with dementia, Robina Crook writes for Cities People Love.

Designing for the Hybrid World of Work

The Work, Rest & Pay podcast

Conversations

A daily dose of greens

Could urban farming change the way hospitals feed patients – and improve the health of our cities in the process?

PODCAST

Burnt out?
Mental health in design

The mental health challenges facing the design profession, its people - and what needs to be done to change it

PODCAST

A shot in the arm: How COVID-19 transformed telehealth and hospital design

What does the shift to telehealth what mean for the way new hospitals are designed or existing hospitals are reconfigured? We examine the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rethink the way healthcare is offered.

PODCAST

Connection, trust and safety: co-working and COVID-19

At the heart of any co-working environment is the idea that it can do much more than provide a hotspot and a hot coffee. The best ones ask: Can we build a great like-minded community?