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Media August 02, 2024

Hassell’s landmark study on linear infrastructure

Don’t miss our landmark study, Corridors: Designing Linear Infrastructure in a Non-Linear World out now in the Summer 2024 edition of Landscape Magazine, the journal for the UK’s Landscape Institute. Camilla Siggaard Andersen, Hassell’s Practice Leader in Landscape Architecture, presents our latest research on the multi-dimensional impacts of transport infrastructure.

Media August 01, 2024

‘We don’t need more concrete’: A new village in Tanzania will use a 3D printer and soil to build its community

In Kibaha, Tanzania, just west of the capital Dar es Salaam, Hassell is among a group of pioneering architects set to build a new village with ​“earth printing” at its heart. CNN explores our design for a community building constructed with 3D-printed earth in Hope Village.

Media July 30, 2024

Imagining Tomorrow showcases innovative ideas on sustainable design at the V&A London

Introducing Imagining Tomorrow at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: a collective exhibition showcasing school students’ innovative ideas on sustainable design, supported by design professionals such international design practice Hassell.

News July 29, 2024

Cultural connection in the heart of the city: the Desert Hub opens in Perth

The Desert Hub in Perth, Western Australia is a vibrant new headquarters for desert rangers to connect, share knowledge and strengthen the world’s largest Indigenous-led conservation network.

Media July 27, 2024

Low carbon aluminium is on the rise: podcast with Jeff Morgan

Within the next decade low carbon aluminium will be the predominant form of aluminium we will be using, explains Hassell Principal and Chair of MECLA Aluminium Working Group, Jeff Morgan. Listen to Jeff’s interview on this infinitely recyclable material and its rise in the construction sector on the Talking Architecture & Design podcast.

Media July 25, 2024

The controversy over Paris’s Olympic village - and others

Since 1924, cities hosting the Olympics have created vast areas of purpose-built dwellings to house the athletes. The BBC talks to Ashley Munday, who was involved in the design of the 2012 London Olympics, about the expectations and challenges of sustainability, urban regeneration and legacy of athletes’ villages.

Media July 17, 2024

Baker McKenzie by Hassell selected among top ten boundary-blurring spaces

Our workplace design for law firm Baker McKenzie at 280 Bishopsgate, London, has been selected by Mix Interiors in a top ten list of projects softening the lines between inside and out.

Media July 11, 2024

Social value in the built environment

Hassell senior researcher, Brett Pollard and Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) researcher, Helen Bell reveal the highlights of their joint discussion paper, ​‘Social Value in the Built Environment’ to the Australian Institute of Architects.

Media July 10, 2024

What does it take to design a habitable civilisation on the Moon?

Hassell, in collaboration with the European Space Agency, reveals the Lunar Habitat master plan in Issue 2 of Anima magazine. The project envisions modular, expandable habitats capable of supporting up to 144 residents, emphasising the need for comfortable, sustainable living environments on the moon.

News July 02, 2024

Connection and care: Navigating social value in our built environment

Every new building, space or place has the potential to provide social value. This is just one of the key takeaways from our national series of events launching Social Value in the Built Environment, a new discussion paper by Hassell and Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA).

News June 28, 2024

Hassell wins Shanghai Chongming Line international design competition

More than just a transit route, the Chongming Metro Line lies at the heart of a strategic initiative aimed at steering Shanghai toward a future of sustainable urban development.

Media June 24, 2024

Tech workplaces haven’t caught up to new work patterns, research shows

Return-to-office policies don’t appear to increase office utilisation as much as previously thought. Read all about our latest research report, The State of Tech Industry Workplaces in CIO Dive.

Media June 20, 2024

Hassell’s new build-to-rent and commercial workplace for Parramatta, Sydney

Our mixed-use concept for 110 George Street in Parramatta, Australia on Dharug Country that creates new public space and connects the community will feature ground floor retail, a three-storey podium with co-working spaces, and 397 build-to-rent apartments above. Read more in The Urban Developer.

Media June 20, 2024

Finalists announced for National Sculpture Garden Design Competition

The National Gallery of Australia has announced a shortlist of finalists for the National Sculpture Garden Design Competition. Hassell is among the five Australian multidisciplinary teams that will now progress to the final stage of the design competition, with the winning design to be announced in October 2024. Discover more in Australian Arts Review.

Media June 20, 2024

Earth bricks shape Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre for refugees in Uganda

Architecture studios Hassell and Localworks have collaborated with the creative platform To​.org to create a performing arts centre for the Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in Uganda. Read all about it in Dezeen.
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