Peter Morley

“The best transport design delights the traveller, rewards the investor and enhances the community.”

Peter is an architect who specialises in transport infrastructure. His global experience runs the gamut from overseeing major rail projects in China and Australia to leading design teams on London’s game-changing Crossrail.

As co-leader of our Urban Transport sector, Peter’s calm, analytical approach is invaluable on these types of large, complex projects, with challenges that require both an eye for detail and a constant focus on big-picture, long-term solutions.

Peter is known for his relentless curiosity, and he’s always looking out for a surprising new angle or opportunity on his projects. This helps explain his knack for creating rewarding, multi-layered experiences in places that may have otherwise been unremarkable.

Key projects

  • MTR Northern Link, Hong Kong, China
  • Lines 5 & 9, Shenzhen, China
  • Tung Chung Line Extension, Hong Kong, China
  • Metro North West, Sydney, Australia
  • Cross River Rail, Brisbane, Australia 
  • Melbourne Metro, Australia 
  • Flinders Street Station International Design Competition, Melbourne, Australia (Hassell + Herzog & de Meuron)

Title

Managing Principal / Co-leader - Urban Transport sector

Location

Hong Kong
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Event

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The series of Hassell events and talks explored the theme ​‘Radical Rethinking: Sustainable development models for Hong Kong’s future.’

CONVERSATIONS

Five reasons metro station architecture must be resilient

Our rail infrastructure needs to keep moving, no matter what the world throws at us next.

Event

Peter Morley on Vibrant Hong Kong

Design as a ​“game changer” for a sustainable future

project

Flinders Street Station

Built to a 19th century design, Melbourne’s landmark Flinders Street Station has been compromised by a series of alterations over the years. To address this, in 2013 the State Government sponsored an international competition to redesign the station for the next 100 years.

STUDIO

Hong Kong

Conversations

Stations for superdense cities

Project

Qianhai Rail and Masterplanning

As part of a special economic zone along China’s Pearl River Delta, Qianhai is developing fast – and it needs an ultra-efficient transportation system to keep up with increasing demand.

Research

Six qualities of great urban places

Drawing on global best practice in urban design, we’ve decoded the components of places that deliver for people and planet.

News

Introducing our new global leaders

Hassell welcomes new leadership to further energise our position at the forefront of strategic intelligence and creative design.

EVENT

Triptych: Three views on the power of place and memory | Hassell x BODW CityProgram

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MEDIA

Hassell proposes masterplan for tokyo’s long lost rail yards

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Sector

Transport

MEDIA

Hassell completes stations, parks and plazas for Sydney Metro Northwest

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Project

Metro North West

The new rail line in the city’s northwest is part of the largest public transport project the country has ever seen – 31 stations dotted across 66 kilometres once it’s completed.

MEDIA

Brisbane’s Cross River Rail development consortia appointed by Queensland government

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MEDIA

Hassell and Weston Williamson appointed to design Melbourne Metro Tunnel stations

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Project

Doha Grand Terminal

Designed to draw people to the waterfront, the Grand Terminal creates a vibrant new multi-use public space for Doha.