Airports

Susie Quinton

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Sydney Airport International Forecourt

Our design for the Sydney Airport International Forecourt transforms the visitor arrival and departure experience via an immersive landscape that embodies the spirit of Sydney. The revitalised public space sets a new industry benchmark for a First Nations design for Australia’s most traversed public space.

Media August 02, 2023

Sydney Airport inaugurates new T1 International Arrivals Forecourt

T1 International Arrivals Forecourt has been designed [by Hassell], built, and maintained with First Nations viewpoints integrated throughout. The Hon. John Graham, MLC, NSW Minister for Jobs and Tourism, Jasmin Speedy, a board member of Wildflower Gardens for Good, and Geoff Culbert, CEO of Sydney Airport, planted a native Banksia tree in the forecourt to commemorate the ceremonial inauguration. Read more at Travel Radar. Image courtesy of Sydney Airport Corporation.

Media August 01, 2023

Sydney Airport unveils new forecourt at International Arrivals Terminal

Sydney Airport has officially opened its new T1 International arrivals forecourt — designed by Hassell — which is set to be enjoyed by millions of international travellers every year. Indigenous perspectives have been embedded throughout the design, construction and maintenance of the T1 International arrivals Forecourt. Wildflower Gardens for Good, an Indigenous led not-for-profit organisation, has planted more than 12,200 native species throughout the forecourt. ​“International passengers are now greeted with a vibrant new arrivals forecourt that showcases the natural beauty Sydney is known for,” said Sydney Airport CEO Geoff Culbert. Read the article in Travel Weekly. Image courtesy Sydney Airport Corporation.

Media June 22, 2023

Best of the best vying to design great park for new city in western Sydney

Hassell and four other leading architecture firms are shortlisted in the design competition for a stunning two hectare ​‘Central Park’ park in Australia’s newest city - Bradfield - alongside Western Sydney Airport. Landscape architect and juror, James Corner said public space is the lifeblood of any successful city and community. ​“This is not just landscape, planting, and greening. Central Park will have significant cultural, economic, and environmental value,” he explains. Read the article in South West Voice.

Media June 23, 2023

Five designs for new Western Sydney ​‘Central Park’

Hassell is amongst five Australian landscape architecture practices shortlisted in the competition to design a two-hectare park in a new city development near the proposed Western Sydney Airport. Western Sydney Parklands Authority chair Jennifer Westacott said, ​“Investment in public spaces is important because a well-designed public space brings people and importantly businesses in, boosting the economic value of everything around it…” Read the full article in ArchitectureAU.

Media May 31, 2023

Offices need to flex up and down, says new Hassell boss Liz Westgarth

Offices will increasingly locate collaborative workspaces on key floors to give employers the ability to cluster staff together when only a few people are in the office as well as to spread them out when more come in, architecture firm Hassell’s new managing director Liz Westgarth says. ​“We’re looking at designs for clients that allow them to flex across multiple floors,” Ms Westgarth said. ​“When they have [more] people who want to come into the workplace, they can spread out, and when there are fewer people in the office they go through a booking system that allows them to co-locate together and have that energy and the ​‘bump’ factor.” Read the full article in the Australian Financial Review. Image: Peter Rae.

News January 16, 2023

Philip Harper joins our Brisbane studio

Welcome back to Philip Harper who rejoins Hassell as a Principal in our Brisbane studio. A respected senior design practitioner with extensive expertise in workplace and coworking design, commercial building strategy, adaptive re-use and aviation, Philip’s deep knowledge of project management and work client-side give him a unique 360-degree vision of what’s required to deliver project excellence..

Philip Harper

Media

Hassell designs first hotel for Sydney Aerotropolis

Architecture AU

Conversation

Tech support: the systems making travel more inclusive (and efficient)

Whether it’s a travel service, technology or an experience, today there’s a greater emphasis on passenger reassurance, assistance, and inclusivity across the sector.

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.

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?

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.

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Wianamatta (Western Sydney Aerotropolis)

A huge opportunity across time and scale, the Aerotropolis master plan will shape sustainable urban form for this new city, and change the future of Western Sydney.
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