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Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation: Laak Boorndap Urban Garden

Laak Boorndap, an immersive landscape planted entirely on an elevated deck will help to reshape Australia’s Melbourne Arts Precinct with one of the most richly layered planting designs of any public garden in the world.

News April 15, 2024

New film studios break ground

Works begin on Home Fires Film Studio, Western Australia’s new screen production facility

Media April 05, 2024

ArchitectureAU’s 2024 Australian Interior Design Awards shortlist announced

Hassell and the National Gallery of Victoria’s Design Wall 2023 is among the seven projects shortlisted in the Installation Design category of the 21st annual Australian Interior Design Awards.

Media November 27, 2023

Burswood Park set for 20-year plan

The Burswood Peninsula 20-year masterplan by Hassell has been released. Earmarked for three distinct precincts the proposed plan includes an outdoor amphitheatre accommodating more than 10,000 people and landscapes to reflect the Whadjuk Noongar region.

Media August 31, 2023

BidiBidi Music & Arts Centre: Refugee Camp Culture

Xavier De Kestelier, Head of Design and leader of the design technology and innovation team at Hassell, talks at the NLA about designing Bidibidi Music & Arts Centre in Uganda for the second-largest refugee camp in the world. Watch the video.

John O’Mara

John O’Mara is a Principal in our London studio where he builds on our sustainable design credentials, fosters cross-disciplinary collaboration, and further elevates our design depth and capability.

Media August 23, 2023

First Light Pavilion shortlisted for UK AJ Architecture Awards

This week, nearly 140 projects have been shortlisted across 21 categories for this year’s AJ Architecture Awards, the annual showcase of the very best built projects in the UK. Hassell’s First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank Observatory has been shortlisted in the Cultural category amongst leading arts and visitor centres. The winners will be announced at a celebratory dinner at the Hilton Metropole, London, on 22 November 2023. Read the article in Architects’ Journal.

Media August 08, 2023

New architectural film inspired by Wes Anderson celebrates Singapore’s built environment

Hassell’s GSK Asia House features in a new architectural documentary ​“A Wes Anderson-ish Singapore (Volume 2)” showcasing Singapore’s fusion of urbanity meets tropical retreat. Documentary director Kevin Siyuan draws inspiration from the visual style of acclaimed filmmaker Wes Anderson, known for films like ​“Asteroid City” and ​“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” to chronicle the city and landscape of Singapore. Read more in ArchDaily.

Media July 10, 2023

Winners revealed: 2023 South Australian Architecture Awards

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Hassell’s modernist landmark — Adelaide Festival Centre — has been honoured with the Jack Cheesman Award for Enduring Architecture at the 2023 Australian Institute of Architects South Australia Chapter Awards. Read more in ArchitectureAU.

Media July 06, 2023

Hassell x NGV Design Wall showcased in Dezeen

Our six metre-high Design Wall created to showcase innovative products for Melbourne Now at the NGV features in Dezeen. Design Wall 2023 was curated by designer Simone LeAmon and demonstrates ​“how everyday goods can embody the qualities of place and the value of those who live there,” Hassell told Dezeen. Read the full article.

Media June 12, 2023

Design Wall at NGV is epic, here is how Hassell designed it

With raw, elemental features, Design Wall 2023 honours Melbourne’s vibrant product design scene and encapsulates a commitment to sustainability. Read the full story in InDesignLive.

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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.

Media June 01, 2023

Adelaide Festival Centre turns 50

Celebrating five decades as the heart of South Australian arts and culture. On 2 June 1973, then-prime minister Gough Whitlam officially opened the Adelaide Festival Centre, establishing the South Australian capital as a major arts city and marking a ​“major step forward in modern architecture.” Read the article in ArchitectureAU. Image: Peter Bennetts.

Media June 02, 2023

London Design Biennale opens

London Design Biennale has opened at Somerset House. Amongst more than 40 installations, the biennale has dedicated a pavilion to the Bidi Bidi Music & Arts Centre in Uganda’s Bidi Bidi refugee settlement. The project is developed by to​.org and designed by Hassell in partnership with Arup. Upon completion, the centre will provide space for creative expression, training, and performance in Africa’s largest refugee settlement, currently the home of over 270,000 refugees who have fled violence in neighbouring South Sudan. Read the full article in ArchDaily.
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