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Time well spent: Exploring the impact of hybrid working on cities and communities

The rise of hybrid working is seeing the emergence of new social trends that are re-shaping urban and regional development patterns across the globe.

PODCAST

A big, shared idea for Brisbane — beyond 2032

With the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games headed for Brisbane, we bring city-shapers together to explore how Sydney, London and Barcelona supported the vision that delivered enduring, generational change.

PODCAST

Standing up for regeneration, Country — and each other

With the built environment contributing to around 40% of global emissions, our industry has a pivotal role to play in limiting the impacts of climate change. Hear the motivations, failures, successes, and ideas from leaders creating change.

Conversation

From Ordinary to Extraordinary: A New Iconicity

Could the renewal of existing buildings be a more forward-thinking and rewarding alternative to bold, iconic architecture? Discover six essential ingredients that can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Conversation

Drawing outside the lines: reimagining Cathedral Gardens, Belfast

By understanding how a place is impacted by – and impacts – everything and everyone around it, the design process is elevated from a matter of opinion to a realisation of what matters.

News June 30, 2023

Reinventing Margaret River: small in stature, big on vitality

How do you transform an outdated town centre with a global reputation as a travel hotspot into a thriving celebration of community, local heritage and culture? We started by asking the community.

News October 17, 2022

Hassell’s new Brisbane studio champions a new way of working

Our Brisbane studio in Queensland, Australia has found a new home inside the historic Peters Ice Cream Factory at West Village, West End.

PODCAST

Lessons from Country with our First Nations partners

Early engagement, investment, integration and planning are crucial elements in maintaining positive collaboration throughout a project’s journey, so too are the employment opportunities that projects provide for First Nations people.

Media September 19, 2022

Darling Harbour redevelopment to kick off

Architecture AU

Conversation

A buoyant state of mind

Natural disasters can challenge our health, environment and way of life but they can also bring us closer. Riverside Green in Brisbane, Australia is a symbol of recovery and unity in a flood-prone city.

News August 25, 2022

Hassell wins major honours at China’s SRC Design Awards

West Bund riverfront upgrade in Shanghai and Riverside Green in Brisbane have received top honours at China’s annual Streetscape Research Centre (SRC) Design Awards.

News July 22, 2022

The Community Garden: a social hub for Shenzhen Creative Week

What kind of exhibition pavilion sparks curiosity, invites engagement and creates lasting impressions? These are some of the questions our Shanghai team explored for the Community Garden — a unique social hub at the 2022 Shenzhen Creative Week.

PODCAST

Why designing for spontaneity is what cities need now

“When people come together, ” says Su Lim, ​“we can create great adventures, and then in turn, that manifests in memory.”

News July 20, 2022

Property X-Change to help revitalise London’s high streets

Property X-Change is a new knowledge platform, co-curated by Hassell Senior Researcher Camilla Sigaard Andersen, which brings together property owners and those with fresh ideas to revitalise London’s 600 local centres.

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.