Placemaking

Conversation

A glimpse into the underground stations of Brisbane’s Cross River Rail

Our Cross River Rail Station mock-up facility offers a glimpse into the ​‘friendly’ concourses of Brisbane’s city-shaping underground metro project. Take a look…

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.

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How do you transform an outdated town centre with a global reputation as a travel hotspot into a thriving celebration of community, local heritage and culture?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

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.

News August 16, 2022

“The most exciting thing that’s happened in Sydney since the Opera House.”

Senior Associate Scott Davies on designing Sydney’s new airport precinct.

Conversation

The beauty of rail: creating a 100-year legacy

Great rail design always starts with people. It’s in our DNA and has guided us over our 25-year history of creating award-winning urban transport experiences.

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.”

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.

Media May 20, 2022

Hassell’s Richard Mullane on the future of urban design

Taking up the reigns of Managing Principal for Hassell’s Melbourne Studio, Richard Mullane says: ​“We plan to build a more inclusive, sustainable future for communities – and create a more socially and ecologically resilient world.” Read the article in InDesign.

News

Urban forests and art: the transformation of Cathedral Gardens Belfast

An eco-diverse forest, interactive water and lighting features and a memorial to the Blitz are just some of the ways we aim to transform one of Belfast’s most important public spaces.

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

Snøhetta + Hassell design a new future for Harbourside in Sydney

Design collaborators Snøhetta + Hassell have won an international competition to transform Harbourside, a retail development spanning over 240 metres of Sydney’s waterfront at Darling Harbour.

Conversation

Together for a better urban future

What could the future of cities look like, and how do we plan for it? In London, a group of enquiring minds shared insights and ideas on the subject.

project

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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