Resilience

News February 17, 2025

Bradfield City Centre’s First Building unveiled: a bold step toward a regenerative future

What if our future cities didn’t just stand still but actively gave back — regenerative, adaptable and deeply connected to First Nations culture? That’s the vision behind the First Building for Bradfield City Centre in Western Sydney, Australia’s newest city in over a century.

News November 22, 2024

Hassell wins global competition to reimagine Shanghai’s gateway

Hassell has been named the winner of the prestigious international design competition for the Sanchagang Port Green Space in Pudong, Shanghai.

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Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport

Marking a generational milestone in Sydney’s urban development, Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport exemplifies how research-led design can respect First Nations Australians and the concept of Country while facilitating a dynamic future.

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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 May 22, 2024

Biodiversity in Place: New framework unveiled to boost urban green spaces

For International Day for Biological Diversity, we are proud to have collaborated with Government Architect NSW on Biodiversity in Place, a groundbreaking new framework aimed at enhancing urban biodiversity across the state of New South Wales, Australia.

News May 10, 2024

Longgang River: a blueprint for waterfront revitalisation

Hassell has been working on the transformation of various parts of a 23.6km section of Longgang River in Shenzhen, China, based on our overall master plan. In early 2023, phase one of the project opened to the public.

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Transforming forgotten waterfronts into vibrant public spaces

How do you transform a forgotten urban waterfront into a thriving destination that helps cities become more resilient to climate change? Yuru Ding, Researcher at Hassell, explores six characteristics driving successful waterfront developments.

News November 01, 2023

Strengthening ties: Hassell’s 2023 National AIA Awards

Two Hassell projects have been honoured at this year’s Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) National Awards: Herston Quarter in Brisbane and ANU Research School of Physics in Canberra, Australia.

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Dirt under the nails: Landscape Architects as diplomats, advocates and gardeners

Jon Hazelwood writes for World Landscape Architecture on the evolving expectations of designers.

Media October 23, 2023

Community spaces take out top honours at 2023 AILA National Awards

The 2023 AILA National Awards saw Hassell take out five awards amongst 51 winners honoured for their positive impact on regions, towns and cities. ​“The need for landscape architecture has never been greater,” AILA National Awards jury chair Claire Martin says. “[These projects] strengthen people’s connection with their environment and to each other, improve livelihoods and health outcomes, foster truth telling and simply bring joy to people.” Read the article in Architecture&Design. Image: Hassell’s AILA International Award-winning West Bund in Shanghai.

Media October 18, 2023

Project Profile: Australian National University Research School of Physics

Designed by Hassell, The Australian National University Research School of Physics is a high-tech science facility adopting innovation, flexibility, and collaboration in its design execution. Read the interview with Principal Mark Roehrs in Lab Design News.

Media October 17, 2023

Five minutes with Liz Westgarth

London’s NLA talks with Hassell’s first female managing director, Liz Westgarth, about the practice’s global workload and the importance of pushing diversity levels at board level and beyond. ​“Now more than ever… people have a real craving for high quality design, memorable and personalized experiences, and design that delivers long-term value to people and the planet,” says Liz. Read the full article…

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ANU Birch: a transformative tale of heritage and sustainability

Hassell Associate Emma Ludwig joined ANU’s Director Facilities and Services Division Jeremy Matthew at the recent 2023 TEFMA conference in Sydney where they presented the adaptive reuse design evolution of the award-winning ANU Birch building.

Media September 28, 2023

Work from home threat Australia can’t handle

Every Australian city is under threat from this consequence of more people working from home – but there could be a radical solution in converting offices into housing. Read the article in News​.com​.au. Image: Getty Images/​iStock.

Media September 22, 2023

Designing linear corridors to deliver greater value for community and planet

Hassell’s new landmark study, ​‘Corridors: Designing linear infrastructure in a non-linear world’, takes a cross-sector look at the impact of built corridors on people and planet, as well as that of urban developments on natural corridors. Combining knowledge from the railway, roadway, waterway, and utility sectors across Australia, China, Singapore, Europe, and North America, the study explores how linear infrastructure can be designed to deliver greater value for all through a unified, holistic corridor design approach. Read the article in Architecture&Design.
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