Conversations

CONVERSATIONS

A decade for humility in design

We wouldn’t paint a neon moustache on the Mona Lisa. So why do we pave over beautiful and resilient natural systems?

Conversations

The workplace beyond 2020

The office isn’t dead. But workplaces changed for good in 2020.

PODCAST

Naturalistic planting and rewilding: native or nothing?

The debate around native or exotic urban planting can sometimes be a thorny one, culturally, environmentally and emotionally.

MEDIA

Inside the green cities revolution with Richard Mullane

Innovators Magazine

Conversations

Digital health on fast forward

Covid-19 has accelerated the uptake of a variety of virtual care services, including the telehealth phone call between patient and practitioner.

PODCAST

A better fit: Tailoring for sustainable design

Designers working in fashion and city-making have a lot in common - both sectors can have indisputable impacts on the world.

PODCAST

As Nature Intended: making cities ‘wild’ again

In this episode of Hassell Talks, landscape architect Jon Hazelwood talks to Claudia West – director of Phyto studio and co-author of Planting in a Post-Wild World – and Robert Hammond, co-founder and CEO of The High Line, about planting the seeds for a deeper, more fulfilling relationship with nature, whatever the space, scale or budget

PODCAST

Re-emerging resilient

We don’t know exactly what our lives, work and communities will look like post COVID-19. But we know some trends of recent years have accelerated with the global pandemic.

CONVERSATIONS

The opportunity for greener cities

The case for greener cities has never been so compelling, in light of the broader human challenges we face.

CONVERSATIONS

Precincts: the engines of innovation

From the creative industries to science, STEMM precincts power innovative outcomes that benefit education, government, business and the broader community.

PODCAST

Autonomy, mastery, meaning and the future

In this episode of Hassell Talks we dive right into topics we’re obsessed with – what the future generation of design talent will look for in design firms, what attracts them - and how to give them the right platforms to make a positive difference once they’ve joined.

CONVERSATIONS

In conversation: GSK Asia House, three years on

In the three years since it opened, GSK’s Asia HQ has evolved from a benchmark for workplace design in Singapore to an exemplar post-COVID office. Here, the building’s designers discuss the project and its legacy.

CONVERSATIONS

Looking outside for answers: Post-COVID airport operations

What if the answer to post-COVID-19 airport operational requirements isn’t as extreme as redeveloping terminal space? What if we look outside the terminal to the arrival spaces and forecourts?

TOPICS

Design for mental health

A therapeutic environment is not only a physical space, but a psychological, social and cultural one. Designers play a positive role in healthcare by creating safe environments for wellness and healing that maximise the restorative powers of nature and place.

PODCAST

The architectural scientist and the scientific architect

With every excursion into space, mankind steps closer to living on – not just visiting – other planets. Getting us there are people like Sanjeev Gupta, professor of Earth Science at Imperial College London and part of the Mars Curiosity rover mission currently exploring Gale Crater for NASA.