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The three-day-a-week office: a strategy for the new era of hybrid working

As companies try to attract employees back to the office, a new challenge has emerged: many workers are only returning three days a week, leaving workplaces deserted on Mondays and Fridays. How do we design for this new era of hybrid working?

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Twelve triumphs to mark International Women’s Day

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2023, we’re shining a light on some of the many talented women at Hassell who go beyond creating ​‘places people love’ to shape a better future for all of us. Meet 12 bright stars from across the Hassell firmament.

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How one40william shaped Perth’s skyline and the future of our sustainable urban developments

Thirteen years ago, the skyline of Perth, Western Australia morphed with the emergence of one40william — a landmark CBD development by Cbus Property. Our design delivers a generous urban nexus to the city and its people. Take a look at three design directions that define the success of this project and point to the future of sustainable city-shaping developments.

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Housing Futures: new design solutions for our cities

Are designers, buyers and renters on the cusp of a whole new range of housing alternatives?

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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.

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Back to the future — of work: Can design boost productivity and solve the empty office crisis?

Getting your head into work-mode for 2023? From home? The office? Or, further afield? Maybe you’re mixing it up? Any which way, it seems hybrid working is here to stay. We take a look at recent articles and research reports that offer post-pandemic work predictions, insights into what makes workplaces attractive, and data-driven ways to solve the empty office crisis.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Return to the garden

What is our emotional connection to the planting we experience in our cities - how does it bring people together, and what value can it create for users and investors?

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Older and wiser: designing the future of residential aged care

A Royal Commission into aged care in Australia found traditional models of residential aged care are failing. But there is opportunity ahead as we imagine new ways to create places where both the physical and mental wellbeing of residents is paramount.

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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.

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How international competitions are supercharging architecture

A demand for architectural competitions brings opportunities worldwide for designers to reimagine better, more resilient, regenerative and inclusive ways of living. Our Competition Hub, now celebrating its first anniversary, is one way we’re amplifying our ability to draw on award-winning architects across our global studios to imagine a richer future.

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Finding the ​‘sweet spot’ in returning to the office

Behind the scenes and insight highlights from the 2022 Annual Workplace Futures Survey.

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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.