Education & Science

The upcycled Michael Kirby Building brings a new, revitalised energy to the heart of Macquarie University’s Wallumattagal Campus on Dharug Country in Sydney, putting interdisciplinary knowledge and lifelong learning front and centre.

With a design that boldly sets the direction for the next century of physics innovation, ANU’s Research School of Physics realises the first phase of Hassell’s Master Plan.

Our outside-in spaces for The University of Queensland Student Central on Yuggera and Turrbal Country in Brisbane, Australia, bring the holistic student experience into the open. Nature meets nurture where lush sub-tropical landscapes and shady spaces promote connection, inclusion and wellbeing.

Sustainably designed with key input from Djinjama, a First Peoples cultural research and design agency, the First Building restores Indigenous culture as the lifeblood of the land.

Our multi-award-winning regeneration of the modernist Birch Building for the Australian National University in Canberra is a celebration of preservation, adaptation, and forward-thinking sustainability practices.

EZONE positions the University of Western Australia at the forefront of STEM education and campus transformation.

Jodrell Bank in the north of England has over 50 years of intergalactic stories to reveal. The new First Light Pavilion cultural centre at Jodrell Bank brings these stories to life for everyone from the most dedicated intergalactic enthusiasts to the more casual stargazers.

Designed as a community based on an ethos of connection and wellbeing, Mithras Student Village ups the ante on student housing in the UK.

Murdoch Square in Perth, Australia is a people-focused, mixed-use health precinct that will become Western Australia’s most significant health, research and well-being focused hub.

This new building turns what was once a ​‘back-of-house’ entrance to the university into a beautiful, vibrant place where people come together each day.

Named for the​“father of economics”, the Adam Smith Business School’s aim of developing enlightened, engaged and enterprising graduates who are internationally recognised is given a helping hand from a transformational, state-of-the-art teaching and research building.

The​‘gem’ of The University of Edinburgh, the Usher Institute for Population Health Sciences was designed from the inside out to realise the prestigious university’s aim of creating a standout interdisciplinary international institute.

With higher education institutions competing to attract the best research talent and increase the​‘stickiness’ of campuses, The Australian National University’s Research School of Social Sciences (ANU RSSS) is built around fostering a community of shared ideas between research staff and students.

A regenerated faculty home is a clear sign that the University of Brighton’s business school is open for business and ready to consolidate its position as one of the UK’s top five for the impact of its research.

Tackling the world’s most critical engineering challenges requires the brightest engineers with the best research backgrounds.

The University of New South Wales faced a stark choice when it came to this 1960s building at the centre of their eastern Sydney campus. Should they renovate – or detonate?

A catalyst for health and research innovation. A celebration of heritage character. A vital hub for the community. Herston Quarter is all of these things for Brisbane – and beyond.

The entire creative process is on show at Queensland University of Technology’s Creative Industries Precinct 2.

The Advanced Engineering Building gives students an immediate advantage. It gives them a world-class, research-led education in a building that’s a subject for study in its own right.

By designing a ​‘next-gen’ smart campus that’s super flexible for planned growth, we’re helping set up USC for success.

Supporting the world’s best pharmaceutical companies to meet global health challenges means creating workplaces that promote cutting-edge research, development and operations.

We designed this state-of-the-art centre to inspire university and hospital research teams and advance their work tackling some of the biggest challenges in children’s health.

The healthcare sector in Australia is at a pivotal moment. From workforce shortages and shifting patient demographics to rising chronic disease rates and economic pressures. These challenges demand a bold rethink of traditional healthcare education spaces.

Precision medicine, AI-powered discoveries and looming patent expirations on top-selling Big Pharma drugs are shaking up the life sciences industry. To meet these changing demands, research and development (R&D) facilities will have to evolve quickly.

What’s the secret recipe behind the world’s most innovative districts?

The word ​‘innovation’ is all-too-familiar to us these days, but how much do we know about the physical environments that make it happen?

Climate and biodiversity emergencies are global challenges that demand strong, adaptive responses.

Hassell’s newly created masterplan for the transformation of the University of Melbourne’s campuses, Estate Master Plan, offers a glimpse and a blueprint into what is to come for the institution’s students and staff and their collective lives on campus.Green corridors, pedestrian-friendly thoroughfares, improved accessibility and enhanced educational spaces characterise much of the Plan, which serves as a tangible commitment to the University’s desire to meet long-term education and research needs. Read the article in Architecture&Design.

Universities are adapting for the future of research and learning.

The site includes the Square Kilometre Array (SKO) Global Headquarters and work-in-progress First Light Pavilion project, both designed by Hassell.

Our research found that space efficiency is not necessarily the point of academic workplace change.

The challenge for universities is to create spaces that enable learning and interaction beyond timetabled classes.

CROSS-OVER displays works around topics that are occupying the minds of design students, academics, and practitioners in Hong Kong and globally.

Places are powering next-generation entrepreneurialism.

As the higher-education gold rush recedes, campus design needs to be less about building and more about experience design.

Education Snapshots

Architecture & Design

Education Snapshots

AUDE (the Association of University Directors of Estates) commissioned Hassell to looks at the way the collective experience of working off-campus during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed attitudes, perceptions and habits in higher education across the world.

Australian Design Review