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News September 23, 2026

Four of Australia’s biggest rail projects. One design firm: Hassell

A major rail project is a risk decision as much as a design one. Here’s what our clients say about the value of partnering with Hassell.

Media September 22, 2026

30UNDER30 judge and mentor Sophie Bond on building the scaffolding

Hassell’s Perth principal Sophie Bond is an architect who is optimistic about the future of the industry and the current crop of early-career designers. It’s that attitude that persuaded her to join Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 as a judge and mentor for the 2026/2027 cohort. Read more on Architecture and Design.

Media September 21, 2026

Winners of 2026 AILA VIC Landscape Architecture Awards announced

Hassell-designed Melbourne Metro Tunnel wins the Landscape Architecture Award for Infrastructure. Read more on Landscape Australia.

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Hassell’s Shenzhen river project wins at the 2026 ASLA Awards

Hassell’s Longgang River Blueway in Shenzhen has won an Honour Award in Urban Design at the 2026 ASLA Professional Awards — one of only 35 winners chosen from 468 entries.

News September 15, 2026

Hassell’s 2026 Workplace Futures Survey finds AI is driving demand for individual focus over open-plan collaboration

Hassell’s seventh annual Workplace Futures Survey, covering 2,500 office workers across five countries, finds AI is driving demand for individual focus over open-plan collaboration. Read more on Architecture and Design

Media September 15, 2026

Hassell’s new Melbourne studio invokes ‘sustainable brutalism’

At its self-designed workspace, Studio 55, Hassell pushes beyond net zero with a living lab that does more with less and champions the ‘anti-home’ office. Read more on Mix Interiors.

News September 13, 2026

Senior Living in Dense Cities shortlisted for RICS Hong Kong Awards 2026

Hassell’s joint white paper with Colliers, Senior Living in Dense Cities: Building Dignity and Choice, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the RICS Hong Kong Awards 2026 – Research Team of the Year.

Media September 10, 2026

Copper-coloured ellipses wrap office tower in Brisbane

A shading system comprised of copper-coloured ovals was added to the 205 North Quay tower in Brisbane, Australia, to combat the harsh subtropical sun. Read more on Dezeen.

Media September 09, 2026

Enter the ‘Anti-Home’: Hassell’s New Worklab Champions ‘Sustainable Brutalism’

Studio 55, the new Melbourne workplace for international design firm Hassell, is designed as a living laboratory for regenerative design. Read more on Green Magazine.

News September 08, 2026

Mackay Base Hospital master plan sets a long-term vision for regional healthcare

A new master plan for the expansion of Mackay Base Hospital in Queensland, Australia has been unveiled, setting a considered, long-term direction for healthcare infrastructure in one of the state’s fastest-growing regions.

News September 03, 2026

Sydney’s north-west gets its bushland back with Bella Vista District Park

In the shadow of the North-West Metro line, on land once dominated by grazing paddocks and remnant bushland, a new public space is beginning to take shape.

Media August 28, 2026

Hassell report identifies five design shifts to transform the cancer centre

Hassell has released a new foresight report arguing that cancer facilities are falling behind the realities of contemporary cancer care, identifying five design shifts the built environment industry must make to close the gap. Read more on Architecture and Design.

News August 26, 2026

Hassell lands design role on Melbourne Airport’s T2 satellite expansion

Building on our five-year partnership with Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne), Hassell has been appointed for the architecture and interiors scope for the crucial International Terminal 2 (T2) satellite expansion and refurbishment.

Media August 26, 2026

Final designs released for Hassell’s Bella Vista District Park

Final plans for Bella Vista District Park in Sydney’s north west, designed by Hassell, have been released — the first to be delivered under the NSW Government’s investment in Transport Oriented Development (TOD) Accelerated Precincts. Read more on World Landscape Architecture.

Media August 25, 2026

Big-name studios encouraging architects to use AI

The world’s most prominent architecture studios are embracing AI for everything from coming up with designs to project analyses and reports, Dezeen research has found.

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