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Conversation May 27, 2026

China’s GBA rail loop: Unifying the world’s first true megalopolis

To truly integrate the Greater Bay Area, Hassell’s Peter Morley argues that China must build its most ambitious rail project yet: a continuous loop through the world’s densest urban corridors.

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Unlocking affordable housing: lessons from Western Australia

While housing supply has not kept pace with need, it’s clear that accelerating delivery won’t be enough. A renewed focus on quality, longevity and community wellbeing is essential.

Insight May 27, 2026

Designing for Manufacture and Assembly: a new way to build for better communities

Australia’s housing crisis demands faster, more affordable, and higher quality ways to build. Cue the radical precision of Designing for Manufacture and Assembly.

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Design actions for better housing

How to tackle Australia’s ongoing housing crisis? We’re moving beyond policy talk to deliver five design-led strategies for genuine, lasting affordability.

Conversation May 27, 2026

Celebrating 30 years of sport and venue design at Hassell

As the year draws to a close, Hassell marks an extraordinary milestone — 30 years dedicated to shaping the world of sport and culture through visionary design, collaboration and an unwavering commitment to legacy.

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Integrated station developments: Shaping cities beyond transport

Rail projects are often seen as infrastructure that simply moves people from A to B. But integrated station developments – and their over-station counterparts – are redefining what transit projects can achieve, and reshaping how our cities grow, connect, and thrive.

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The future campus: how good design is addressing the evolving needs of higher education

Around the world, university campuses are moving beyond knowledge transfer to become genuine hubs of community and connection. We examine how three award-winning designs are defining this future.

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The power of partnerships and research in shaping health futures: reflections from this year’s AHDC Conference

At this year’s Australian Health Design Council Conference, it was evident that we all have a role to play when it comes to reimagining healthcare investment to create environments that enable better health outcomes for everyone.

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New life for old buildings: the power of adaptive reuse

The design industry’s waste crisis demands immediate solutions; innovative adaptive reuse is a practical answer.

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Housing as critical infrastructure: Insights from Property Congress 2025

At this year’s Property Congress in Perth, one theme resonated loud and clear — housing is not just a product, but infrastructure essential to a thriving society.

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Five insights into Melbourne’s new State Library Station

State Library Station – the fifth and final new station to be finished for the forthcoming Metro Tunnel Project in Melbourne, Australia – is now ready for testing ahead of the underground rail line’s grand opening in December.

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Reimagined learning environments: adaptive reuse in education

Adaptive reuse design is transforming underutilised university buildings into thriving learning spaces for the students and academics of today — and for generations to come.

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Waste not: how interior design is unlocking circularity

A new approach to interior design is turning the built environment into a vast, reusable materials bank, proving that circularity can meet both sustainability goals and financial targets.

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Hassell’s 35-year design legacy shaping airports of the future

We often think of airports as a functional necessity — but what if they were something more? For over three decades, Hassell has been transforming these transit hubs into places that reflect the best of a city, places people love. What’s next?

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From debris to design: A new approach to circularity

A live case study in circular design and systems thinking, Workshop, a temporary installation within the ArchiBuild Expo in Melbourne, Australia, became a platform for shifting industry mindsets.

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