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News May 31, 2023

Bidi Bidi Refugee Music & Arts Centre revealed at London Design Biennale

A powerful example of humanitarian architecture, Bidi Bidi Music & Arts Centre in northern Uganda’s Bidi Bidi refugee settlement — developed by to​.org, designed by Hassell, in partnership with Arup — debuts at London Design Biennale this June. Take a look around…

Media May 31, 2023

Offices need to flex up and down, says new Hassell boss Liz Westgarth in the AFR

Offices will increasingly locate collaborative workspaces on key floors to give employers the ability to cluster staff together when only a few people are in the office as well as to spread them out when more come in, architecture firm Hassell’s new managing director Liz Westgarth says. ​“We’re looking at designs for clients that allow them to flex across multiple floors,” Ms Westgarth said. ​“When they have [more] people who want to come into the workplace, they can spread out, and when there are fewer people in the office they go through a booking system that allows them to co-locate together and have that energy and the ​‘bump’ factor.” Read the full article in the Australian Financial Review. Image: Peter Rae.

Media May 31, 2023

Hassell appoints first female Managing Director

Australia’s own Liz Westgarth to oversee Hassell’s worldwide operation as Managing Director from 1 July 2023. Westgarth says she is delighted to assume her new role in the coming weeks. ​“I’m looking forward to taking on the role of Managing Director at a moment where there’s a real opportunity to build on our current success and momentum,” she says. ​“We’re working in a fast-moving global context where big issues – social inequality, climate change, urbanisation and digitisation – are presenting new challenges and opportunities for design.” Read the article in Architecture & Design.

Media May 31, 2023

Hassell’s Ovolo Hotels in Brisbane and Sydney named in Top 25 best luxury hotels

Our design for Brisbane and Sydney Ovolo Hotels elevate them into the Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Top Hotels, signifying the highest levels of excellence in hospitality.

News May 30, 2023

Liz Westgarth appointed as Hassell’s new Managing Director

As Hassell’s first female Managing Director, Liz represents a generational shift in leadership, with the ability to take Hassell into its next phase of evolution while driving meaningful impact across the business.

Media May 29, 2023

Precinct in the park: The magnetic workplace at Darling Quarter South Building

Darling Quarter South Building represents the cutting edge of workplace design where Hassell has been responsible for designing the internal workplace fit-out. It’s collaborative, campus-like, and defined by fluid connections. ​“Hassell’s consciousness of the whole journey — is an example of how a seamless and consistent spatial experience has been achieved.” Read the full article from InDesign Magazine. Images: Earl Carter.

Media May 26, 2023

AIA commend Hassell projects in Greater Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards

On Friday 26 May, Hassell were honoured for four major projects in interior and urban design categories at the Greater Brisbane 2023 Australian Institute of Architects’ Regional Architecture Awards. Read more in Architecture & Design. Image: Herston health precinct.

Media May 24, 2023

Winning a Dezeen Award is ​“beyond what words can explain” say past sustainability winners

Last year, design and build studio Localworks won sustainable building of the year for its Mustardseed Junior School in Uganda, which was built from natural and locally sourced materials. This year, Studio Localworks has a number of projects in progress, including the Bidi Bidi Music & Arts Centre at a refugee camp in Yumbe, Uganda. The centre developed in collaboration with firms Hassell and Arup is designed as a sheltered open-air theatre that can double as a performance venue or a community space.

Media May 22, 2023

Three Hassell projects commended and shortlisted for the AIA Queensland Architecture Awards

Hassell’s magnetic workplace for Suncorp and our nurturing spaces for UQ Student Central received Interior Architecture commendations in the Australian Institute of Architects’ Greater Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards, alongside Urban Design Architecture commendations for UQ Student Central and Herston Quarter Redevelopment Stage 1 and 2. Read more in ArchitectureAU.

Media May 19, 2023

Lendlease, Hassell reveal transformative tower for Melbourne CBD

Lendlease has officially unveiled Town Hall Place, a mixed-use development in the heart of the Melbourne CBD designed by Hassell. Once complete, the ten-storey tower over the new underground Metro Tunnel Town Hall Station will feature 16,000sqm of A-grade commercial space linking into activated laneways, arcades, retail and hospitality offerings. Our design approach acknowledges the history and heritage of the immediate streetscape, while capitalising on the views of Federation Square, St Paul’s Cathedral, Flinders Street Station, the Arts Centre and the MCG. Read more in Architecture&Design.

Media May 19, 2023

Bidi Bidi Refugee Music and Arts Centre

Hassell is set to unveil Uganda’s Bidi Bidi Refugee Music & Arts Centre at the London Design Biennale 2023. Currently under construction, the project is being delivered by to​.org in collaboration with international design practice Hassell, Arup and Kampala design studio LocalWorks. Once complete, the sheltered, semi-open ampitheatre will double as a performance venue and community gathering hub, providing space for creative expression, training and performance in Africa’s biggest refugee settlement, which is currently home to over 270,000 refugees who have fled violence in neighbouring South Sudan. Read more in Architecture Today (UK).

Media May 18, 2023

Office building above Melbourne’s Town Hall Station approved

Town Hall Place has been given the Victorian state government’s green light. Our proposal for a 10-storey A-grade commercial tower will deliver a building that is contextually appropriate and beautifully proportioned. ​“It will be a self-assured, confident building that will establish an enduring civic counterpoint to the inherently ​‘expressive’ characteristics of the surrounding buildings,” says Hassell principal Andrew Low. Read more in ArchitectureAU.

Media May 18, 2023

Engineering heritage of the Walsh Bay Arts precinct

On the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, not far from the Opera House, is Walsh Bay — home to Hassell’s Sydney studio. It’s had many lives: as the docking point for the first fleet, home to container terminals and the traditional lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. It’s now a world-class arts precinct showcasing Australia’s finest theatre, dance and music, where Hassell has designed the premises and performance spaces for Sydney Theatre Company in Wharf 4/5. Take a look back on Walsh Bay’s transformation from rural to industrial to artistic in this Engineers Australia article. Image: EA Create.

Media May 17, 2023

Glenn Scott on the thrill of designing sports venues

Hear Hassell Principal Glenn Scott on designing city-defining sports and entertainment centres on the latest Talking Architecture&Design podcast. Glenn loves the spectacle of live events – large or small – and he’s passionate about designing entertainment and sports destinations that will excite visitors and thrill fans, each and every time.

Media May 17, 2023

How recycled hospital equipment is transformed into a plastic pavilion designed for inhospitable climates

Icon reports on our Inuit-inspired plastic pavilion that can act as a single-room shelter in harsh environments. This high tech concept is a collaboration with to​.org and the prototype is made entirely from discarded medical equipment.
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