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Media March 22, 2023

Inside the agency crafting Sydney’s third CBD

City-shaping projects are a cornerstone of architectural design, but shaping a city is an entirely different ball game.

News March 22, 2023

Affinity Place: a unique new landmark to transform North Sydney

A new destination in the heart of North Sydney on Cammeraygal Country, Australia, Affinity Place is set to become a unique workplace and retail space designed for business, community and people with purpose.

Media March 22, 2023

Is this 3D printed pavilion the future of climate-responsive design?

As the first release of a new Hassell X Nagami collaboration for to.org, our 3D-printed ‘ecological pavilion with a futuristic design’ has captured hearts and headlines worldwide. Discover its planet-saving potential.

Media March 21, 2023

2023 Australian Interior Design Awards shortlist: Retail Design

Our a state-of-the-art showroom and ideas hub for laboratory spaces and equipment, Westlab Experience Centre in Melbourne is shortlisted in the 20th annual Australian Interior Design Awards. “The depth of Australian interior design is on full display in this year’s Retail Design category and there are so many entries with confidently executed spatial narratives,” said juror Aaron Wooster. Head to ArchitectureAU for the full list.

Media March 21, 2023

2023 Australian Interior Design Awards shortlist: Workplace Design

Our post-pandemic magnetic workplaces for NAB and Suncorp are shortlisted for the 20th annual Australian Interior Design Awards. As juror Brian Donovan notes, “When one can theoretically work from anywhere, a critical characteristic of today’s workplace is the ‘offer’ of communal space and engagement.” Head to ArchitectureAU for the full list. Image: NAB Place Melbourne.

Media March 16, 2023

Hassell unveils 3D-printed pavilion prototype

Building Design UK reports on our collaboration with Spanish 3D-printing design studio Nagami and“creative activist” collective to.org to create a series of 3D-printed public pavilions made from recycled plastic as part of a project to demonstrate how technology can make better use of waste products… The concept aims to set a precedent for plastic refuse as an“inexhaustible resource” for construction.”

Media March 15, 2023

Introducing The Experience Book by Hassell’s partner FreeState

Described as the “Rosetta Stone of experience”, The Experience Book: For Designers, Thinkers & Makers by Freestate founder, architect and designer Adam Scott and his colleague Dave Waddell is a love letter to the transformative power of the designer experience. Australian Design Review talks to Adam Scott about making experience “the universal foundation for all design”.

Media March 14, 2023

Hassell shortlisted for 2023 NSW Architecture Awards

ArchitectureAU reports that our magnetic workplace for AMP@QQT on Gadigal Country in Sydney, Australia, is nominated for Best Interior Architecture in the 2023 New South Wales Architecture Awards. “Some of the best contemporary architecture in the world is delivered in NSW. Buildings are better when architects are involved, delivering value across financial, health and wellbeing, and sustainability measures for our communities,” says NSW Chapter President Adam Haddow.

Media March 10, 2023

W Hotel is finally set to open its doors this October

Concrete Playground announces that “Five years in the making, W Hotel’s luxury Darling Harbour development will finally bring the global hotel chain back to Sydney in October this year… Located within The Ribbon, the sleek multimillion-dollar development is designed by HASSELL architects…

Media March 08, 2023

Indigenous art stars at Chevron’s $880m future headquarters

The West Australian reports on the way consultation between building architect Hassell and Whadjuk representatives seeds ongoing Indigenous art collaboration at Brookfield Properties’ One the Esplanade in Perth, Australia. Image of Jarni McGuire, of Jarni Creative, Goodjal ba Ngoonii Koorndaam, a 2.8-metre-high cast bronze artwork. Credit: Andrew Ritchie/The West Australian.

Media March 07, 2023

A&D: 3 trends set to drive aged care design in 2023

Hassell’s Karingal Green in Perth, Australia (pictured), features in Architecture & Design’s report on the latest directions in aged care. “A significant number of aged care providers and architects have already taken the next step to designing for the next generation of older people, with the design thinking underpinned by the need to place residents at the centre of design strategies…”

News March 06, 2023

Ten key moves that drive #NaturePositive cities

Our award-winning collaborative report for the Committee for Sydney, titled Nature Positive Sydney, sets out a path to enable community, business and government to grow our living infrastructure equitably. Image: Nour Al-Wahah

Media March 06, 2023

Welcome to Sydney of the future

“From tired to top-tier travel hub”. The Australian has singled out our reimagining of Harbourside Shopping Centre in collaboration with Oslo-based Snøhetta as one of three city-shaping projects that will define the future of Sydney, Australia. The $2bn multi-use redevelopment includes retail and commercial areas and a new entertainment quarter.