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Media February 20, 2023

Two Hassell education projects shortlisted for prestigious RIBA Awards

University of Brighton Business and Law School and Mithras Student Village are amongst seventeen projects shortlisted for the UK’s Royal Institute of British Architects’ South East Awards. “The designs demonstrate considerable skill and care in responding to the needs to clients, the context of their local communities and the need to build responsibly in the face of a climate crisis” — RIBA South East Jury Chair Neil MacWilliams

Media February 20, 2023

W Hotel named one of the 10 Best New Hotels and Resorts for 2023

Slated to open in October 2023, the W Sydney inhabits “much of the Hassell-designed building dubbed The Ribbon for its magnificent undulating form”. The Ribbon is a cornerstone of the evolution of Darling Harbour where the nearby Harbourside shopping centre is next in line for a Hassell-led transformation.

Media February 19, 2023

Brisbane’s Ovolo glows in **** Star Traveller review

Ovolo used “interior designers Hassell and their own art curator, Lisa Fehily, to work with the building’s heritage [and] create contemporary, lively and playful public spaces and rooms.” The verdict: “A true boutique bolthole with inspired design on the city’s northern edge…” Image: Nicole England.

Media February 16, 2023

Lasting impressions with Julian Gitsham

From high-speed housebuilding Victorian-style to beautiful blockwork via a gold-mine of astronomical wonders, Concrete Quarterly profiles London-based Principal and co-leader for Science and Education, Julian Gitsham. Image: Nicole Bachmann.

Event February 16, 2023

Regenerative Design in focus at Perth Design Week

Western Australia’s McGowan Government has committed that Perth will be a net zero city by 2050. How will we get there, sustainably? Join the conversation as Hassell presents a Regenerative Design Round Table on Monday 27 March at Perth Design Week.

News February 14, 2023

Property Council of Australia appoints Hassell leaders to shape the future of cities

Hassell leaders Natalie Busch and Polly Gee, Ingrid Bakker and Caroline Stalker have been appointed to Property Council Australia (PCA) committees nationwide to lend their expertise to shaping the future of cities.

News February 13, 2023

Suncorp HQ a certified ‘world-class workplace’

Suncorp’s new headquarters in the Heritage Lanes development has been crowned ‘Brisbane’s top workplace’ by Leesman — global workplace experience analysts – achieving their prestigious Leesman+ certification.

News February 08, 2023

New conference explores the future of data-driven design and technology

What happens when you mix data with design, theory with practice, artists with engineers, advanced technology with human centred practice and urgent action with long-term thinking? Find out at the Data Informed Design Conference in Melbourne, Australia curated by our partners Place Intelligence.

News February 07, 2023

Inside the University of Brighton’s regeneration

Seven years in the making, the construction of our masterplan for the regeneration of the University of Brighton’s Moulsecoomb campus in the UK is now complete.

Media February 07, 2023

Riverside Green in AA

Our award-winning landscape in Brisbane’s South Bank Parklands features in ArchitectureAU and the Jan/Feb2023 edition of Architecture Australia (AA). “Riverside Green’s success lies in the harmony created between the structure, the natural landscape and the flexibility of the space. A profoundly respectful conversation between architecture and landscape is evident in its design.” Image: Scott Burrows.

Media February 07, 2023

Shopping Centre giant given green light for Gabba

Our joint-venture proposal with Rothelowman will reinvent a 45-year-old shopping centre as part of the Buranda Village transformation in Brisbane, Australia. The mixed-use project will become home to more than 620 apartments and up to 50,000sqm of commercial space with offices, retail, dining and generous landscaped public space.

Media February 02, 2023

UL10: Public/Private Partnership Projects

Brisbane’s Herston Quarter STARS* features in Urban Land (USA)‘s ten top projects that leverage public and private resources to realise complex new developments. *Surgical, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Service. Image: Scott Burrows.

News February 01, 2023

Introducing ALE.01 — Hassell’s new lighting design for Artemide

Being unveiled at Milan Design Week 2023, ALE.01 (Adaptive Lighting Experience) combines Hassell’s global design expertise and Artemide’s lighting ingenuity. This suspended lamp brings together innovative recycled and recyclable materials with ‘intelligent’ lighting management.

News January 30, 2023

Hassell joins Architects with Pride

A glittering Mardi Gras float, industry experts talking Queer Careers and an Architects Ball are just some of the events we’re supporting as part of 2023 World Pride, a global LGBTIQ+ festival, which this year is being hosted in Sydney, Australia between 17 February - 5 March.

Media January 30, 2023

Roundtable: Scaling up, diversifying and strategic hiring for growth

London-based principal Julian Gitsham joined Architects’ Journal + Bespoke Careers panel to discuss how practices can successfully expand and upskill from within. ‘Hassell is keen to retain employees who have been loyal and to help them develop to become the next leaders and principals.’

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