Cities

A once-in-a-century chance to plan the future of San Francisco’s historic but run-down piers in this celebrated waterfront city.

Could the renewal of existing buildings be a more forward-thinking and rewarding alternative to bold, iconic architecture? Discover six essential ingredients that can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.

The ward of Shinagawa on the edge of Toyko Bay was once seen as the ​‘front door’ to Tokyo and Japan. 

San Francisco is one of the world’s most captivating waterfront cities. It also happens to be one of the most vulnerable.

The concept is bold. To plant a forest of two million trees along the waterfront in China’s most populated city, and increase green space in the centre by 25%.

A new light rail system was the catalyst for economic, lifestyle and sustainability benefits for one of Australia’s fastest growing cities.

The challenge was to reinvent one of Australia’s most visited public places – the Darling Harbour precinct in central Sydney.

As Australia’s biggest social and affordable housing development, Ivanhoe Estate in Sydney is pioneering a new approach by blending social, private and affordable housing.

In Palermo, Italy, the Mediterranean Sea was once the city’s ​‘front door’ to the region and the known world beyond it.

This old industrial port on the fringes of Darwin’s city centre is now the place people gather ​‘beachside’ year-round to beat the tropical heat.

Locked away for 100 years, the mill is now a thriving mixed-use ​‘village’ with homes, shops, cafés, parks and light rail links – a model for urban regeneration.

The masterplan for the Jiangdong New District in the Chinese tropical island of Hainan restores the coastal water network and preserves China’s largest mangrove forest.

From a contaminated industrial estate to a 5.5 sq km oasis of nature in the heart of Beijing, China.

Drawing on global best practice in urban design, we’ve decoded the components of places that deliver for people and planet.

The Irish Times

Simple design changes can support people living with dementia, Robina Crook writes for Cities People Love.

The valuable lessons we can take from fires, floods and pandemics.

Creating social value is increasingly at the top of the agenda across the built environment industries. Design is key.

Adam Scott tells Roca Gallery that we’re so enamoured with technology and innovation, we are in danger of creating cities that nobody will live in.

Rethinking urban habitat in the age of climate emergency.

London, Shanghai and Sydney are international cities that each have distinct housing models. 

A glance at any Australian town or city shows one of the world’s oldest continuous cultures is largely absent.

Could we master plan an entire country?

Architecture AU

Resilient cities are more than just sustainable – their connected communities have the capacity to respond to stresses and shocks.

Could ​‘vertical streets’ be the next step in the evolution of the city?

Hassell has been appointed to collaborate with the Heart Foundation on the Walk Wise active ageing review and content development project in partnership with the University of Western Australia. 

Today, across the world, waterfronts are as fundamental to cities as water is to life.

From pop-ups to playgrounds – temporary projects are as diverse as the communities they engage.

Have we reached the ​‘smart’ tipping point?

World Landscape Architect