Civic

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Sydney Airport International Forecourt

Our design for the Sydney Airport International Forecourt transforms the visitor arrival and departure experience via an immersive landscape that embodies the spirit of Sydney. The revitalised public space sets a new industry benchmark for a First Nations design for Australia’s most traversed public space.

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Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP)

Our designs for 25 metropolitan train stations and surrounding precincts in Melbourne, Australia, not only enhance commuter safety and efficiency but create vibrant new civic spaces that will benefit communities for years to come.

Media February 20, 2025

The Ugandan arts centre bringing harmony to Africa’s biggest refugee camp

The Bidi Bidi performing arts venue offers more than 250,000 refugees the chance to sing, play, dance – and dream of a peaceful future, writes The Guardian. Read all about how our design provides a place for people to heal and bolster social cohesion.

CONVERSATION

Three cities, three metros: The changing role of urban transport design in Australia

Australia’s new metro projects are reshaping more than just transit networks; they’re reimagining how urban areas link vital corridors, strengthen communities, and embed First Nations heritage into the heart of our cities.

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Bradfield Central Park

Honouring the Cumberland Plain as expressed by the Traditional Custodians, our design for Bradfield Central Park offers a new typology of urban space for Australia, demonstrating how a city space can help heal Country.

Tam Dao

Annabel Koeck

News April 15, 2024

Five insights into Melbourne’s new Arden Station

Arden Station – the first of five new stations making up the forthcoming Metro Tunnel in Melbourne, Australia – is now complete and ready for testing ahead of the underground rail line’s grand opening in 2025.

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New City in Sohar

Our master plan for a new city centre, designed to support widespread future economic and population growth and elevate Sohar, Oman, into an international gateway, will transform former degraded agricultural land with over 20,000 new homes and a network of nature corridors.

News January 30, 2024

Design competition win for Parramatta encourages community connection

Our mixed-use concept for 110 George Street in Parramatta, Australia that creates new public space and connects the community has won a City of Parramatta design excellence competition.

Event October 30, 2023

From Anthills to Labyrinths: Design Insights for a Zero Carbon Future

Global Sustainability Leader Sam Peart joins Kersten Thompson (Kerstin Thompson Architects), Jefa Greenaway (Greenaway Architects; Chair of Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria), and moderator Professor Donald Bates (University of Melbourne) for a lively panel discussion on sustainability in the built environment. From 5:30pm Thurs 2 November 2023 at The Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne. Find out more at The Fifth Estate.

News October 23, 2023

Community wins: Hassell’s 2023 National Landscape Awards

Four Hassell projects have taken five top honours at the 2023 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) National Awards.

John O’Mara

John O’Mara is a Principal in our London studio where he builds on our sustainable design credentials, fosters cross-disciplinary collaboration, and further elevates our design depth and capability.

Media August 23, 2023

First Light Pavilion shortlisted for UK AJ Architecture Awards

This week, nearly 140 projects have been shortlisted across 21 categories for this year’s AJ Architecture Awards, the annual showcase of the very best built projects in the UK. Hassell’s First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank Observatory has been shortlisted in the Cultural category amongst leading arts and visitor centres. The winners will be announced at a celebratory dinner at the Hilton Metropole, London, on 22 November 2023. Read the article in Architects’ Journal.

Media August 14, 2023

Hassell’s vision for a greener, more connected Uni of Melbourne campus

Hassell’s newly created masterplan for the transformation of the University of Melbourne’s campuses, Estate Master Plan, offers a glimpse and a blueprint into what is to come for the institution’s students and staff and their collective lives on campus.Green corridors, pedestrian-friendly thoroughfares, improved accessibility and enhanced educational spaces characterise much of the Plan, which serves as a tangible commitment to the University’s desire to meet long-term education and research needs. Read the article in Architecture&Design.
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