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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 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.

PODCAST

Standing up for regeneration, Country — and each other

With the built environment contributing to around 40% of global emissions, our industry has a pivotal role to play in limiting the impacts of climate change. Hear the motivations, failures, successes, and ideas from leaders creating change.

PODCAST

Return to the garden

What is our emotional connection to the planting we experience in our cities - how does it bring people together, and what value can it create for users and investors?

PODCAST

Lessons from Country with our First Nations partners

Early engagement, investment, integration and planning are crucial elements in maintaining positive collaboration throughout a project’s journey, so too are the employment opportunities that projects provide for First Nations people.

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First Building, Bradfield City Centre

Sustainably designed with key input from Djinjama, a First Peoples cultural research and design agency, the First Building restores Indigenous culture as the lifeblood of the land.

News September 30, 2022

Sydney Metro planting trials: sowing the seeds for urban biodiversity

Biodiversity loss is a pressing issue in contemporary cities. Our Sydney Metro planting trials aim to achieve a beautiful, biodiverse ground-level landscape that will inform the design of future public landscapes across the city.

News August 16, 2022

“The most exciting thing that’s happened in Sydney since the Opera House.”

Senior Associate Scott Davies on designing Sydney’s new airport precinct.

Conversation

Wianamatta rising: charting the future of a Western Sydney waterway

Development of a regional economic centre, Aerotropolis, has brought Western Sydney’s Wianamatta waterway back into focus.

CONVERSATIONS

Planting for all the right reasons

A plant is better than no plants. But our city streets deserve more than a few groundcover species in a sea of mulch, which won’t bring us the well-researched benefits of immersion in dynamic nature.

CONVERSATIONS

Sowing virtual seeds

With advances in computing and 3D software, we can now create virtual plants that grow and change with the seasons.

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Central Green Forest Park

Central Green Forest Park has been essential to the ecological recovery of a former chemicals factory. It has fast become one of Beijing’s most popular green spaces, playing host to an array of recreation, education and cultural activities.

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Shenzhen Mangrove Wetland Museum

Like a ‘hide’ for observing bird life, our concept for this wetland museum delicately balances architecture and nature.

PODCAST

Naturalistic planting and rewilding: native or nothing?

The debate around native or exotic urban planting can sometimes be a thorny one, culturally, environmentally and emotionally.

CONVERSATIONS

A decade for humility in design

We wouldn’t paint a neon moustache on the Mona Lisa. So why do we pave over beautiful and resilient natural systems?

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