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Urban forests and art: the transformation of Cathedral Gardens Belfast

An eco-diverse forest, interactive water and lighting features and a memorial to the Blitz are just some of the ways we aim to transform one of Belfast’s most important public spaces.

Research

Six qualities of great urban places

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

Conversation

Together for a better urban future

What could the future of cities look like, and how do we plan for it? In London, a group of enquiring minds shared insights and ideas on the subject.

PODCAST

Closer, together: can Ireland warm to an urban future?

Despite national planning frameworks , Ireland’s stakeholders are encountering ongoing challenges in bringing their own “15-minute cities” to fruition.

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Riverside Green

Riverside Green at South Bank Parklands gives Brisbane’s growing population a new open space, connecting people to the heart of the city and the Brisbane River.

News

2021 Hassell Travelling Scholarship announced

University of Melbourne graduate Hilary Hoggett has been announced as the winner of the 2021 Hassell Travelling Scholarship – Robin Edmond Award.

Conversations

A legacy landscape

Designed as a rich, varied ‘collection of stories’, the new Western Australian Museum Boola Bardip in Perth celebrates the people and land that shape a place, from its early beginnings to modern day.

PODCAST

How big data can challenge - and validate - the design process

It’s more important than ever for cities to understand how their spaces work and how to attract people back. One advantage city shapers have - but often don’t use to full effect in the design process - is big data.

CONVERSATIONS

Brutalist beauty of the Barbican’s gardens

In this age of curated experiences, the Barbican’s gardens give rise to the unique journeys that keep place-makers and modern designers awake at night.

NEWS November 25, 2020

Melbourne Arts Precinct gets funding approval

The Victorian Government, Australia, has announced funding approval for the $1.46B Melbourne Arts Precinct including the 18,000sqm of new open public space and gardens designed by Hassell + SO – IL.

NEWS November 21, 2020

WA Museum Boola Bardip opens

WA Museum Boola Bardip at Perth’s Cultural Centre, designed in joint venture by international design practices Hassell + OMA, has opened to the public.

PODCAST

Naturalistic planting: native or nothing?

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

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Glasshouse Gardens Public Realm

In London’s fastest growing area, this green and open space welcomes the public to an inner city residential development.

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Stadia Precinct, Sydney Olympic Park

Yerrabingin and Hassell brought together a team of Indigenous designers, artists and storytellers with strong community connections to deliver an authentic landscape, connected to the oldest living culture in the world.

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Adelaide Contemporary

Designed as an open circle, Adelaide Contemporary is a new kind of gallery. One that’s more informal and open to its parkland setting, its city and its role in bringing together art, nature and people.

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