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Can we innovate our way out of a Housing Crisis?

In the quest to navigate the housing crisis, Jeremy Schluter, Co-Lead Residential Sector, explores Australia’s imperative to innovate its way out of scarcity.

Media November 21, 2023

Breaking boundaries: Hassell on corridors as ecosystems

Global firm HASSELL has released a new landmark study — Corridors: Designing linear infrastructure in a non-linear world — that examines how highways, railways, waterways, and high streets, can deliver greater value for all… Read the article in DesignBoom.

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Decoding the DNA of innovation: lessons from Kendall Square

What’s the secret recipe behind the world’s most innovative districts?

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.

Media September 22, 2023

Designing linear corridors to deliver greater value for community and planet

Hassell’s new landmark study, ‘Corridors: Designing linear infrastructure in a non-linear world’, takes a cross-sector look at the impact of built corridors on people and planet, as well as that of urban developments on natural corridors. Combining knowledge from the railway, roadway, waterway, and utility sectors across Australia, China, Singapore, Europe, and North America, the study explores how linear infrastructure can be designed to deliver greater value for all through a unified, holistic corridor design approach. Read the article in Architecture&Design.

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Corridors: Designing linear infrastructure in a non-linear world

Our new landmark study uncovers how infrastructure can, and indeed must, be better integrated to deliver greater value for all. Download the ‘Corridors’ report.

Media September 04, 2023

Farm to Forest: Hassell envisions Sunshine Coast Ecological Park

The Sunshine Coast Council has endorsed a masterplan by Australian architect firm Hassell, which will see the transformation of 65 hectares of farmland into an eco park and wildlife refuge. Early visuals and plans reveal the design for the Sunshine Coast Ecological Park, which establishes a framework for a new parkland and aims to deliver nature-based recreation, education, and research, while reviving ecosystems and supporting biodiversity. “The park concept embraces the notion of co-habitation, shifting away from a ‘human-centric’ approach to establish a space that is shared among all species,” says Kallis. “It will be a place that establishes a genuine balance of human recreation and ecological restoration.” Read the article in Enki Magazine.

Media August 18, 2023

Mock Metro Tunnel stations set up in Footscray warehouse

The project team working on the Metro Tunnel stations is finalising architectural elements for the five new stations inside a Footscray warehouse. Victoria’s Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Jacinta Allan said the design and construction of the Metro Tunnel is creating jobs and supporting businesses. “As the stations take shape, test trains are running at line speed deep beneath Melbourne – bringing us closer to the opening of the Metro Tunnel in 2025, a year ahead of schedule,” said Minister Allan. Read the article in Inside Construction. Image: Inside Construction.

Media August 20, 2023

First glance into Metro Tunnel

New Metro Tunnel stations are in the works, as architectural elements are being finalised for the five new stations inside a Footscray warehouse. Work at the five stations is also forging ahead, with installation of escalators and lifts, plumbing and electrical work continuing. The Metro Tunnel remains on track to open a year ahead of schedule in 2025. Read the article in Star Weekly. Image: Star Weekly.

News August 23, 2023

Accelerating innovation: Hassell+AATU win landmark USTC Business School in Hefei, China

Hassell has won the design competition for USTC Business School in Hefei, China with a vision for a landmark ‘Infinity Knowledge Hub’. “Our submission proposes a landmark and iconic design fully integrated into the campus and the city in a bold new vision for USTC Business School,” says Xun Huang, Principal. Read about this innovation accelerator.

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.

Media August 09, 2023

10 years on: Flinders St Station design competition complete… but isn’t there something missing?

A decade ago, with much fanfare, the state government announced a winner of the Flinders Street Station design competition, but the government is yet to allocate any funds towards the project. The winning design, by HASSELL, Herzog and De Meuron, looks spectacular with large white tubes enclosing the stations platforms. Minster for Major Projects David Hodgett noted, “the jury praised the HASSELL, Herzog and De Meuron design for its ‘evident sophistication and overall quality’ going on to add that it ‘could indeed provide a major city-changing outcome with benefits for all Victorians’”. Read the article in Southbank Local News.

Media August 11, 2023

First Look: University of Melbourne Masterplan Unveiled

The University of Melbourne has revealed the masterplan for its Parkville campus. Hassell was the principal design consultant for the Estate Master Plan, a blueprint for the University of Melbourne’s precincts and campuses. Under the masterplan, more than 22,000sq m of new open green space will be created for students and the community to share at the Parkville campus. Grattan Street will become an expanded green corridor connecting the historic northern precinct and a contemporary southern precinct. Read the article in The Urban Developer.

Media August 10, 2023

‘Landmark’ masterplan for University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne has released a new estate masterplan for its Parkville campus in central Melbourne. Principal design consultant Hassell created a long-term vision for the campus that would deliver more than 22,000 square metres of green space, for students, staff and the wider community. “This landmark initiative represents a pivotal milestone in enhancing the University’s commitment to learning experience and research outcomes,” said Hassell principal Mark Roehrs. “It’s a comprehensive and strategic approach to the estate that balances the re-lifing of its valuable heritage estate with new infrastructure. The University will also enhance its contribution to the city with easier ways to navigate through the University precinct and exciting new green space.” Read the article in ArchitectureAU.

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Property X-Change: Transforming high streets through collaboration and knowledge sharing

In 2022, a new knowledge-sharing initiative — aptly called Property X-Change — was launched with a mission to support London’s struggling high streets in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a year of facilitating community events, collaboration and knowledge sharing, we reflect on the successes so far across all corners of the capital.

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