Precincts

Media September 19, 2022

Darling Harbour redevelopment to kick off

Architecture AU

PODCAST

Why designing for spontaneity is what cities need now

“When people come together, ” says Su Lim, ​“we can create great adventures, and then in turn, that manifests in memory.”

PODCAST

Designing for safety & inclusion in our cities

Hassell partnered with Monash University’s XYX Lab to gather data and a better understanding of the design elements that shape women’s perceptions of safety.

Research

People, place and prosperity

How big data diagnostics can play an important role in the design of health and education precincts.

News

Committee for Sydney and partners rethink station precincts

Now’s the time to look at creating diverse, affordable housing around Sydney’s emerging rail stations, according to a new report.

News

Snøhetta + Hassell design a new future for Harbourside in Sydney

Design collaborators Snøhetta + Hassell have won an international competition to transform Harbourside, a retail development spanning over 240 metres of Sydney’s waterfront at Darling Harbour.

Conversation

Measures that matter

‘Big data’ has played a role in shaping buildings and places since the dawn of digital technology. With the pandemic creating entirely new patterns in how people use civic spaces, that data has never been more important – or more beneficial.

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Penn’s Landing Design Competition

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.

EVENT

AIASF International Waterfronts Symposium

A famous waterfront city, San Francisco faces significant challenges to protect - and enhance - its historic port and shoreline. What can we learn from other waterfront cities and projects around the world?

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Usher Institute

A space to inspire innovation, team integration and serendipitous interactions drove the design of the university’s new building, a major addition to Edinburgh’s rapidly expanding BioQuarter.

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Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation Master Plan

The Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation is a once-in-a-generation, city-shaping project that will redefine the Australian capital’s cultural offering.

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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.

RESEARCH

Places with purpose

The word ​‘innovation’ is all-too-familiar to us these days, but how much do we know about the physical environments that make it happen?

News November 08, 2019

Hassell urban design applauded at Australian National Architecture Awards

The new Green Square Library and Plaza in Sydney was a standout at the Australian Institute of Architect’s National Architecture Awards.