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Design actions for better housing

How to tackle Australia’s ongoing housing crisis? We’re moving beyond policy talk to deliver five design-led strategies for genuine, lasting affordability.

News February 11, 2026

Hassell and SOM unveil visionary design for Bradfield City’s foundational precinct

The Bradfield Development Authority has announced the next major step in delivering Australia’s first new city in over a century, with the master plan and concept design for Bradfield City’s First Land Release (known as Superlot 1) now unveiled

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Tangshan Cave Park

A millennia-old cave, a discovery site for human evolution, is reimagined as a layered public park — an organic blend of leisure, learning and local geology.

Conversation December 16, 2025

Celebrating 30 years of sport and venue design at Hassell

As the year draws to a close, Hassell marks an extraordinary milestone — 30 years dedicated to shaping the world of sport and culture through visionary design, collaboration and an unwavering commitment to legacy.

News November 30, 2025

It’s here. Melbourne’s new Metro Tunnel is now open for service

The transformational Metro Tunnel Project is now open in Melbourne, Australia, this weekend with service commencing today, 30 November 2025.

News November 28, 2025

Hassell celebrates Metro Tunnel completion with Melbourne’s leaders

Hassell hosted a celebratory reception last night, Thursday November 27, at Melbourne’s historic Town Hall, overlooking the newly reimagined City Square, to mark the imminent public opening of the Victorian Government’s Metro Tunnel Project.

Conversation

Integrated station developments: Shaping cities beyond transport

Rail projects are often seen as infrastructure that simply moves people from A to B. But integrated station developments – and their over-station counterparts – are redefining what transit projects can achieve, and reshaping how our cities grow, connect, and thrive.

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Five insights into Melbourne’s new State Library Station

State Library Station – the fifth and final new station to be finished for the forthcoming Metro Tunnel Project in Melbourne, Australia – is now ready for testing ahead of the underground rail line’s grand opening in December.

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Hassell’s 35-year design legacy shaping airports of the future

We often think of airports as a functional necessity — but what if they were something more? For over three decades, Hassell has been transforming these transit hubs into places that reflect the best of a city, places people love. What’s next?

Research

Rethinking wildlife habitat design in the public realm

Hassell, in collaboration with the University of Melbourne’s Urban Ecology Design Lab and the Robotics Lab and the School of Biosciences, has released two groundbreaking resources to help city-makers embed thriving wildlife habitats into the fabric of our public spaces.

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Harbourside’s first office façade panels installed

An early glimpse of Harbourside’s defining architectural character is now visible with the installation of its first office façade panels.

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Adelaide Oval Western Grandstand

Considered ‘the heart of South Australia’, Adelaide Oval is the city’s most cherished sporting and cultural landmark. The Western Grandstand honours the iconic venue’s heritage while transforming Adelaide Oval into a contemporary, world-class facility that is distinctly South Australian.

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Park Avenue Central (PAC)

Set in the heart of Shanghai, Park Avenue Central creates a green haven in the city and sets a new standard in sustainable mixed-use developments.

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Murdoch Square

Murdoch Square in Perth, Australia is a people-focused, mixed-use health precinct that will become Western Australia’s most significant health, research and well-being focused hub.

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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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