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Media August 23, 2023

First Light Pavilion shortlisted for UK AJ Architecture Awards

This week, nearly 140 projects have been shortlisted across 21 categories for this year’s AJ Architecture Awards, the annual showcase of the very best built projects in the UK. Hassell’s First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank Observatory has been shortlisted in the Cultural category amongst leading arts and visitor centres. The winners will be announced at a celebratory dinner at the Hilton Metropole, London, on 22 November 2023. Read the article in Architects’ Journal.

Event July 27, 2023

How the view from space raises earthbound awareness

In the lead-up to the Global Entrepreneurship Conference (GEC) 2023, a ​‘Road to GEC’ webinar hosted by Dr Renando on Thursday, 27 July (AEST) brings together a panel of space-industry experts to discuss how going to space to help Earth can transform our world… The Road to GEC space industry expert panellists include: Xavier De Kestelier, head of design at Hassell (London studio); Stephanie Wan, associate director and space industry lead at KPMG; and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, cofounder and CEO at SpaceBase Limited. The GEC runs from 19-22 September at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Visit genaus​tralia​.org for more details.

Media June 06, 2023

Murdoch Square shares major milestone

Hassell’s Murdoch Square, Western Australia’s new state-of-the-art public health hub, has officially reached the topping out stage. The five-building precinct has been developed by Hesperia and Aegis Health, with the $450 million project drawing closer to completion. Read more in Architecture&Design.

Media July 14, 2023

Bradfield’s groundbreaking first building racks up construction milestone

Bradfield’s first building, the Hassell-designed Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF), has recently hit a major milestone, with the facility’s concrete slabs now officially poured. The facility is on track for completion in early 2024. Read the article in Architecture&Design.

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Cultural chemistry on campus? It’s art + science.

How can a festival that defies categorisation show universities a way of bringing specialist disciplines together to solve the world’s biggest problems? Hear from bluedot’s Professor Tim O’Brien and Professor Teresa Anderson in this episode of Hassell Talks.

Media June 30, 2023

Brisbane Open House returns in 2023

Hassell-designed projects to be showcased amongst a curated selection of 80 iconic and contemporary buildings open to the public when Brisbane Open House returns 15-16 July 2023. Read more in ArchitectureAU.

News July 10, 2023

Latest awards

Eleven Hassell projects shone at State awards recently announced by the Australian Institute of Architects and Australian Institute of Landscape Architects. Congratulations to our clients, partners and dedicated teams.

Media June 15, 2023

Big reveal: The 2023 INDE.Awards shortlist is live!

Hassell’s Westlab Experience Centre in Melbourne, Australia is shortlisted in the Retail Space category of the 2023 INDE.Awards to be announced Thursday 10 August. Find out which projects are up for INDE.Awards in InDesignLive.

Media June 15, 2023

Designing the UK’s first large shell structure in 25 years

Take a closer look at the collaboration between architects Hassell and engineers Atelier One on the First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank Observatory near Manchester, England. Read the article in Civil Engineering Online.

News June 05, 2023

Bathed in light: the award-winning ANU Research School of Physics

Heralding a new chapter in physics innovation and discovery, the Australian National University Research School of Physics (ANU RSPhys) has won the Enrico Taglietti Award for Educational Architecture and the Robert Foster Award for Light in Architecture at the Australian Institute of Architects ACT Chapter Awards.

Media May 26, 2023

AIA commend Hassell projects in Greater Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards

On Friday 26 May, Hassell were honoured for four major projects in interior and urban design categories at the Greater Brisbane 2023 Australian Institute of Architects’ Regional Architecture Awards. Read more in Architecture & Design. Image: Herston health precinct.

News April 04, 2023

First Light Pavilion wins at 2023 Civic Trust Awards

Our design for the First Light Pavilion, an immersive new visitor centre at the world-famous Jodrell Bank Observatory in the UK, took top honours at the 64th annual Civic Trust Awards held in London.

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ANU Birch

Our multi-award-winning regeneration of the modernist Birch Building for the Australian National University in Canberra is a celebration of preservation, adaptation, and forward-thinking sustainability practices.

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Explore astronomy at Jodrell Bank’s First Light Pavilion in Cheshire

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“Beautiful, organic, rapid”:
healing at Herston Biofabrication Institute

Given the right space, resources and design, the team at Herston Biofabrication Institute in Brisbane, Australia become more agile and, says Mathilde Desselle, General Manager of the Institute, ​“more multidisciplinary than ever before”.