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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 genaustralia.org for more details.

Media June 23, 2023

Five designs for new Western Sydney ‘Central Park’

Visualisation of Hassell's design for Bradfield's Central Park

Hassell is amongst five Australian landscape architecture practices shortlisted in the competition to design a two-hectare park in a new city development near the proposed Western Sydney Airport. Western Sydney Parklands Authority chair Jennifer Westacott said, “Investment in public spaces is important because a well-designed public space brings people and importantly businesses in, boosting the economic value of everything around it…” Read the full article in ArchitectureAU.

Media May 17, 2023

How recycled hospital equipment is transformed into a plastic pavilion designed for inhospitable climates

Icon reports on our Inuit-inspired plastic pavilion that can act as a single-room shelter in harsh environments. This high tech concept is a collaboration with to.org and the prototype is made entirely from discarded medical equipment.

PODCAST

The ordinary, everyday buildings that could save our cities

It is time to move on from the pursuit of iconic architecture. The issues keeping our clients and collaborators up at night are the same things pushing our cities closer to the cusp of wholesale change.

Conversations

Are smarter parks also more attractive?

People are more likely to visit parks, and for longer, in ‘smart’ cities that incorporate innovative technology into their public spaces.

PODCAST

The architectural scientist and the scientific architect

With every excursion into space, mankind steps closer to living on – not just visiting – other planets. Getting us there are people like Sanjeev Gupta, professor of Earth Science at Imperial College London and part of the Mars Curiosity rover mission currently exploring Gale Crater for NASA.

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Beyond the Centerline, NYC

Our idea for New York City’s ‘Beyond the Centerline’ competition takes us to an untamed ribbon of land lost in time.

RESEARCH

Swarm robotics in (interplanetary) onsite construction

A reconfigurable modular swarm robotic system for ISRU (in-situ resource utilisation) autonomous 3D printing in extreme environments

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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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East Perth Power Station

From a power station to an art gallery, our plan to transform the East Perth Power Station is a very tangible connection to the power of the Western Australian landscape.

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Sensorium, Clerkenwell Design Week

What can cities of the future learn from the 18th century pleasure gardens of the past? We set out to find - and share - the answer.

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Resilient South City, San Francisco

Our collective’s scheme for this ‘industrial city’ makes it easier to enjoy the creek and bay, reduce the impacts of flooding and build resilience to sea level rise.

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Resilient by Design Challenge, San Francisco

San Francisco is one of the world’s most captivating waterfront cities. It also happens to be one of the most vulnerable to sea level rise.

CONVERSATIONS

The power of speculative design

Designers have a unique type of agency in the face of global challenges.

Conversations

The case for a national master plan

Could we – and should we – master plan an entire country?

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