Stadiums

Ben Rees

Media January 29, 2024

Eight iconic stadiums from around the world

Parametric Architecture rounded up eight of the world’s architecturally great stadiums, with the Hassell-designed Optus Stadium in Perth making the cut.

Media July 17, 2023

Hassell projects on National Architecture Awards shortlist

Three Hassell projects — ANU Research School of Physics (ACT), Herston Quarter (QLD) and Olympic Park Station (NSW) — are shortlisted amongst 70 projects up for prestigious Australian Institute of Architects’ 2023 National Architecture Awards. Jury chair Shannon Battisson says the awards are a celebration of design excellence across Australia’s built environment. Read the article in Architecture&Design. Image: ANU RSP by John Gollings.

Media June 23, 2023

‘Beauty, delight and joy’: 2023 NSW Architecture Awards winners revealed

Hassell’s Olympic Park Station honoured with the Enduring Architecture Award at the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) NSW Architecture Awards. AIA NSW Chapter President Adam Haddow said the winning projects were at the pinnacle of Australian design. Read the full article in ArchitectureAU.

Media May 17, 2023

Glenn Scott on the thrill of designing sports venues

Hear Hassell Principal Glenn Scott on designing city-defining sports and entertainment centres on the latest Talking Architecture&Design podcast. Glenn loves the spectacle of live events – large or small – and he’s passionate about designing entertainment and sports destinations that will excite visitors and thrill fans, each and every time.

News

Optus Stadium’s new Vertigo viewing platform in Perth is now complete

Optus Stadium’s new 42-metre-high viewing platform ​‘Vertigo’ officially launched this week in Perth.

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Perth Stadium Station

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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.

News November 20, 2019

Aboriginal designers Yerrabingin + Hassell finalists in ANZ Stadium Precinct competition

The shortlist for the Sydney Stadia Precinct – Public Domain Design Competition has been revealed, with an Indigenous Australian design team led by Yerrabingin, with support from Hassell, being named among the four finalists.

News September 09, 2019

Two Hassell projects named winners at IFLA awards

Sydney’s Darling Harbour Transformation and Perth’s Stadium Park and Chevron Parklands received Awards for Excellence.

News July 17, 2019

Optus Stadium receives Prix Versailles World Title recognition

The prestigious international award recognises and celebrates commercial architecture from around the world.

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Stadium Park and Chevron Parklands

This parkland is designed to ignite the imagination, connecting kids with nature and indigenous culture.

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Optus Stadium

With its ​‘fan-first’ design, Optus Stadium in Perth is up there with the most-loved Australian destinations for sport and entertainment.