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Planting for all the right reasons

A plant is better than no plants. But our city streets deserve more than a few groundcover species in a sea of mulch, which won’t bring us the well-researched benefits of immersion in dynamic nature.

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Central Green Forest Park

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.

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Shenzhen Mangrove Wetland Museum

Like a ‘hide’ for observing bird life, our concept for this wetland museum delicately balances architecture and nature.

NEWS November 25, 2020

Melbourne Arts Precinct gets funding approval

The Victorian Government, Australia, has announced funding approval for the $1.46B Melbourne Arts Precinct including the 18,000sqm of new open public space and gardens designed by Hassell + SO – IL.

PODCAST

Naturalistic planting: native or nothing?

The debate around native or exotic urban planting can sometimes be a thorny one, culturally, environmentally and emotionally.

CONVERSATIONS

A decade for humility in design

We wouldn’t paint a neon moustache on the Mona Lisa. So why do we pave over beautiful and resilient natural systems?

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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.

PODCAST

As Nature Intended: making cities ‘wild’ again

In this episode of Hassell Talks, landscape architect Jon Hazelwood talks to Claudia West – director of Phyto studio and co-author of Planting in a Post-Wild World – and Robert Hammond, co-founder and CEO of The High Line, about planting the seeds for a deeper, more fulfilling relationship with nature, whatever the space, scale or budget

PODCAST

A better fit: Tailoring for sustainable design

Designers working in fashion and city-making have a lot in common - both sectors can have indisputable impacts on the world.

CONVERSATIONS

The opportunity for greener cities

The case for greener cities has never been so compelling, in light of the broader human challenges we face.

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Colma Creek, South San Francisco

Colma Creek Connector brings the community and experts together to imagine – and create – a brighter future for an urban waterway in South San Francisco, using storytelling to engage future custodians.

CONVERSATIONS

In conversation: GSK Asia House, three years on

In the three years since it opened, GSK’s Asia HQ has evolved from a benchmark for workplace design in Singapore to an exemplar post-COVID office. Here, the building’s designers discuss the project and its legacy.

NEWS July 03, 2020

Highest sustainability rating awarded to Sixty Martin Place

Sixty Martin Place - the 33-level tower in Sydney’s CBD - has officially achieved a 6 Star Green Star rating.

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Nanjing Niushoushan Cultural Park

The Hassell masterplan and parkland design for the Nanjing Niushoushan Cultural Park creates a low-impact tourism site that enhances both the site’s natural beauty and cultural significance.

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