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Media June 02, 2023

London Design Biennale opens

London Design Biennale has opened at Somerset House. Amongst more than 40 installations, the biennale has dedicated a pavilion to the Bidi Bidi Music & Arts Centre in Uganda’s Bidi Bidi refugee settlement. The project is developed by to.org and designed by Hassell in partnership with Arup. Upon completion, the centre will provide space for creative expression, training, and performance in Africa’s largest refugee settlement, currently the home of over 270,000 refugees who have fled violence in neighbouring South Sudan. Read the full article in ArchDaily.

Media May 31, 2023

Hassell appoints first female Managing Director

Australia’s own Liz Westgarth to oversee Hassell’s worldwide operation as Managing Director from 1 July 2023. Westgarth says she is delighted to assume her new role in the coming weeks. “I’m looking forward to taking on the role of Managing Director at a moment where there’s a real opportunity to build on our current success and momentum,” she says. “We’re working in a fast-moving global context where big issues – social inequality, climate change, urbanisation and digitisation – are presenting new challenges and opportunities for design.” Read the article in Architecture & Design.

Media May 22, 2023

Three Hassell projects commended and shortlisted for the AIA Queensland Architecture Awards

Hassell’s magnetic workplace for Suncorp and our nurturing spaces for UQ Student Central received Interior Architecture commendations in the Australian Institute of Architects’ Greater Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards, alongside Urban Design Architecture commendations for UQ Student Central and Herston Quarter Redevelopment Stage 1 and 2. Read more in ArchitectureAU.

Media May 31, 2023

Offices need to flex up and down, says new Hassell boss Liz Westgarth

Offices will increasingly locate collaborative workspaces on key floors to give employers the ability to cluster staff together when only a few people are in the office as well as to spread them out when more come in, architecture firm Hassell’s new managing director Liz Westgarth says. “We’re looking at designs for clients that allow them to flex across multiple floors,” Ms Westgarth said. “When they have [more] people who want to come into the workplace, they can spread out, and when there are fewer people in the office they go through a booking system that allows them to co-locate together and have that energy and the ‘bump’ factor.” Read the full article in the Australian Financial Review. Image: Peter Rae.

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.

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.

Media May 19, 2023

Lendlease, Hassell reveal transformative tower for Melbourne CBD

Lendlease has officially unveiled Town Hall Place, a mixed-use development in the heart of the Melbourne CBD designed by Hassell. Once complete, the ten-storey tower over the new underground Metro Tunnel Town Hall Station will feature 16,000sqm of A-grade commercial space linking into activated laneways, arcades, retail and hospitality offerings. Our design approach acknowledges the history and heritage of the immediate streetscape, while capitalising on the views of Federation Square, St Paul’s Cathedral, Flinders Street Station, the Arts Centre and the MCG. Read more in Architecture&Design.

News January 16, 2023

Philip Harper joins our Brisbane studio

Welcome back to Philip Harper who rejoins Hassell as a Principal in our Brisbane studio. A respected senior design practitioner with extensive expertise in workplace and coworking design, commercial building strategy, adaptive re-use and aviation, Philip’s deep knowledge of project management and work client-side give him a unique 360-degree vision of what’s required to deliver project excellence..

News November 18, 2022

Alen Nikolovski joins our Sydney studio

Welcome to Alen Nikolovski who joins Hassell as a Principal in our Sydney studio. Returning home after three decades abroad, Alen brings his place-making and city-shaping expertise to lead our work on Sydney Metro and major urban transport infrastructure projects.

News April 12, 2023

Alison Potter joins our Melbourne studio

Welcome to Alison Potter who joins as a Principal in our Melbourne studio. Alison’s passion for world-class, environmentally responsive architectural and urban design outcomes spans the public and private sectors, with extensive work across arts and culture, education, tourism, and city-shaping projects.

News May 30, 2023

Liz Westgarth appointed as Hassell’s new Managing Director

As Hassell’s first female Managing Director, Liz represents a generational shift in leadership, with the ability to take Hassell into its next phase of evolution while driving meaningful impact across the business.

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.

Media May 16, 2023

Town Hall Place to tap into Melbourne CBD beat

The AFR reports that planning approval has been granted to Lendlease for the 16,000sqm development above Town Hall Station, designed by Hassell architects, in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. “The transformation of this site will showcase how smart over-station development can unlock the potential of our cities by linking key transport interchanges with exceptional retail, workplace, and lifestyle experiences,” said Tom Mackellar, Lendlease’s managing director of development.

Media May 11, 2023

UQ Student Central transformed

Green Magazine reports on The University of Queensland Student Central where we have consolidated key services in one location unified by a student-friendly sub-tropical outdoor realm. “Student Central’s sandstone terraces invite passing students to pause and connect with a fluid indoor-outdoor threshold supporting the seamless transition to an interior wrapped in timber, terrazzo, and finger-mosaic tiles.”

Media May 08, 2023

Get ready to run wild at the new Perth Zoo accessible playground

Outdoor Design Source reports on the unveiling of plans for our $3.8 million accessible nature-based playground that “will be a show-stopping inclusion to Perth Zoo”. In collaboration with construction company Crothers, we’re creating an all-ages, all-abilities playspace featuring a cloud deck, giant numbat climbing structure, swinging ropes, hammocks, sensory elements, bridges, tunnels and more. Designed to showcase Perth Zoo’s conservation work, the playground will begin construction in Spring 2023.

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