Waterfronts

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.

News April 21, 2023

Radical restoration: regenerating the home of the endangered Ridgway’s Rail bird

A new restoration project in the industrial heartland of South San Francisco aims to regenerate and expand the tidal habitat for an endangered bird native to California.

PODCAST

A big, shared idea for Brisbane — beyond 2032

With the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games headed for Brisbane, we bring city-shapers together to explore how Sydney, London and Barcelona supported the vision that delivered enduring, generational change.

Media September 19, 2022

Darling Harbour redevelopment to kick off

Architecture AU

Conversation

A buoyant state of mind

Natural disasters can challenge our health, environment and way of life but they can also bring us closer. Riverside Green in Brisbane, Australia is a symbol of recovery and unity in a flood-prone city.

News August 25, 2022

Hassell wins major honours at China’s SRC Design Awards

West Bund riverfront upgrade in Shanghai and Riverside Green in Brisbane have received top honours at China’s annual Streetscape Research Centre (SRC) Design Awards.

News August 15, 2022

Grand Terminal, Doha named one of the world’s most beautiful cruise terminals

Our design for the new Grand Terminal in Doha, Qatar elevates the seasonal functionality of a cruise port into an elegant year-round event space complete with aquarium and art gallery.

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Meliá Chongqing Hotel and Resort

Our design for Meliá Chongqing, a five-star mountain resort in the heart of China’s scenic Tieshanping Eco Area, reflects the Spanish hospitality group’s award-winning sustainability credentials — and the rich natural resources of the surrounding landscape.

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Snøhetta + Hassell design a new future for Harbourside in Sydney

Design collaborators Snøhetta + Hassell have won an international competition to transform Harbourside, a retail development spanning over 240 metres of Sydney’s waterfront at Darling Harbour.

Conversation

Measures that matter

‘Big data’ has played a role in shaping buildings and places since the dawn of digital technology. With the pandemic creating entirely new patterns in how people use civic spaces, that data has never been more important – or more beneficial.

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Penn’s Landing Design Competition

An ambitious waterfront redevelopment at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, US is the latest manifestation of the city’s rich, complex history of innovation, civic dialogue and diversity.

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Riverside Green

Riverside Green at South Bank Parklands gives Brisbane’s growing population a new open space, connecting people to the heart of the city and the Brisbane River.

CONVERSATIONS

From source to sea, over 40 years

In 1979, Hassell and Land Systems started designing ‘Australia’s first fully-realised linear park’ along the River Torrens in Adelaide, South Australia. More than 40 years later, Adelaide’s residents tell us how it became - and has remained - one of the city’s best places.

PODCAST

How big data can challenge - and validate - the design process

It’s more important than ever for cities to understand how their spaces work and how to attract people back. One advantage city shapers have - but often don’t use to full effect in the design process - is big data.

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AIASF International Waterfronts Symposium

A famous waterfront city, San Francisco faces significant challenges to protect - and enhance - its historic port and shoreline. What can we learn from other waterfront cities and projects around the world?

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