Wellbeing

PODCAST

Return to the garden

What is our emotional connection to the planting we experience in our cities - how does it bring people together, and what value can it create for users and investors?

Conversation

Older and wiser: designing the future of residential aged care

A Royal Commission into aged care in Australia found traditional models of residential aged care are failing. But there is opportunity ahead as we imagine new ways to create places where both the physical and mental wellbeing of residents is paramount.

News October 17, 2022

Hassell’s new Brisbane studio champions a new way of working

Our Brisbane studio in Queensland, Australia has found a new home inside the historic Peters Ice Cream Factory at West Village, West End.

PODCAST

Lessons from Country with our First Nations partners

Early engagement, investment, integration and planning are crucial elements in maintaining positive collaboration throughout a project’s journey, so too are the employment opportunities that projects provide for First Nations people.

News September 30, 2022

Sydney Metro planting trials: sowing the seeds for urban biodiversity

Biodiversity loss is a pressing issue in contemporary cities. Our Sydney Metro planting trials aim to achieve a beautiful, biodiverse ground-level landscape that will inform the design of future public landscapes across the city.

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.

Research

The Magnetic Workplace: 2022 Workplace Futures Survey

The results from our annual survey on what people want from their workplaces have landed. The big reveal? More time in the office means happier employees and fewer resignations. But only if people have the freedom to choose.

PODCAST

Why designing for spontaneity is what cities need now

“When people come together, ” says Su Lim, “we can create great adventures, and then in turn, that manifests in memory.”

PODCAST

Illumination: data, knowledge and design

This special podcast episode from our friends at MTalks explores the changing role of data, knowledge and design in our cities and in public institutions.

News June 23, 2022

Cool, calming and connected: the award-winning UQ Student Central

Find out why our landscape for The University of Queensland’s Student Central has been awarded the 2022 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA), QLD Chapter, Landscape Architecture Award for Health and Education.

project

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.

Research

Equal access is not an optional extra

How can we design healthcare facilities and hospitals where everyone feels included? We explore the concept of inclusive design, why it matters and how it relates to increased wellbeing.

Conversations

A daily dose of greens

Could urban farming change the way hospitals feed patients – and improve the health of our cities in the process?

PODCAST

Burnt out?
Mental health in design

The mental health challenges facing the design profession, its people - and what needs to be done to change it

PODCAST

Connection, trust and safety: co-working and COVID-19

At the heart of any co-working environment is the idea that it can do much more than provide a hotspot and a hot coffee. The best ones ask: Can we build a great like-minded community?