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Don’t miss Principal Ingrid Bakker, presenting at The Architecture Symposium: Readymade in Melbourne on Friday 2 August. Ingrid will discuss the potential of adaptive reuse to address pressing social challenges, such as housing supply shortages, while also highlighting the environmental benefits of repurposing existing structures over rebuilding. Curated by Jennie Officer, founding director of Officer Woods Architects and Nigel Bertram, Director of NMBW Architecture Studio, the event will continue the discourse on the critical need to rethink Australian housing typologies, focusing on retention and renewal. Join us for a series of insightful presentations by architects and their collaborators, exploring innovative methods and scales of practice. The Architecture Symposium: Readymade is presented by Architecture Media as part of Design Speaks. 🔗 Learn more about the event: https://lnkd.in/gmgzQp_H 🔗 Read more about our adaptive reuse work: https://lnkd.in/gcSY8c-M #Hassell #HassellPeople #AdaptiveReuse #PlacesPeopleLove #ArchitectureSymposium #DesignSpeaksAU #Architecture #Design 

Djinjama, in collaboration with COLA Studio, Hassell and Edition Office, has won a design competition for Australia's most significant new cultural landmark, Ngurra: The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Precinct in Canberra. Home to the National Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Centre, and the National Resting Place, the design concept for Ngurra is set within an undulating landscape to capture the drama, beauty and spontaneity of the wild grasslands of Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country. “The organisation, flow and movement of people throughout the design has been drawn from observation and meditation on the movement of animals through the landscape, a movement that has occurred for millennia,” says Jon Hazelwood, Hassell Principal and Sector Leader, Public Realm. 🔗 Discover more about the Country-led design and process here: https://lnkd.in/g7XsWwEB #Ngurra #FirstNations #FirstNationsDesign #CulturalPrecinct #CountryLedDesign #Architecture Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Fostering a sense of innovation and openness was central to the design of the upcycled four-storey Michael Kirby Building, a vibrant new focal point for Macquarie University’s Wallumattagal Campus on Dharug Country in Sydney.   With its striking timber-framed structural system and expansive translucent glazed façade, the building features state-of-the-art interdisciplinary teaching spaces, lecture theatres, recording spaces, study and research spaces, an outdoor terrace and events area, and a suspended moot court – the first of its kind in Australia.   Home to the Macquarie University Law School and the Department of Philosophy, the Micheal Kirby Building is a resource designed to engage, inspire and connect university staff, students, researchers, partners and the broader university community.   “The desire to promote connectivity and collaboration called for a transparent design that is adaptable and flexible, while also retaining as much of the existing building structure as possible,” says Kevin Lloyd, Principal and Head of Design at our Sydney studio.   “As you move around the building, you can see what other people are doing from every vantage point. This creates a sense of interconnectedness and allows for the free exchange of ideas. It embodies the welcoming ethos of Macquarie’s Faculty of Arts.” 🔗 Learn more about Macquarie University’s Michael Kirby Building: https://lnkd.in/gQqmpvp7 📷 Photography by Nicole England #AdaptiveReuse #Architecture #Sydney #University #AustralianArchitecture #MyMQ #EducationDesign 

Once known for their innovative offices, tech workplaces in North America are still catching up to new work patterns. In fact, in our latest research report The State of Tech Industry Workplaces, produced in partnership with workplace analytics leader Density, we found that the average peak utilisation of tech offices is just 34%. ✏ Learn more and sign up to the live webinar here: https://lnkd.in/g7eT-T3s 🔗 Discover our key findings and download the report here: https://lnkd.in/g2n6ZCrA * the US$40m figure pictured is based on 2023 CBRE research on average annual rents for San Francisco-based tech companies. #StateOfTechIndustry #WorkplaceResearch #TechWorkplaces #WorkplaceInnovation #ReturnToWork #OfficeUse #WorkspaceDesign #TechIndustryInsights #Hassell #DensityAnalytics Annie Cosgrove Daniel Davis

The Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre for refugees in Uganda, designed by Hassell and Localworks in collaboration with creative platform to.org is a beacon of creativity and unity in Africa’s largest refugee settlement. A pioneering new model of creative infrastructure, the centre has been thriving since its inauguration in early December 2023, swiftly becoming a hub where people gather to create together, share music and dance traditions and find community. The centre's impact extends beyond its initial focus, uniting refugee and non-refugee communities through shared cultural expression. By nurturing local talent and promoting cross-cultural dialogue, Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre helps pave the way for a more inclusive and resilient future. “This performing arts centre is not just a building; it's a testament to the resilience and creativity of displaced communities,” says Mawa Zacharia, a refugee and co-founder of SINA LOKETA. “It provides us with a space to reclaim our narratives, celebrate our culture, heal from our trauma and connect with one another.”   🔗 Find out more about the Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre: https://lnkd.in/g2aFMJ3C   ▶ Video courtesy of to.org #BidiBidiPerformingArtsCentre #CommunitySpirit #RefugeeSupport #ArtisticResilience #Uganda #BidiBidi

In the new world of work, are tech companies still at the forefront of workplace design? Join our webinar to learn how leaders at Netflix, Hassell and McKinsey & Company are rethinking workplaces. Our all-star panel features Annie Cosgrove, Director Analytics and Insights Density, Daniel Davis, Head of Research Hassell, José Vicente Latorre, Senior Manager Global Space & Occupancy Strategy Netflix and Phil Kirschner, Senior Expert and Associate Partner McKinsey & Company.   🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/g7eT-T3s #FutureOfWork #WorkplaceDesign #Innovation #TechLeadership #WorkplaceTrends #Webinar #Netflix #Hassell #McKinsey #RethinkWorkspaces

Introducing 'Imagining Tomorrow' at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: a collective exhibition showcasing school students' innovative ideas on sustainable design. Supported by design professionals, including Hassell, hundreds of primary school pupils across England are envisioning how buildings, landscapes, and neighbourhoods can evolve to tackle challenges like rising sea levels, freezing temperatures and extreme heat. Open now until January 2025, Imagining Tomorrow presents the results of this collaboration, produced by Climate Change All Change (CCAC), a London charity integrating climate literacy into primary education. Highlights include an exotic urban landscape imagining a future London adapted to massive flooding. Xavier De Kestelier, a Head of Design at Hassell and leader of our design technology and innovation team spearheaded this initiative in 2022 at Coppermill Primary School in Walthamstow, London. "The remarkable outcome of this programme was the children's ability to grasp complex architectural and regenerative design concepts, such as embodied and operational carbon," says Xavier. "Their understanding led to incredibly creative designs, with drawings so engaging that even our 3D visualisation skills found them hard to match."   'Imagining Tomorrow' is at John Lyon's Gallery in V&A South Kensington's Learning Centre until January 2025. 🔗 Discover more about our CCAC initiative: https://lnkd.in/gbfmCPeb #ImaginingTomorrow #Sustainability #ClimateAction #VAExhibit #VAMuseum

Ngurra appears in many different Aboriginal languages around the eastern parts of Australia and is a word for ‘home’, ‘camp’, ‘a place of belonging’, ‘a place of inclusion’. Djinjama, in collaboration with COLA Studio, Hassell and Edition Office, has won a design competition for Australia's most significant new cultural landmark, Ngurra: The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Precinct in Canberra. Home to the National Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Centre, and the National Resting Place the design for the Precinct is specific to Country that is the ancestral land of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, who have lived for thousands of years amid a landscape of limestone plains, mountains, swamps and streams. 🔗 Explore more of the Country-led design and process here: https://lnkd.in/gt6t_kC2 🖼 Illustration by COLA Studio #Ngurra #FirstNations #FirstNationsDesign #CulturalPrecinct #CountryLedDesign #Architecture Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

When given a choice, employees come into the office to meet people. In our latest research report, The State of Tech Industry Workplaces, produced in collaboration with workplace analytics leader Density, we found that employees who get to choose where they work spend almost double their amount of time in meeting rooms when they’re in the office compared to those who have a three day per week policy. Policies influence more than just how much time people spend in an office — they also influence the activities they do there. Ideally, workplace policies and design should be in harmony. However, as our study shows, workplaces are still struggling to catch up to the reimagining of where and how work gets done.   🔗 Discover our key findings and download the report here: https://lnkd.in/g2n6ZCrA #StateOfTechIndustry #WorkplaceResearch #TechWorkplaces #WorkplaceInnovation #ReturnToWork #OfficeUse #WorkspaceDesign #TechIndustryInsights #Hassell #DensityAnalytics Daniel Davis Annie Cosgrove

Our master plan for a new city centre in Sohar, Oman, is designed to support widespread future economic and population growth and embrace the region’s ongoing transformation.   “To increase micro-mobility in residential areas, Hassell has applied the ‘five-minute city’ principle to establish and grow a network of connected communities anchored around amenity clusters, each within a five-minute walk of where residents live and work,” says ASHLEY MUNDAY, Hassell Principal and Head of Design.   In addition to 20,000 new homes and a network of nature corridors, the proposed city will include 520,000 sqm of office space, schools, mosques, hospitals, and numerous arts and education opportunities, including a new opera house, museums and a library.   The master plan supports flourishing neighbourhoods and improves convenience for local businesses, eliminating the need to drive shorter journeys, even in extreme temperatures.   A car-free network of ‘nature corridors’ running from north to south and east to west will transform the walkability of the city centre, creating super-highways that prioritise pedestrians and cyclists. 🔗 Learn more about our Sohar master plan: https://lnkd.in/e8Q5bzw4 🖼 Images by Studio Lux #UrbanDesign #Architecture #LandscapeArchitecture #Sohar #Oman #MasterPlan #CityShaping