Melbourne Metro's Town Hall Station and City Square to open a year earlier than scheduled. “City Square will once again be a lively public space… as well as a beautiful new arrival experience amongst the fabric of Melbourne,” says Principal Mark Loughnan. hassellstudio.com/news-event…
There’s never been a more urgent time for action on global warming. We all need to play our part. Hassell is taking steps today, tomorrow and every day to contribute to a more resilient future. Together with our clients, we can make a powerful difference - bit.ly/3qqpIl7
To coincide with the @COP26, @RIBA has released its 'Built for the Environment' report urging governments to take action, set more ambitious targets and building codes, and embed sustainability within planning systems. hassellstudio.com/news-event…
It's the official release day of "Close to Home: Exploring 15-Minute Urban Living in Ireland". The report investigates the idea of 15-minute cities with an in-depth view on Ireland, sharing insights and ideas that are relevant everywhere. With @niamhmcherry and @IIP12765501
I'm really looking forward to co-hosting an online conference and evening reception next week with @udlondon and @HASSELL_Studio. The online conference is open to all (just email UDL if not a member), but we only have a few spots left for the evening - hurry up to grab yours!
With our world in constant flux, many of us have been re-thinking our priorities. What do we really want – and what do we really need? Beautifully designed places have the power to connect us, move us, inspire us, sustain us. We don’t need a new normal – we need a New Beautiful.
In 1979, Hassell and Land Systems began designing ‘Australia’s first fully-realised linear park’ along the River Torrens in Adelaide, South Australia. Over forty years’ later, residents tell us how it became - and remained - one of the city’s best places. bit.ly/3n00KFw
As the tide of sleaze and corruption rise around the Morrison government, do voters actually care about our descent into post-integrity politics? crikey.com.au/2021/02/15/pol…
Here at @LandscapeSheff we're missing site visits but today our 2nd yrs travelled virtually with hugely stimulating presentations from Nisha Kurian from @we_made_that in London and @R_Mullane@HASSELL_Studio from San Francisco. Thank you both!
That's our Aerotropolis Masterplan for Western Sydney on the latest @landscapeau cover, explored in an article by @SGHawken. Also inside: @R_mullane talks 'riparian resilience' and the re-imagining of San Francisco's Colma Creek.
Many of us are appreciating green open spaces, so it's nice to see people enjoying Brisbane's new Riverside Green. With an expansive events lawn and a subtropical pavilion, our design extends South Bank's parklands and connects people with the Brisbane River.📷Scott Burrows
Thanks to American voters, we are back in the #ParisAgreement. America is once again poised to lead the world on climate action, working with our allies to build a better future for us all. Time to get back to work!
Last year effectively tied 2016 as the hottest year on record, European climate researchers announced Friday. The global average temperature in 2020 was about 2.25 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the average from 1850 to 1900, data shows. nyti.ms/35jOCaz
Miranda makes a very good point. Equally, starting WW2 was a tragedy for Adolf Hitler’s legacy. It makes people totally overlook all those autobahns, his fondness for dogs, his delicate watercolours of Habsburg Vienna...
There is a deep, historic connection between yesterday and today: Black grassroots organizations mobilizing Black voters to elect a Black and a Jewish senator from the Deep South... and a white terrorist mob overtaking the Capitol to stop the democratic process.