Transport

Designed to draw people to the waterfront, the new cruise terminal creates a vibrant new multi-use public space for Doha.

The Melbourne Metro will transform the way people move around the city, improving access to key destinations and landmarks.

We designed eight new stations and precincts and upgraded five existing ones for this Sydney project - Australia’s first fully automated rail system.

By unlocking critical bottlenecks and streamlining passenger experience, the city-shaping Cross River Rail marks a new era in transport for both the Australian city of Brisbane and the surrounding region of South East Queensland.

Working with collaborators WSP, we’re delivering a far-reaching rail and master planning project for this fast-growing city.

Gateway to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games site, the Olympic Park Station handled an estimated 80 percent of the 1.2 million people attending the Games.

The four stations we designed for the A$2.35 billion expansion of Sydney’s metropolitan rail network continue to demonstrate that travel by rail can be enjoyable, comfortable and uplifting.

This expanded terminal will be a destination in its own right, a gateway to the city and a connection to the state’s landscape and culture.

In Palermo, Italy, the Mediterranean Sea was once the city’s ​‘front door’ to the region and the known world beyond it.

From the anticipation of arriving at a major event to the communal experience of leaving with the crowd, Perth Stadium Station in Western Australia delivers on the stadium’s​“fan first” philosophy.

A new light rail system was the catalyst for economic, lifestyle and sustainability benefits for the Gold Coast, one of Australia’s fastest growing cities.

Future passenger growth is at the heart of our design for Project LIFT - a $370 million airport expansion.

Our global team’s concept for transforming this 19th century Melbourne landmark was unanimously selected as the winner out of 117 international entries.

Exploring the glue that makes innovation precincts thrive.

How can this moment of collective political will and public funds change the fabric of the city for the better?

Melbourne’s Town Hall Station and City Square are now set to open in 2025 — a year ahead of schedule — as a result of construction wins on the transformational Melbourne Metro. Find out more about this city-shaping infrastructure project.

Read about Hassell’s successful and sustainable railway station landscape rejuvenation in Australian Design Review.

Tanya Golitschenko has been shaping the future of urban transport since joining our Brisbane studio in 2019. A skilled architect and leader, Tanya says the motivation to create better and more inclusive spaces has come from her five-year-old daughter, Florence, who was born with hearing loss.

We are responsible for leading the urban design, architecture and landscape architecture services for the 23-kilometre rail corridor, six new stations and station precincts, as well as the maintenance depot, in collaboration with our key design team partners.

Amid the transformative impact of hybrid work, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of commuting has emerged as a central concern. Our recent research sheds light on a vital way to help encourage people back to the office and support employee wellbeing — efficient, affordable and sustainable transport systems.

Great rail design always starts with people. It’s in our DNA and has guided us over our 25-year history of creating award-winning urban transport experiences.

With international borders now open in Australia, what can we expect from the new generation of airports as travel re-emerges?

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What if the answer to post-Covid-19 airport operational requirements isn’t as extreme as redeveloping terminal space? What if we look outside the terminal to the arrival spaces and forecourts?

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Our rail infrastructure needs to keep moving, no matter what the world throws at us next.

Why distributed rail station entrances are the key to Hong Kong’s superdensity.

Could ​‘vertical streets’ be the next step in the evolution of the city?

Could we – and should we – master plan an entire country?

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