Darling Harbour

HASSELL, Middle Density, Project, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms

Australia, City living, Communication, Community, Cycling Infrastructure, Design process, Diversity, Open Space, Pedestrian realm, Project, Resilience, Social cohesion, Social Media, Sustainability, Sydney, Transformation, Urban design, Urban landscape, Urban renewal, Urban space, Waterfront, Watery Territory

Photography: Simon Wood and Brett Boardman

The challenge was to reinvent one of Australia’s most visited public places – the Darling Harbour precinct in central Sydney.

The new precinct is a ​‘people magorg’ where Sydney comes together to relax, to do business, to be entertained, to enjoy city living – and to share their experiences (hello, Instagram).

The transformation of this 20-hectare precinct was a pivotal urban renewal project for Sydney. A once-in-a-generation chance to create a ​‘must see’ destination complete with convention centre, theatres and events spaces – all tied together with an array of parks, water features, plazas and paths for walkers and cyclists.