

Sustainable Urban Development
Smarter cities aren't a social ideal, they're an economic imperative
Five billion
city dwellers before 2035
Over nine billion
expected growth in global population by 2050
US$9 trillion
per annum forecasted global infrastructure spending by 2025
US$400 billion
in cost-saving opportunities in current projects and processes worldwide

Blogs

How do you turn an underused, unattractive urban cul-de-sac into a lively, multi-purpose civic space that perfectly balances people, greenery and vehicles? It’s a common urban planning challenge, with new designs too often attracting community pushback. Hatch recently completed a prototype of such a transformation in Perth, Australia, with hopes of implementing it in other urban centres, too.

World Town Planning Day: Celebrating Professional Planners and Recognizing the Importance of Placemaking
“First we shape the cities – then they shape us.” – Jan Gehl, Architect, Urban Design Consultant, and author of Public Spaces, Public Life (1996) On November 8, we celebrate World Town Planning Day. Over the last decade, the themes and objectives of modern Planning have seen a significant shift. Read on to learn about Planning trends and how Hatch has recognized the need for green solutions.

Risk acceptance criteria for railway: how safe is safe enough?
Because nothing can be absolutely free of risk, nothing can be said to be absolutely safe.
News
BHP and Hatch commence design study for an electric smelting furnace pilot
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Celebrating our successes on International Women’s Day
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Hatch recognized as a leading diversity and inclusion employer three years in a row
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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