2017 Memorial
Richard Hassell
Richard Hassell is the co-Founding Director of WOHA. He graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1989 and was awarded a Master of Architecture degree from RMIT University, Melbourne, in 2002. He has lectured at many universities, and served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia. He has mentored students under NUS’s Embedded Studio in Practice programme and anchored the University’s MSc in Integrated Sustainable Design Masterclass since 2011. Together with Wong Mun Summ, WOHA conducted a Design Studio at the Singapore University of Technology and Design in 2016. WOHA exhibited in Mexico City at the Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico from March – April 2017, as part of the 2017 Mextropoli Festival. They also participated at the 2016 Venice Architectural Biennale. In conjunction with their installation in Venice, WOH has launched a new book, titled “Garden City Mega City*, which shares strategies for the burgeoning mega cities of the tropical belt.
