Future Communities

We believe successful communities need to be connected, resilient, productive, inspired and investable to achieve balanced lives. This year, our integrated solutions have included healthcare precincts, road safety projects and recreation destinations – even a floating fire station – to enable loveable, sustainable communities.

Tropical islands with warm blue water and sandy beaches

The Western Sydney Aerotropolis: Planning loveable and liveable spaces

The Western Sydney Aerotropolis is one of the first places to undergo GHD’s ‘loveable’ touch, as part of the New South Wales Government’s long-term aim to develop a new economic centre around the Western Sydney International Airport by 2056.

A turtle travels across a sandy beach

Master planning the southern hemisphere’s largest biomedical precinct

In what is expected to be the largest biomedical precinct in the southern hemisphere, GHD and GHDWoodhead have delivered the master planning and concept design for Australasian Property Developers’ AUD350 million Bio-Hub project in Adelaide, Australia.

A scuba diver measures a coral flower underwater

Improving road safety and resilience in New Zealand

Peninsula Road is the main road link between Dunedin and the entrance to the Otago Harbour.

Fresh, clean water being poured into a cupped hand

A landmark destination for luxury recreation in Abu Dhabi

GHD worked closely with Modon Properties over a 24-month period to deliver design, architecture, project management and construction supervision services across various parts of the expansive Hudayriyat site, transforming it into a lifestyle destination with the highest-quality finish.

Fresh, clean water being poured into a cupped hand

A one-of-a-kind fire station to protect San Francisco Bay

Located near the Bay Bridge at Pier 22 ½, the original Fire Station 35 was a beloved San Francisco landmark and part of the Port of San Francisco Embarcadero National Register Historic District.