The proposal for the new Embassy of the Czech Republik in Washington, DC by Prague-based Chalupa Architekti has been awarded the first prize. Design collaborators for this entry were Adam Gebrian, Petr Babak / Laborator, Zdenek Sendler, Vit Musil + Radim Petruska / miss3.

“AIKI”, the entry by Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Ltd, has taken first prize in the architectural competition arranged by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs for the Finnish Embassy building in Tokyo. The winner was announced by Mikko Paaso, Director for Real Estates, at an…

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) announced that four architectural firms have been selected for the final phase of the design competition for the new United States Embassy in London. The four firms, KieranTimberlake; Morphosis Architects; PEI Cobb Freed & Partners; and Richard Meier &…

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations announced the jury and nine architectural firms that have been invited to participate in the second phase of the design competition for the new U.S. Embassy in London. The jury, led by Competition Manager Donald J. Stastney and comprised of…

Meeting the challenge of providing a modern, open and secure American diplomatic facility in London, the U.S. State Department signed a conditional agreement with the real estate developer Ballymore to acquire a site in the Nine Elms Opportunity Area in Wandsworth for the construction of a new Embassy. “This has…