London's new, $1-billion American embassy was designed by Philadelphia architects KieranTimberlake, and is expected to open later this year. Its façades are composed of blast-resistant glass with a polymer skin.
London, United Kingdom —
London's new, $1-billion American embassy was designed by Philadelphia architects KieranTimberlake, and is expected to open later this year. Its façades are composed of blast-resistant glass with a polymer skin.
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The new U.S. embassy in Mexico City is one of the first initiated under the State Department's Excellence in Diplomatic Facilities program. Aspects of the design reference Mexican architectural traditions.
Mexico City, Mexico —
The new U.S. embassy in Mexico City is one of the first initiated under the State Department's Excellence in Diplomatic Facilities program. Aspects of the design reference Mexican architectural traditions.
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Morphosis Architects, led by award-winning architect Thom Mayne, designed the new, $1-billion embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. Ground was broken on the facility in late April 2017.
Beirut, Lebanon —
Morphosis Architects, led by award-winning architect Thom Mayne, designed the new, $1-billion embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. Ground was broken on the facility in late April 2017.
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Scheduled to open in May 2017, the new embassy in Oslo was designed by EYP Architecture & Planning, based on the Standard Embassy Design. It cost roughly $230 million.
Oslo, Norway —
Scheduled to open in May 2017, the new embassy in Oslo was designed by EYP Architecture & Planning, based on the Standard Embassy Design. It cost roughly $230 million.
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The new embassy in Mozambique is on a 10-acre campus in the capital city of Maputo. Elements that attempt to balance security with transparency include a patterned brise-soleil, or screen, on the exterior. It is under construction with a budget of $253 million.
Maputo, Mozambique —
The new embassy in Mozambique is on a 10-acre campus in the capital city of Maputo. Elements that attempt to balance security with transparency include a patterned brise-soleil, or screen, on the exterior. It is under construction with a budget of $253 million.
Credit: YGH with Allied Works