Australia House, London – The Strand Building

Australia House, The Strand Building, London, Photo, Design, Property, Image Australia House London The Strand Architecture: High Commission of Australia in London, England, UK 23 Aug 2009 Australia House The Strand Date built: 1913-18 Design: Alexander Marshall Mackenzie photographs © Nick Weall High Commission of Australia in London Interior was used as Gringotts Bank in … Read more

British High Commission Sri Lanka, Colombo

British High Commission Sri Lanka - Colombo Building

The RIBA announce the shortlist of buildings for the Lubetkin Prize, the prize given to the best building built by an RIBA member architect outside the UK: British High Commission Sri Lanka, design by Richard Murphy Architects.

British Embassy Bangkok, Thailand building

British Embassy Bangkok - Thailand Building

MJP have re-planned the British Embassy Compound in Bangkok, to provide 7,000sqm of new residential accommodation, recreational facilities and staff amenities for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

Swiss Consulate Istanbul Building, Turkey

The Swiss government bought 800m2 area at one of the high rises of Istanbul. They wanted Tuncer Cakmakli Architects to take responsibility of the application process and site control beside designing according to functions.

Dutch Embassy Mozambique, Maputo Building

Dutch Embassy Mozambique - Maputo Building

The building has been pushed to the edge of an orthogonal, gently sloping site so as to leave room for a walled garden. Since this is the southern hemisphere, the building opens up to the cooler south side while its north face is much more closed, designed to admit light while keeping the heat at bay.

Dutch Embassy Berlin, OMA for Netherlands

Dutch Embassy Berlin building design by OMA

The Netherlands, having sold their former embassy site after the War, was free to choose anew and preferred Roland Ufer in Mitte, the oldest Berlin settlement, next to the (new) government district of their main trade partner.