British Embassy in Beijing Ambassador’s Residence, Chinese Architecture Competition News

Ambassador’s Residence at the British Embassy in Beijing

Competitive Interview process for UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)

19 Aug 2019

British Embassy in Beijing Ambassador’s Residence Shortlist

Location: Beijing, Northern China

RIBA Competition Shortlist for new Ambassador’s Residence at the British Embassy in Beijing

Monday 19th of August 2019 – Shortlist announced in the competition to design a new Ambassador’s Residence at the British Embassy in Beijing

RIBA Competitions is pleased to announce the shortlist to design a new Ambassador’s Residence at the British Embassy in Beijing on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The five shortlisted design teams are:

 Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
 Carmody Groarke
 Eric Parry Architects
 Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
 The Manser practice

The aim of this project is to design a modern Residence that provides a platform for the Ambassador to project Britain’s global influence.

“This is a once in a generation opportunity to design the showcase for the UK in one of the world’s most important capitals. We are looking for a proposal that represents the UK’s leading role in architecture, and which can be considered as an impressive and significant building for decades to come, standing alongside the great British Ambassadorial Residences such as those in Paris and Washington.” Edward Hobart, Director of Estates & Security Directorate, FCO.

The five teams selected to participate will present their design strategy at a clarification interview in September 2019.

10 July 2019

Ambassador’s Residence at the British Embassy in Beijing, China

Location: Beijing, Northern China

Architect sought by Foreign and Commonwealth Office to design new Ambassador’s Residence at the British Embassy in Beijing

Wednesday 10 July 2019 – RIBA Competitions is pleased to announce the launch of a Competitive Interview process on behalf of the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The process seeks to select a practice to design a new Ambassador’s Residence at the British Embassy site in Beijing.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) have singled out the Ambassador’s Residence as an opportunity to showcase a design that fully reflects Britain and its values and therefore seek a practice of the highest calibre to develop the concept and then work in collaboration with the overall project team during the delivery phase.

The aim of this project is to design a modern, seismically resilient Residence which complies with the appropriate building codes (UK and Chinese) and provides a platform for the Ambassador to project Britain’s global influence.

In the first instance, Expressions of Interest (EOI) are invited in accordance with the requirements set out in a Selection Questionnaire (SQ). Details of how to obtain the SQ together with supporting information are contained within a Briefing Paper available from www.architecture.com/Competitions.

Tony Whitehead, Director of Estates at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, said: “Upgrading our Residence has been a long time in the planning, and I hope this competition generates an exciting array of architectural designs that will help the UK stand out in China.”

Up to a maximum of five teams will be shortlisted and invited to participate in the next phase, which will include an outline of their design approach and an interview/presentation with the Evaluation Panel.

The Architect Adviser for this competition is David Morley and the deadline for receipt of SQ returns is 14.00hrs (BST) on Thursday 8 August 2019.

Ambassador’s Residence at the British Embassy in Beijing information received 100719

Location: Beijing, China

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