Design comp launched for Beijing job

摘要

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has launched a design competition to find architects for a new residence for the UK's ambassador to China. It said the project was an "opportunity to showcase a design that fully reflects Britain and its values" and required a "practice of the highest calibre". Organised by RIBA Competitions, the bid forms part of a wider scheme of redevelopment work for the nation's embassy in Beijing, which dates from the late 1950s. According to competition documents, proposals are sought for a new home within the grounds of the existing British Embassy -and they will need to meet both local height restrictions and seismic resilience standards. Expressions of interest must be submitted by 8 August.