What is the "embassy effect" and what can you learn from it?
This session will explore issues confronted in the design of new U.S. embassies and consulates around the globe. You'll hear directly from the lead architects charged with designing these facilities, learning how the same design problems can be resolved in different ways, building on the unique specificities of the project's location.
Learning Objectives
- Examine the roles and responsibilities of the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations and hear how they manage a highly complex series of buildings and design processes.
- Learn how three different architectural firms approached similar design problems in different ways.
- Study the unique design challenges faced on complicated building projects in various parts of the world.
- Consider these new embassies' environmental, social, and economic impacts.