Employing Bates Smart, the same architect as the original, the new headquarters for Australia’s diplomatic mission in the U.S. captures the character of the Land Down Under.

The New York–based firm has designed a campus in harmony with Edward Durell Stone’s 1958 Chancery Building.

The stately but long-delayed project blends historical and contemporary references of European and Caribbean provenance to strike just the right note.

The American diplomatic team in London will soon move across town to its new home on the south bank of the Thames.

The new administration inherits an impressive roster of embassies thanks to the State Department’s program for architectural excellence.

When the United States’ London embassy moves across town from Mayfair to Nine Elms in 2017, it will leave behind a monumental home: the Eero Saarinen–designed Chancery Building.