2024-11-21T13:29:58-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/98971185/department-of-state-and-finnish-officials-dedicate-renovated-u-s-embassy-in-helsinki Justine Testado 2014-04-30T20:35:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bp/bpmgg8a7h8dn4v2l.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>U.S. Department of State, OBO, and local Finnish officials hosted the dedication ceremony for the new campus of the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki, Finland today. Located in the same 3-acre site since the 1930s in the Kaivopuisto District in downtown Helsinki, the $114 million project had Moore Ruble Yudell of Santa Monica, CA as design architect; PAGE of Arlington, VA as architect of record; and BL Harbert International LLC from Birmingham for construction.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/zz/zzqbaqqfd19r25jl.jpg"></p><p>Started in November 2011, the three-phase project consisted of renovating existing spaces and adding new facilities to enrich the campus. The transformation of the existing office annex into the new Innovation Center finished in January 2013 while completion of the new chancery in phase two happened this past February. If all continues to go well, the existing chancery and ambassador's residence will be renovated by this December.</p><p>Finnish cultural references in the new Embassy's aesthetics include the permanent art collection and the ne...</p>