The honor of implementing the US Embassy in Vietnam was given to B.L Harbert International – a construction contractor and EYP Architecture – a young design company.
On April 15, 2023, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the new embassy building of this country in Vietnam. The total investment capital for the project is up to $1.2 billion on an area of 3.2 hectares at Pham Van Bach street in Cau Giay district, which is one of the most expensive US embassies in the world.
With such an important nature and large investment capital, the companies selected to implement the project must also have high reputation names. That honor was given to B.L Harbert International – a construction contractor and EYP Architecture & Engineering – a design unit, two famous companies in the construction industry in the United States.
Young design company with modern, inspirational style
EYP Architecture & Engineering is a young design company with a history of only 30 years, but has undertaken many large projects both for government and private in the US as well as around the world.
With 16 offices worldwide and more than 1,300 employees, EYP has been designing many projects in different fields, including healthcare, education, hospitals… The company’s designs are appreciated. The price is modern, creative and inspiring for the people working at the building itself.
In 2021, the company won many awards such as top 500 leading design companies, 100 green design enterprises… In 2022, EYP ranked 18th in the list of largest companies designing projects for the government. of Building Design+Construction with revenue of approximately $28 million.
Notable projects undertaken by this company include the campus of Lehigh University, the Center for Science and Innovation of Seattle University, the new Stamford hospital and especially the headquarters of the US Embassy in Olso, Norway, Amman, Jordan and Bujumbura, Burundi…
Design of the US Embassy building in Norway (Photo: EYP)
With such experience in designing many buildings for embassies abroad, it is not difficult to understand why EYP continues to be trusted with a similar project in Vietnam.
Therefore, the US Embassy in Vietnam is expected to bring an extremely creative, modern and environmentally friendly design by EYP in the near future.
The contractor who made the aerospace buildings
All the while, the contractor of the project is B.L Harbert International, an extremely long-standing business established in the 50s of the last century, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States, operating in many locations. countries globally.
Over 70 years of development, more than 8,000 employees of the company have built many great projects in the world with aesthetic and safety standards always met.
By upholding the safety level of the works, BLHI has won many safety related awards in the Construction industry over the years, affirming the quality of the company’s products.
Since 2000, B.L. Harbert International has completed approximately $5 billion in construction projects across 50 countries, all created to American specifications and high standards. .
With its reputation, the business has been ranked 3rd in the list of 45 largest Federal government contractors by Building Design+Construction, an extremely impressive position. BLHI is in the top 3 construction companies for the government (Photo: Building Design+Construction)
Like EYP, the company implements projects in various fields such as aerospace buildings, residential and hotel areas, heavy industrial plants… and especially embassy complexes. United States in many countries around the world.
Dozens of US government buildings have been built by BLHI, including expensive projects such as the US Embassy in Beirut (worth more than 600 million USD), the US Embassy in New Delhi (worth more than 600 million USD), and the US Embassy in New Delhi. more than 560 million USD)…
With very high standards and requirements from the US Government, the fact that BLHI has been able to conquer them for many years with a large number of works shows how good the quality and experience of the company is.
Therefore, it is reasonable for BLHI to continue to be selected as the main contractor of the Embassy project in Vietnam.
US embassy buildings in countries built by BLHI (Photo: BLHI) With the important nature of the embassy building abroad, choosing a design company as well as a construction contractor is extremely important. Therefore, the two partners selected by the US for the project in Vietnam this time are well-known companies in the industry, having many years of cooperation and implementation of projects for the government abroad. Their past projects have all met the extremely strict standards of the US government. Therefore, it is expected that the project worth up to $1.2 billion in Hanoi will be another masterpiece with the expected combination of EYP and BLHI./.
By cafeF,vn