The architecture of new US Embassy Campus inspired by Ha Long Bay

An agreement on the new location of the headquarters of the US Embassy in Vietnam was signed during the framework of the official visit to Vietnam by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris from August 24-26.

With an investment capital of some USD1.2 billion, the new U.S. Embassy campus is situated in Cau Giay District of Hanoi, a growing commercial and residential hub in Hanoi.

As a symbol for Vietnam -US relation, the compound’s architecture is inspired by Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province, which is known for its shimmering waters and thousands of towering limestone islands. The building materials portray America’s forward-looking, reflective, and transparent approach to diplomacy.

Designed by EYP Architecture & Engineering of Washington, the campus will reflect the agricultural traditions of farming and rice production, as seen in the landforms from the Mekong and Red River delta regions, the landscape connects the site with its own history as an active rice paddy field as recently as the early 2000s.

Following the normalization of U.S.-Vietnam diplomatic relations in 1995, the Government of Vietnam committed to providing the U.S. a site for an Embassy campus in Hanoi. Continuing to build on our growing partnership, the two countries reached an agreement on the current new Embassy site in 2019. Earlier this year, the Hanoi People’s Committee granted approval for the U.S. to lease the site.