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Australian Embassy Bangkok by BVN

Location Bangkok, Thailand

Jury citation The new Australian Embassy in Bangkok is a carefully considered replacement for Ken Woolley’s well-regarded 1979 building. Located on a different site, the new embassy is isolated from its chaotic host city,

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