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 للامريكان من اصل سوداني معلومات عن "مجمع السفارة الامريكية" في الخرطوم بمناسبة الافتتاح ...
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Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
Press Packet
for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the
New Embassy Compound in Khartoum, Sudan
Project Overview
June 2010
General Information
• In the last nine years, the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) has completed the construction of 72 new diplomatic facilities and has moved more than 21,000 individuals into safe, secure, and functional facilities.
• OBO has built 27 new facilities on the African continent and 10 projects are in design and construction.
New Embassy Compound
• The New Embassy Compound (NEC) in Khartoum, Sudan brings together, at the same location, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other U.S. government offices.
• The multi-building complex consisting of the Chancery, Office Annex, Marine Security Guard Quarters, compound access control facilities, recreational facility and shops/warehouse occupies a 10-acre site and provides a secure, state-of–the-art, environmentally green facility and a pleasant workplace for approximately 210 employees.
• The chancery building contains a spacious multipurpose room for events, an Information Resource Center with a library of over 800 volumes open to the public, as well as the U.S. Government’s Educational Advising Center in Sudan.
• The design-build contract for the Khartoum NEC was awarded on September 2005 to B.L.
Harbert International, an American firm based in Birmingham, Alabama.
• The project was to be completed in August 2008. However, the contractor’s ability to execute
the project was severely hindered from the outset due to the delays in the clearance of shipping containers and visa approvals. As a result, construction was interrupted twice in
2007, and the contract was terminated in January 2008.
• However, in June 2008, thanks to an improvement in bilateral relations, and the perseverance of the Under Secretary of Management, Patrick F. Kennedy, and the dedication of many individuals in the Department and OBO construction was able to resume.
• The Chancery was substantially complete on March 2, 2010 and the compound was occupied on March 24, 2010.
• The NEC is located in Kilo 10, Soba. The location is off Wad Medani Highway, opposite the Khartoum State Highway Traffic Police Division Headquarters and several kilometers north of Soba Hospital. Soba District of Khartoum is along the Blue Nile in a predominantly commercial area that is and will be the home of other embassy complexes in the future.
• The completion of the NEC in Khartoum reflects the importance of the bilateral relationship between the United States and Sudan, and emphasizes the commitment of the United States to remain engaged with the Sudanese people as they strive to build a peaceful and prosperous society
DESIGN
• With little development in the area comparable in scale, the NEC is intended as an appropriate building benchmark for further development in the area.
• The design focuses on aesthetics and symbolism beyond just meeting the functional, technical, and budget requirements of the scope of work. The project combines American and local culture and craft, technology, sustainability, security, and constructability to create a shared vocabulary for design of all the buildings.
• The Chancery and Office Annex are located adjacent to each other, connected by a covered arcade along with the main entrance facility forming a ceremonial chancery plaza for receiving visitors.
• Special attention was paid to the treatment of façade elements and in the selection of materials. The entry facilities and entrance porticos of the Chancery and Office Annex are articulated and treated in a way to serve as a visual reference point connecting new arrivals to the NEC.
• The entrances to the Chancery and Office Annex are through entrance porticos located on the side of the buildings rather than the front, reminiscent of traditional Islamic architecture and reflecting a transition in the journey from the vitality of the ceremonial chancery plaza to that of the inside.
• The selection of the stone texture and color compliments the desert-like context, while the articulation of the entrance porticos and incorporation of local motifs and the sunscreen treatment reflects native decorative traditions. The cascading masses of the Chancery and Office Annex attempt to emulate the architectural composition evident in local and
regional buildings built in the Sudanese style.
• The Chancery features a lofty interior light-filled, four-story atrium with stone floor and walls. The Chancery and Office Annex lobbies feature stone floor and stone walls with wood panel accents.
• Natural light illuminates the stone-clad Chancery and Office Annex, creating a warm and pleasant workspace for embassy staff.
• The resulting architecture responds to the complex requirements of the embassy design, creating an image that is truly a gateway to the United States and combines an appropriate balance of cordiality and security while representing both Sudanese and U.S. cultures.
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND CONSULAR
• The verdant surroundings and open architecture provide an inviting greeting to visa applicants, and official and non-official visitors.
• The Chancery plaza between the office buildings is generously landscaped to serve as the ceremonial reception area for arriving diplomats, dignitaries and guests.
• The consular arrival promenade, landscaped garden, covered waiting area and well appointed interior create an inviting and comfortable consular section for visa applicants.
SAFETY
• The design of the NEC is shaped by security considerations. The complex is protected by a perimeter wall with a buffer of landscaped grounds between the wall and the outside of the buildings. These features are standard security aspects of all new Department of State embassy and consulate projects.
FACTS
• Project Award: September 2005
• Construction Commenced: March 1, 2006
• Construction Completion: March 2, 2010
• Total Project Cost: Approximately $172 million
• Estimated number of workers who assisted in the construction: Over 500 workers
• Site area: 40,400 square meters (434,861 gross square feet)
• Project area: 15048 gross square meters (161,975 gross square feet) of floor area
• General Construction Contractor: B.L. Harbert International – Birmingham, Alabama
• Architectural Firm: Page Southerland Page – Arlington, Virginia
• Cost of the Contract Award: $133 million
• Need for new embassy:
• In 2001, the Department of State developed a comprehensive plan to replace operationally and functionally inadequate U.S. facilities throughout the world.
• The former embassy was located on Ali Abdel Latif Street, a semi-open public street near the downtown area of Khartoum and the University of Khartoum. While vehicular traffic had been restricted and controlled at both ends of the street by a local guard force, pedestrians could move freely to access commercial and retail establishments adjacent to and across the street from the Chancery. The leased building lacked many of the building systems of modern Class A office space, had few of the now standard security features and did not meet the functional needs of 21st century diplomacy.
• Various other embassy facilities and the offices of USAID were located in several locations in the city and lacked security features and the infrastructure to support modern telecommunications, integrated space planning, and adequate facilities for the growing diplomatic relationship and public outreach programs.
• The NEC incorporates all embassy facilities and functions on one modern, secure compound designed to showcase the U.S. Government’s commitment to excellence in architecture and sustainable design.
Frequently Asked Questions
Whether this building is considered comparable to other medium-size embassy buildings in Africa/the world?
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) has now completed 27 facilities on the African continent, with 10 additional projects under design or construction.
The Khartoum NEC is based on the Standard Embassy Design that OBO uses to facilitate construction world-wide, but has been adapted to the site as well as incorporating U.S. and host country architectural elements.
Who was responsible for the construction and how long did the project take to complete? What firms provided design and construction services?
OBO was responsible for overseeing the construction of the NEC. The design/build team consisted of B.L. Harbert, International of Birmingham, Alabama and was responsible for the overall construction of the project. The designer was Page Southerland Page of Arlington, Virginia.
B.L. Harbert performed the majority of the construction, but also worked with several American, local, and regional companies to provide materials and services for the project.
The contract was awarded in September 2005, with project completion in March of
2010.
What security steps were taken during the building of the NEC?
Construction of a U.S. Government office building in any foreign country involves extensive measures to meet Department of State and Congressionally-mandated security requirements. These include screening of all locally hired personnel working in construction or employed by the embassy.
What will happen to the old Embassy?
The embassy is in the process of decommissioning four U.S. Government office buildings as a result of the move to the NEC. The former chancery on Sharia Ali Abdul Latif will be returned to the landlord and the USAID Annex will be decommissioned by July 1, 2010.
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Re: للامريكان من اصل سوداني معلومات عن "مجمع السفارة الامريكية" في الخرطوم بمناسبة ال (Re: abubakr)
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معرض تشكيلي مشترك بين السودانيين والامريكان بمناسبة افتتاح مجمع السفارة :
Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
Press Packet
for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the
New Embassy Compound in Khartoum, Sudan
Embassy Art Exhibit
June 2010
Sudanese and American artists inspired by the diversity Sudan’s African and Arabic peoples
produced 40 original artworks for the new U.S. Embassy in Khartoum. The collection, which
will remain on permanent exhibit, transcends barriers of culture, time, and language through a
visual representation of shared values between the U.S. and Sudan.
Paintings, sculpture, photographs and fiber works depict themes such as ritual, identity, symbolism and spirituality. Light, color, composition, pattern and texture appear in both abstract and representational works. The collection includes works by renowned Sudanese artist Ahmed Amir Jabir and American artist Frank Hallam Day among others. All participating Artist come from diverse backgrounds. Their work offers unique perspectives of the world.
The U.S. Department of State Office of Art in Embassies curates art by American and host country artists for all newly constructed U.S. embassies, consulates, annexes, and USAID buildings. Since 2005, AIE has installed 35 permanent visual art collections in new State Department buildings around the world.
Below are some of the art work in the collection:
Joyce Kozloff, born 1942
Dark and Light Continents, 2002
Since the early 1990s, Kozloff has utilized mapping as a device for contextualizing her long-term interests in history, culture, decorative, and popular arts. In 1999-2000, Kozloff was awarded the Jules Guerin Fellowship, Rome Prize from the American
Academy in Rome, Italy. During her yearlong residency abroad Kozloff conceived and completed a series of twenty-four collaged drawings based on maps, diagrams and illustrations of historic battles, which examine the fascination shared by many young boys for war. An oversized artist’s book of these works was published by D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
in 2003.
Jefferson Pinder, born 1970
Assimilated, 2009
Jefferson Pinder, a Washington based video artist, seeks to find black identity through the most dynamic circumstances. His experimental videos and films feature minimal performances that reference music videos and physical theatre. Pinder’s work provides personal and social commentary in accessible and familiar format. Inspired by soundtracks, Pinder utilizes hypnotic popular music and surreal performances to underscore themes dealing with blackness.
Iman Shaggag
Meditation, 2004-2005
Sudanese artist Iman Shaggag has exhibited in South Africa, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.
Frank Hallam Day, born 1948
Pyramids, 2009
Washington, DC-based photographer Frank Day is a versatile artist shooting in both black and white and color film. Traveling the world to remote destinations, Day is able to capture the rich beauty of pattern, color and texture of the isolated landscapes, busy harbors and everyday lives of diverse cultures.
Ahmed Jabir , born 1959
Ash Wednesday 1 and 2, 2002 Waiting Women, 2007
Ahmed Jabir is an award-winning visual artist and art & design tutor/workshops facilitator with many national and international prizes and medals in painting and graphics. Participated in many group exhibitions and artistic workshops in many countries including Sudan, UK, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, US, Japan and UAE.
Tina Williams Brewer, born 1949
I Come From A Long Line of Big Boned Women, 2003
The art of Tina Williams Brewer conjures up symbolism, folklore, history, and most of all, spiritualism. In each fiber art piece, Brewer tells a story and most often the story is about universal peace, humanity and the spirituality of Africa. Brewer takes special care and skillfully weaves layer upon layer of fabric, jewels, photographs, idols and other three dimensional objects into each art piece that for greater appreciation one has to lend close inspection. Brewer is a highly trained artist.
Sharif Bey, born 1974
Black Ice Series: Bling Black, 2005
Bey holds a particular interest in African-American art history, along with the art education of former communist Europe and contemporary crafts. His ceramic/mixed-media works explore traditional and contemporary notions of function, ritual and identity. Currently, his research involves identity and political agency of African-American artists.
The Office of Art in Embassies works with nearly 8,000 artists worldwide to provide dynamic, culturally-significant contemporary visual arts to U.S. diplomatic posts. It has organized temporary exhibits for U.S. embassies since 1963.
For more information, contact: Kristen Hickman, [email protected] or 703-875-4209.
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Re: للامريكان من اصل سوداني معلومات عن "مجمع السفارة الامريكية" في الخرطوم بمناسبة ال (Re: jini)
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Quote: دا الفوق الارض يا باشمهندس!
التحت الارض علمو عند الله! |
يا صديقي جني ... اكييد فكل سفاراتها وسفارات الدول الغربية والاسيوية والتي تبنيها الدول في اراضي دول اخري بها كثير من التعقيدات المعمارية والتي تراها تلك الدول حيوية لامنها ...بناء مجمع خاص بالسفارة الامريكية في السودان وهو الاكبر في القارة الافريقية وياتي ربما في حجم ما قرءنا سابقا عن مجمعات في اندونيسيا وبعض دول الشرق الادني والاوسط وبه ما يكفي لحماية وايواء جالية امريكية اذا دعي الامر ....السودان ليس بلدا امنا لامريكا وتسرب عناصر ارهابية او صنفت ارهابية في السابق الي السودان وما يمكن ان يكون باق فيها حتي الان ووجود اطراف كثيرة لها عدوات مع امريكا بصورة رسمية وغيرها هناك يجعل من هذا المجمع ملجا امنا لامريكا في السودان وتخيل ما تحت الارض وفقا لذلك متاح وسهل ...
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Re: للامريكان من اصل سوداني معلومات عن "مجمع السفارة الامريكية" في الخرطوم بمناسبة ال (Re: Nazik Eltayeb)
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وابتداءاً من شهر يوليو ممكن السودانيين يتحصلوا على تأشيرات الدخول للولايات المتحدة من الخرطوم بدلا من السفر للقاهرة .. والمعلومات تقول بأنه قد قرب الوقت لشطب السودان من قائمة الدول الراعية للإرهاب وهي 16 دولة وبعد ذلك سوف يتيسر الحصول على التأشيرات للسودانيين حسبما أعلنت وزارة الخارجية..
وبالمناشبة المبني الجديد للسفارة الأمريكية محصن تحصين كامل ضد الهجمات الإرهابية ومن الاجراءات أنه وفي حالة وقوع أي هجوم على مبنى السفارة فإن أجهزة خاصة داخل المبنى تنبعث منها دخان - ليست مسيلة للدموع ولكنها منومة وشديدة المفعول.. أما موظفي السفارة فإن كل واحد لديه قناع واقي يتنفس منه الأوكسجين .. ويخرجون بهدوء بينما الإراهبيين في نوم عميق داخل المبنى...وزي ما قال أخونا : ده فوق الأرض وتحت الأرض يعلم به الله.
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abubakr
jini
Abureesh
Nazik Eltayeb
السر عبدالله
فيس بوك
تويتر
انستقرام
يوتيوب
بنتيريست