Washington, DC: “The State Department has announced four finalists to design the new American Embassy in London, England. The finalists are New York-based Richard Meier and Partners, Santa Monica, Calif.-based Morphosis Architects, Kieran Timberlake of Philadelphia and PEI Cobb Freed and Partners of New York.” [AP]

London, England: “Architecture practice DSDHA has been chosen to redesign Waterloo City Square near London’s South Bank arts quarter.” [Transport Briefing]

Zhejiang, China: “Cannon Design has won the design competition for the Zhejiang University Medical Center in Zhejiang, China. [WAN]

Atlanta, Georgia: “Sovereign, a residential tower in Atlanta designed by Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart, has been selected for the Best of the Best Award in McGraw-Hill Construction’s national competition, which recognizes design and construction excellence in residential projects.” [Design Taxi]