The State of Qatar announced on December 4, 2025, the selection of Frida Escobedo Studio, in collaboration with Buro Happold engineers and Studio Zewde landscape designers, to design the new headquarters for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Intended to establish a more visible civic presence for the Qatari diplomatic service and provide public access to the Ministry complex, the project is planned for a prominent site along Doha's waterfront, transforming a significant section of the city's Corniche. Situated beside Doha Bay, the 70,000-square-meter (750,000-square-foot) project is conceived as a combination of new construction and the adaptive reuse of the historic modernist General Post Office currently on the site.
The architecture of the Bergen building, designed by Taller Frida Escobedo, embodies a rhythmic salmony precast concrete brick facade, which fits harmoniously into its Boerum Hill neighborhood. The design emphasizes restraint, coherence in detail, and respects the individual character of surrounding structures.