Fresh from claiming victory in WWII, in 1959 the USA brashly built a new Eero Saarinen design Embassy in London. The architecture was controversial, but it made a statement: the USA is open, transparent and generous.
On the ground floor there was little if any security. You could see into the offices from the street, and the main floor was dedicated to a free and open library.
Here is the newest one, in Bagdad.
China just donated a library to Tanzania. USA just pledged $45 million to rebels in Syria. We are so far off track!
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
On the ground floor there was little if any security. You could see into the offices from the street, and the main floor was dedicated to a free and open library.
Here is the newest one, in Bagdad.
China just donated a library to Tanzania. USA just pledged $45 million to rebels in Syria. We are so far off track!
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
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