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American Embassy London, Architect, Photo, Location, Design, News, Shortlist
American Embassy Building, London : Architecture
US Embassy - Mayfair Building, London, England, UK
American Embassy, Grosvenor Square, Mayfair
1955/57-60
Eero Saarinen
This strong and reposed design by famous 20th Century architect
Eero Saarinen has been given Grade II status (ie not the top ranking)
by UK Architecture minister Margaret Hodge. The rhythmic facades
were picked out for special mention.

photos © Adrian Welch
New American Embassy in London : Design Competition
Site: Vauxhall, close to MI6 building
Budget: £275m
Shortlisted Architects (stipulated by Client as all-American for security
reasons):
Gwathmey, Siegel and Associates
Kallmann, McKinnell and Wood
KieranTimberlake
Kohn, Pedersen, Fox Associates
Morphosis Architects
PEI Cobb Freed and Partners
Perkins and Will
Richard Meier and Partners
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Longlisted firms to produce conceptual drawings; a jury will then
select four or five to produce more detailed designs
New US Embassy London : Competition Jury
Clyde D. Taylor, American Ambassador
Frances Halsband
James Carpenter
Michaele Pride
Peter Palumbo
Peter Rolland
Richard Rogers, architect
Thomas W. Hicks
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