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American Embassy Building, London, UK : Mayfair Architecture

US Embassy - Mayfair Building, London, England - design by Eero Saarinen

American Embassy Grosvenor Square, Mayfair 1955/57-60 Design: Eero Saarinen New photos of the facade: photos © Adrian Welch 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. Some interesting architectural facts about the US Embassy in London: - largest American embassy in Western Europe - designed by Finnish American modernist architect - 9 storeys, 3 below ground - Grade II listed building - commands Grosvenor Square with gilded bald eagle on top, wingspan of over 11 m - the architect died in the year it was completed. photos © Adrian Welch New American Embassy in London : Design Competition American Embassy Building London, UK : KieranTimberlake wins Contest The four competing architectural firms KieranTimberlake, Morphosis Architects, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, and Richard Meier & Partners worked for nearly a year and made presentations to the jury which then recommended the winning design. Site: Vauxhall, close to MI6 building 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 American Embassy Building London : Further Information on the winning design American Embassy London - architect : Eero Saarinen

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