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Column: Meet America's new 'Tower of London'

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By David Brussat    Email

Illustrations: Above, winning entry by KieranTimberlake in design competition for new U.S. Embassy in London (courtesy U.S. Department of State); below, entries by Thom Mayne of Orpheus, by Richard Meier, by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, current U.S. Embassy......

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 Tags  Architecture   KieranTimberlake   London   Morpheus   Pei Cobb   Richard Meier   Thom Mayne   U.S. Embassy  

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A very raw example of condescension

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By David Brussat    Email

Boo-hoo! Washington Post architecture critic Roger K. Lewis bemoans the lack of market interest in modernist houses. His article is here. He offers readers (most of whom are probably spouting on his behalf enough crocodile tears to flood their......

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 Tags  Architecture   Houses   Market   Modernism   Roger K. Lewis   Washington Post  

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Coming up: The new U.S. Embassy in London

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By David Brussat    Email

Here are designs by the three losers among the four finalists in the design competition for the new U.S. Embassy in London. The winner, which will appear with tomorrow's column, is the same but different, as you will see......

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 Tags  Architecture   London   Pei Cobb   Richard Meier   Richard Rogers   Thom Mayne   U.S. Embassy  

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