The architecture of diplomacy : heyday of the United States embassy-building program, 1954-1960

Author

Loeffler, Jane C.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 1990, Num. 3, Vol. 49, p. 251-278, 30 ill.; plans

ISSN

0037-9808

Abstract (en)

Considers architects' responses to the State Department's Foreign Buildings Office program guidelines: to consider local conditions of climate and site; to consider the historical meaning of the particular environment; to consider new techniques and new materials; and to design with a distinguishable American flavor. Looks at 12 embassy and consulate buildings: Accra, Athens, Baghdad, Bangkok, Dublin, The Hague, Karachi, London, New Delhi, Oslo, Tabriz and Tangier.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Architecture
• Embassies (architecture)
• 1900-2000
• Nationalism
• United States
• Department of State||United States
• Commissions
• Weather
• History

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Architecture
• Ambassade
• 1900-2000
• Nationalisme
• Etats-Unis
• Department of State||United States
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art
• Climat
• Histoire

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920401-00421950

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