SkylineView Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 The Saudi's were key to aligning the gulf region against ISIS and participated in the strikes with their own pilots. http://online.wsj.com/articles/deal-with-saudis-paved-way-for-syrian-airstrikes-1411605329 http://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-prince-turki-al-faisal-on-syria-airstrikes/ http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/23/us-syria-crisis-saudi-idUSKCN0HI1Y120140923 With regard to the building itself... I'm not sure our embassy buildings abroad look too amazing... In London: In Tokyo: In Mexico City: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 This will be our new embassy in London btw. Battersea Park should give you an idea of where it's located. So things are definitely looking up in terms of our embassy architecture. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 That is one ugly building. Yuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 London has gone straight to hell architecturally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 London has gone straight to hell architecturally. what, you don't like the Gherkin? Or the Shard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I love the new design. Miles ahead of what is currently our embassy and I also like how it shrinks the area down to a pure cube form placed in a nice park-ish type setting. It gives a lot of generous public space which I think actually represents a great deal with our relationship with the UK. One of trust and friendship. If your going to say it's ugly or blanket statements like "London has gone straight to hell architecturally" at least back it up with logical reasoning or something that resembles actual insight. London is one of the more progressive cities in terms of its architecture. It just has a wonderful mix of everything from Medieval to Contemporary. It's all there and finally its starting to reach to the sky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Ever stop to think that some of us aren't fond of skyscrapers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Ever stop to think that some of us aren't fond of skyscrapers?So what, you like sprawl instead? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I don't think the only alternative to sprawl is skyscraper. Sprawl as we know and grow it = unnecessary space. London is a sprawling metropolis but even before the plethora of skyscrapers it wasn't sprawl as we know it. There just isn't a whole lot of unnecessary space in Londons core, and the non-core metro cities are mainly tightly packed, high density burbs surrounded by miles of pasture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 So what, you like sprawl instead? Yep. That's the only option to skyscrapers. Sad that in our thousands of years here we haven't come up with an alternative to those two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Wasn't trying to be a smartass! Seriously tho, on an architecture forum the opposite of going way up is going way out, especially for Houston. What do you actually prefer then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Wasn't trying to be a smartass! Seriously tho, on an architecture forum the opposite of going way up is going way out, especially for Houston. What do you actually prefer then? It's a false trade-off. Most European cities like London have very few high-rises but are still relatively contained. You really don't see much over six stories. The parts with high-rises also tend to have the dullest street life. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I like it. It's more interesting (IMO) than the other examples of Embassy Architecture. Those diamond facade things soften it up. And the green space/ landscape design is an added plus. Wonder what it will look like at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 It's a false trade-off. Most European cities like London have very few high-rises but are still relatively contained. You really don't see much over six stories. The parts with high-rises also tend to have the dullest street life. Bingo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) The current U.S. embassy in London is all about location - Grosvenor Square, in Mayfair. It may not look like much in the photo, but when you walk up to it on a casual stroll through one of the city's most elegant neighborhoods, your jaw kind of hits the ground. The whole place has a quiet, understated atmosphere which makes you think of old spy movies. Whereas the new one, though exciting, is more in the style of typical American bombast. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/johannacalifornia/8569565059/ And isn't the new one costing like a billion dollars or something? Yikes. Edited September 30, 2014 by H-Town Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 The location of the new one really seems suboptimal, but I understand they wanted enough land around for a fortress. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonSpurs Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 This will be our new embassy in London btw. Battersea Park should give you an idea of where it's located. So things are definitely looking up in terms of our embassy architecture. Looks like they have gone with some cheaper curtain walllking. Looks horrendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonSpurs Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Parts of London are getting very tall, especially Canary Wharf: Canary Wharf and the City at night: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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