Publisher's Synopsis
After World War II, one of the biggest perceived international threats was the rise of the Soviet Union and communism. In response, U.S. embassies built during the Cold War worked to celebrate and exemplify the virtues of democracy. Over 25 embassies were built during this period and, through an illustrated history of this architectural epoch, Peterson focuses on 12 of them, telling their stories chronologically. Beginning with the 1948 Harrison & Abramovitz-designed embassy in Rio de Janeiro and ending with the embassy in Dublin designed by John Johansen in 1957, the reader learns each building's context, the story of its architect and design choices, as well as the critical reception.
