{"id":12904,"date":"2010-02-24T08:05:13","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T08:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/uncategorized\/the-new-environment-friendly-design-for-the-us-embassy-in-london.php"},"modified":"2013-01-24T09:54:12","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T09:54:12","slug":"the-new-environment-friendly-design-for-the-us-embassy-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/architecture\/the-new-environment-friendly-design-for-the-us-embassy-in-london.php","title":{"rendered":"The new environment friendly design for the US Embassy in London"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/span> The US Embassy in London will be one of the greenest and most environment friendly buildings around. Thanks to Philadelphia-based architects Kieran Timberlake who won the competition to design build a new US Embassy in London, the building will be … Continue reading3
\nThe US Embassy in London will be one of the greenest and most environment friendly buildings around. Thanks to Philadelphia-based architects Kieran Timberlake who won the competition to design build a new US Embassy in London, the building will be constructed near Nine Elms on the southern bank of the Thames and will use a whole load of energy saving and efficient concepts. The building will use a glass cube sheathed in a stretched, sculptural membrane embedded with gossamer-fine photovoltaic cells. This will shade the interior and also help grab energy from the sun. The building is protected by a semi-circular pool on the river facing side with a road passing between the embassy and the river Thames.<\/p>\n
\nThe building is also elevated atop a mound to prevent terror attacks. The building will cost about $500m (\u20ac369m, \u00a3324m) which will be financed by he sale of the Eero Saarinen-designed 1960 Grosvenor Square building.
\nAn icon of the strength of the US-UK relationship, this building will spread its glory to its surroundings too when built.
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