The Architecture of Diplomacy: Heyday of the United States Embassy-Building Program, 1954-1960

Loeffler, Jane C.

doi:10.2307/990518

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“…dies by Henrikson (2005). 4 Architectural historians such as Loeffler (1990), Girardelli (2014), Song;Zuh (2017), and van Gameren, Tola (2017) have investigated the meanings of projects, buildings and spaces designed especially to serve as embassies, residences and spaces for diplomacy.…”

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Park Crescent, Regent`s Park, and the Spaces of Brazilian Diplomacy in London, 1822-1829

Biaggi

2023

Almanack

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This article explores the history of Brazilian diplomacy abroad during its formative period, investigating addresses, buildings and neighbourhoods where the first agents lived and worked specifically in London between 1822 and 1829, and why they installed the first legation at Park Crescent, Regent’s Park. The objective is to discuss the meaning of local spaces for the history of the diplomatic mission and the representation of the Empire of Brazil in other territories. The article demonstrates that the first legation in London was installed in a new, rich and modern district at the time, presenting itself in a different space from the other legations and embassies. In conclusion, it is argued that this action expressed a policy of seeking legitimacy and fortifying of relationship with a specific sector of that society, namely, bankers, investors and merchants, who had business in Brazil.

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Park Crescent, Regent`s Park, and the Spaces of Brazilian Diplomacy in London, 1822-1829

Biaggi

2023

Almanack

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“…Sin embargo, al constatar las tensiones y paradojas que el arte moderno ocasionaba en el Tercer Mundo (un estilo liberal para el público occidental, una moda elitista allá donde se exportaba), surgieron nuevos movimientos que buscaban la manera de humanizarlo; se abogaría por diseños que recuperaran críticamente motivos vernáculos sin renunciar a los avances de la industrialización. Edificios como la Embajada de Nueva Delhi (1954) de Edward Stone virarían un éxito de relaciones públicas (figura 1): «Cuando [la prensa] vio las alambicadas celosías blancas colgadas bajo una fina losa de cubierta sostenida por estrechas columnas doradas, y todo ello sobre un pedestal, se encontró con un romántico palacete evocador del pasado mogol (Loeffler 1990: 262)».…”

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Palacios blancos sobre campos de arroz. El new Formalism y la arquitectura corporativa de la Tailandia desarrollista = White palaces over rice crops. New formalism in Thai corporate architecture

Moro¹

2022

Cuad. notas

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ResumenDurante la Guerra Fría, el reino de Tailandia se reveló como un firme aliado de los Estados Unidos de América en su lucha contra la expansión internacional del comunismo. El período desarrollista consiguiente, liderado por el dictador Sarit Thanarat, dio lugar una rápida industrialización del país, a cuya modernización el sistema bancario debería dar respuesta. Una extensa red de sucursales bancarias y edificios de oficinas se expandiría por todos los rincones del país. Se demuestra cómo la confluencia entre las demandas de la arquitectura corporativa y las aspiraciones de representación nacional darían lugar a un estilo arquitectónico específico que se nutriría de la abstracción de motivos historicistas propios del New Formalism norteamericano y, especialmente, la obra de Minoru Yamasaki.AbstractDuring the Cold War, the Kingdom of Thailand aligned with the United States of America in its fight against the international spread of communism. The rapid industrialisation of the country, where the development of a modern banking system played a vital role, was led by dictator Sarit Thanarat. An extensive network of bank branches and office buildings spread to every corner of the country. It is analysed how the confluence between the demands of modern office buildings and the local aspirations of representation gave rise in Thailand to a singular architectural style that drew from the abstraction of vernacular motifs, in line with international trends such as the American New Formalism and, particularly, the works of Minoru Yamasaki.

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“…41 The construction of embassies, particularly by wealthier states, is a relatively new phenomenon dating to the end of the 19 th century and reflects a form of national architecture where the identity of a state is projected internationally. 42 Thus, combined with their political role in international diplomacy, embassies and the space they occupy are reifications of the nation state, whilst the ambassadors and diplomats observe and serve this reification.…”

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Diplomats Under Siege: The M-19 and the Dominican Embassy Takeover of 1980

Shiraz

2019

The International History Review

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More senior diplomats were taken hostage in the Dominican Embassy siege of 1980 than at any previous terrorist event. Sixteen members of the Colombian guerrilla group, the M-19, captured fifteen ambassadors, including the American ambassador, along with diplomats from across Latin America and held out for two months before flying to safety in Cuba with millions of dollars in ransom. Using approaches from Area Studies and Diplomatic History, this article deploys newly declassified material from the UK, US, oral history testimonies and interviews with former M-19 members in Colombia to explore how events in Bogotá marked a new trend towards highly visible and performative security 'spectaculars'. It argues that in the short term, the Bogotá siege was successful for the hostage-takers because it delivered unprecedented national and international profile for the M-19 whilst demonstrating their affective acuity in rallying supporters to their cause. But in the long term, states were determined to avoid a repetition of this episode and other embassy attacks. Enhanced diplomatic security has become the norm whilst for some states it has paved the way for the now-familiar 'fortress' embassy. Importantly, the Bogotá case raises the wider questions of how states along with diplomatic captives respond to hostage-taking. It highlights how the study of diplomacy can benefit from recent trends in performativity and emotions, offering a more global and interdisciplinary understanding of modern diplomatic practices and security.

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The Architecture of Diplomacy: Heyday of the United States Embassy-Building Program, 1954-1960

Cited by 14 publications

References 2 publications

Park Crescent, Regent`s Park, and the Spaces of Brazilian Diplomacy in London, 1822-1829

Park Crescent, Regent`s Park, and the Spaces of Brazilian Diplomacy in London, 1822-1829

Palacios blancos sobre campos de arroz. El new Formalism y la arquitectura corporativa de la Tailandia desarrollista = White palaces over rice crops. New formalism in Thai corporate architecture

Diplomats Under Siege: The M-19 and the Dominican Embassy Takeover of 1980

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