Philip Kennicott on America's Embassies

Just today the American Institute of Architects' 21st Century Embassy Task Force issued a 40-page report with 59 guidelines and suggestions for how America's embassies can face the challenges and meet the opportunities of our young century. The report, "Design for Diplomacy: New Embassies for the 21st Century" is a treatise on how the State Department can better integrate security concerns with design excellence. This all may sound rather familiar insofar as in May I hosted a panel at the Embassy of Finland in Washington DC on just this topic. Over the next couple days we'll be revisiting Dwell's take on the state of America's embassies.