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05-26-08, 05:33 PM
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Navy Seal
 Join Date: Apr 2005
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Eh, at least it's banal and not horrendously ugly as the one here in Ottawa!
(The American embassy here looks like a semi-futuristic fortress that smacks of the stereotypical militarism and arrogance that unfortunately some associate with America. What's worse, in recent years they blocked off a lane of traffic on each side of the embassy just to protect it from car bombs - so the scene looks even more arrogant and paranoid than it normally would.)
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05-26-08, 07:00 PM
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Ocean Warrior
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How very delicately put CCIP!
In prime central London an entire square is blocked off with concrete barricades to satisfy the security wishes of our best friend and protector.
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05-26-08, 08:40 PM
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Ocean Warrior
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Its because we want to feel special.
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05-26-08, 09:36 PM
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Rear Admiral
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Too me, it looks like it meshes well with the architecture around it. And besides, I wouldn't trust the Germans much either to not try and bomb it.
 They are already sending out propaganda to say it looks ugly so some German decides to take it out!-S
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05-27-08, 12:27 AM
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Navy Seal
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05-27-08, 01:26 AM
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Berlin has been raped by hordes of mediocre architecture students since the wall came down. You want proof? Okay! Take a look at the new "Reichs"kanzlei http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:07...kanzleramt.jpg The new U.S. Embassy fits into this very well ... and it is still one of the better buildings. |
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05-27-08, 03:40 AM
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Soaring
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Architectures should be held responsible for the visual crimes they commit. There are some corners and streets that I do recognize again only at second or third glance. And almost never the changes are for the better.
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05-27-08, 05:00 AM
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Navy Seal
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Sure, it's not a beauty but I think it's not that bad either.
I can still recall seeing our embassy in Canberra. No one of our travelling group took a picture of it because it was so ugly..... 
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05-27-08, 10:02 AM
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Modern architecture is something I never will undestand....
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