US Embassies of the Cold War: The Architecture of Democracy, Diplomacy and Defense

$75.00

US Embassies of the Cold War: The Architecture of Democracy, Diplomacy and Defense is a large-format, photo driven book featuring the fourteen most significant midcentury modern American Embassies built during the Cold War. Using a wealth of previously unpublished archival images, this book is a timely exploration of the surprising relationship between architecture and geopolitics during one of the most dangerous periods in the global battle of democracy vs. communism.

All proceeds from book sales will benefit the Onera Foundation and its mission to inform and engage the public about historic preservation and significant architecture.

US Embassies of the Cold War: The Architecture of Democracy, Diplomacy and Defense is a large-format, photo driven book featuring the fourteen most significant midcentury modern American Embassies built during the Cold War. Using a wealth of previously unpublished archival images, this book is a timely exploration of the surprising relationship between architecture and geopolitics during one of the most dangerous periods in the global battle of democracy vs. communism.

All proceeds from book sales will benefit the Onera Foundation and its mission to inform and engage the public about historic preservation and significant architecture.

 

“Building awareness is the first step to preserving an existing building. David Peterson’s book is therefore a form of preservation activism as much as it is work of careful scholarship.”

–Jorge Otero-Pailos, Director and Professor of Historic Preservation at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.