Showing posts with label Crystal Fortress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crystal Fortress. Show all posts
Thursday, June 27, 2024

Nice Presentation on New London Embassy, Where Physical Security is Achieved By "Sleight of Hand"

›
  Ah, the Crystal Fortress!  Was a glass cube on a small site located in a former industrial zone worth a billion dollars? I'd say that ...
Monday, October 9, 2017

U.S. Embassy London's Contraband-Filled Bushes

›
The current U.S. Embassy The Wall Street Journal had a nice article last week about the common practice of embassy vi...
5 comments:
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Wine and Cheese Designs on a Coffee and Doughnuts Budget

›
New York Times photo Wine and cheese? My good friends in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations would love to go to ...
7 comments:
Wednesday, December 2, 2015

House Oversight Committee Hearing on New London Embassy

›
The Crystal Fortress, in architectural vision The New London Embassy construction project has come in for criticism from t...
21 comments:
Saturday, August 22, 2015

New London Embassy Inspires "Embassy Gardens" See-Through Sky Pool

›
Embassy Gardens 'sky pool' is in foreground Well, well, well, it seems that our New London Embassy (NLE) - and t...
5 comments:
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Utah Man Threatens To Fire On Government Targets

›
Get some, get some, get some! Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) will take over the chairmanship of the Hous...
5 comments:
Thursday, July 31, 2014

Standing By

›
I poked my nose into the OBO front office today, and did not see any cardboard boxes or packing tape lying around. Could be th...
13 comments:
Sunday, June 29, 2014

The Price of Excellence in Embassy Design

›
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) has been getting a lot of criticism lately for the escalating costs of...