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Date of upload: Dec 11, 2023 ^^
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8:11 "It's Birmingham" I'm dying. Best little side joke in a B1M video ever.
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When the US approached the UK government about their choice for the new embassy location. It fulfilled their priority requirements…
They could dig as deep as they wanted with no infrastructure problems (7 times deeper than high above ground). Near the Thames for helicopter access in emergencies, paid for by sale of Grosvenor Square property entirely, they got their own design, size and scale of surroundings before anything else built around, now several new embassies are opening nearby and more to come.
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I think this is a huge upgrade. The old chancery seems like a blight on the historic neighborhood and much more imposing than the current structure, which is surrounded by comparable new developments. Rising from industry and distancing itself from the rest is distinctly American and reminiscent of its history over the past century, while the use of obscure security features while maintaining a friendly appearance is indicative of America's current stance on the world stage.
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Really clever design to make the building approachable but extremely safe. Too many embassies have high cement fences and look like prisons. US embassy in Singapore for example. I used to live in Vauxhall in the 2000s, and the change in Nine Elms is incredible, Sainsbury used to have a huge empty car park and there were a lot of unproductive empty warehouses, now there is housing and luxury housing worth a fortune. Good to see a positive change there!
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The new location for the chancery also had to deal with available connections to an Internet cable. The American chancery in London is the data processing center for European theater and European intelligence, sent back to CONUS. The data quantities are vast, and this was a major constraint in the older chancery.
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I've been inside and it's a fascinating building. I worked for the developer who built the Embassy Gardens (Sky Pool) project opposite. I had to liaise with their security staff a few times regarding logistics etc. and we were kindly invited for a tour of the building with the head of security.
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