The Obsolescence of Optimism? Neutra and Alexander’s U.S. Embassy, Karachi, Pakistan

Posted by barbara lamprecht on 23 June 2012 · 2 Comments 

View of the former U.S. Embassy, Karachi, Pakistan. Photo by Lucien Hervé. Source: scanned from Richard Neutra 1961 – 1966, Buildings and Projects, Thames and Hudson. Camera facing southwest. Dedicated to the Honorable John Christopher Stevens, Ambassador of the United States of America: What happens to an outmoded mid-century American embassy? Given the consistently tortured relationship … Continue reading →

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