US Embassy design "like Cube"

25 February 2010

Officials in Corby say they are heartened to see the similarity between the design for the new US Embassy in London and the Corby Cube.

After 50 years, the United States is moving its Embassy from Grovesnor Square to anew £650 million glass cladded cube building which will house its 1,000 staff.

The Corby Cube, which was designed by architects Hawkins\Brown, won runner-up in the prestigious 2007 LEAF Awards for the Best Public Building Design of the Year, second only to the Beijing Olympic Swimming Pool.

Chief Executive of Corby Borough Council, Chris Mallender, said: “It’s a great compliment to Corby that the brand new US Embassy building design bares more than a passing resemblance to Hawkin Brown’s stunning Corby Cube design. Indeed it could have been separated at birth!

“The Cube is already an iconic building and it’s wonderful to be associated with a project that brings so much pride to the people of Corby.”

Judge for yourself below..by the way the Cube is above the Embassy Design..