Democracy and Mayan architecture inform Miller Hull's US embassy in Guatemala City

Design studio The Miller Hull Partnership has drawn upon Mayan architecture and the "openness and optimism" of American democracy to create an embassy in Guatemala's capital that consists of rectilinear buildings set in a lush landscape.
Located about nine kilometres from the city's historic centre, the embassy complex sits on a sloping, 9.4-acre (3.8-hectare) site and encompasses a main office building, support structures, a garage, a gym and a sports court. Approximately 300 people work at the