building, a tall 1960’s modernist structure with an entrance framed by angular granite columns and glazed Persian tiles. Today its grounds and buildings are maintained by the U.S. Department of StateTo get the job done he commissioned London decorator Michael Szell, whose work he had become acquainted with during his stint at the Embassy in London. Well-known in England as a fabric designer, Szell had already decorated palaces, mansions and tents from Tehran to Persopolis. Yet although he was familiar with culture and its decorative arts .
