All Commonwealth Institute articles
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NewsZaha Hadid frontrunner to buy London’s Design Museum
Architecture gallery proposal is favourite out of eight bids for Shad Thames site
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NewsInside OMA's Commonwealth Institute redevelopment
OMA has released new images of Rem Koolhaas and Reinier de Graaf’s plans for the redevelopment of Robert Matthew, John Marshall & Partners’ Commonwealth Institute
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NewsPawson triumphs as Design Museum winner
Appointment marks the final stage for transformation of the listed Commonwealth Institute
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Strong shortlist for new Design Museum
Tony Fretton, Stanton Williams, David Chipperfield, John Pawson, Caruso St John, Haworth Tompkins and Dutch firm Claus en Kaan are in the race to create a new home for the Design Museum inside London’s former Commonwealth Institute building.
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NewsEH institute U-turn is 'ridiculous'
Condemnation for decision to back OMA’s Commonwealth revamp
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NewsEnglish Heritage backs OMA's Commonwealth Institute revamp
English Heritage has backed OMA’s plans to transform London’s former Commonwealth Institute into a new home for the Design Museum, it was announced today.
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MultimediaBD Podcast: Daniel Moylan on design in the capital and Anne Lacaton
Deputy leader of Kensington and Chelsea council Daniel Moylan is this week's special guest, speaking about why the Commonwealth Institute redesign deserves the go-ahead, Richard Rogers' resignation and Euston arch.
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NewsOMA's Commonwealth Institute scheme wins planning
OMA’s long-awaited plans for the former Commonwealth Institute have been given the go-ahead by Kensington and Chelsea council.
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NewsRethink for OMA's Commonwealth Institute revamp
OMA's controversial designs to revamp the former Commonwealth Institute have been substantially overhauled in response to criticism from English Heritage, Kensington & Chelsea council and local residents.
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NewsRival scheme for Commonwealth Institute proposed
Radical proposals to redevelop the Commonwealth Institute by OMA and West 8 are to be directly challenged by a rival scheme prepared by architects Brian Avery and Brian Waters
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MultimediaBD Podcast: The Commonwealth Institute saga, Carmody Groakes’ 7/7 memorial.
This week the BD team is joined by Brian Waters of the ACA to chew the fat over the continuing Commonwealth Institute saga and the recently unveiled 7/7 memorial by Carmody Groake.
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NewsCouncil asks OMA to scale down Commonwealth Institute
OMA and West 8’s contentious plans to redevelop the former Commonwealth Institute building have been sent back to the drawing board, amid concerns about the scale of the scheme.
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OpinionRoof is the point
There may be a battle raging over the future of the former Commonwealth Institute building (News May 1), but the only bit worth keeping is the roof.
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OpinionSpare us more luxury homes
Whenever an important site comes up for sale, the only use anyone appears to think of is shiny homes for the wealthy
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NewsBattle brewing over Commonwealth plan
Heritage groups angered as Design Museum scheme seeks to ditch original institute features
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News‘Only roof is safe’ in OMA revamp
Commonwealth Institute plans not acceptable to conservation groups
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OpinionWill moving really be better?
The Design Museum may appear to be a white knight come to save the Commonwealth Institute building, but is it just a vanity project with no real purpose?
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NewsDesign Museum targets Commonwealth Institute building for new home
The Design Museum’s epic search for a larger new home is finally set to end with a new base at Kensington’s former Commonwealth Institute building.
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NewsKoolhaas wins competition to restore Commonwealth Institute
Rem Koolhaas’s firm OMA is set to restore London’s iconic Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington, after beating competition from architects including Rafael Viñoly, Eric Parry and Caruso St John.
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Commonwealth Institute saved
The future of west London’s grade II* listed Commonwealth Institute has been secured 10 months after an abortive attempt by culture secretary Tessa Jowell to delist it for demolition.