All Commonwealth Institute articles – Page 2

  • Opinion

    Commonwealth: a duty to demolish

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    There is no viable future for the Commonwealth Institute. It should be demolished. Armchair aesthetes seem unaware of the raison-d'etre of the Commonwealth.

  • News

    Foster to look at Commonwealth Institute

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    The Commonwealth Institute's trustees' quest to cash in on their listed Kensington site continues with the surprise announcement they have been working with Foster & Partners on a planning application "for some months".

  • Commonwealth Institute must stay
    Opinion

    Commonwealth Institute must stay

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    We disagree with BD (Leader June 2) that the Commonwealth Institute "would not be a huge loss if it were to go". It's a fabulous and dramatic bit of post-war architecture, with a great bit of landscape design by Sylvia Crowe. It's also a very popular landmark. In the last ...

  • News

    Commonwealth threat spurs heritage groups

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Heritage groups have sprung into action to oppose the leaked government proposal to delist the Commonwealth Institute via a parliamentary bill (News June 2).