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Architects: Allies & Morrison, OMA
- Area: 323000 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Photographs:Nick Gutteridge
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Manufacturers: Effisus
Text description provided by the architects. HISTORY
The Commonwealth Institute, by Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall and Partners, completed in 1962, marks the transition from British Empire to Commonwealth. Regarded as an important modern building by English Heritage, it was first listed in 1988, and again in 1990 for its special architectural interest. In 2002, only just after having undergone major refurbishment by Avery Associates (2000/2001), the building was closed to the public. In 2006, the government tried to delist the Commonwealth Institute, but failed, saving the building from demolition.
