Basic Site Details
| Name: | Commonwealth Institute |
| City or county: | London |
| Country: | England |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Engineers: AJ and JD Harris, of Harris and Sutherland Contractor: John Laing Exhibtion Designer James Gardner Gardens designed by Sylvia Crowe Grade II Listed in 1988 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Institute | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Kensington High Street | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Graham Dickson | Architect, Town Planner | A | 1960 | 1962 | working under Peter Newnham at RMJM |
| Peter Arthur Newnham | Architect | A | 1960 | 1962 | |
| Robert Hogg Matthew | Architect | A | 1960 | 1962 | |
| Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall (RMJM) | Architectural practice | A | 1960 | 1961 | London office commission; continued under subsequent practice title |
| Stirrat Andrew William Johnson-Marshall | Architect | A | 1960 | 1962 | |
| James Gardner | Designer | B | 1960 | 1962 | Exhibition Designer (who had also worked on the Dome of Discovery at Festival of Britain, 1951) |
| Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (RMJM) | Architectural practice | A | 1961 | 1962 | London office commission |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Commonwealth of Nations | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, Miles | 2008 | Modern architect: the life and times of Robert Matthew | RIBA Publishing | pp237-8 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Graham Dickson | Interview of Graham Dickson by Kirsten McKee | involvement of Peter Newnham and Graham Dickson | |