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Flats plan for Commonwealth Institute set to be approved

17.09.09
Major scheme to revamp the former Commonwealth Institute in Holland Park is set to be given the go-ahead tonight... more

The NHS must rein in the health tourists

17.09.09
American healthcare providers are notoriously hardhearted towards would-be patients without the ability to pay. Now British hospitals may become a little tougher on those who come here to exploit the health service... more

£3m Institute flats scaled back

24.08.09
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A Budget carrot turns out rotten

24.08.09
No sooner do we have the flop that is the national apprenticeship scheme, fronted by Lord Sugar, than comes news of another failed Government initiative... more

Kensington makeover falls foul of heritage police

24.07.09
Radical proposals to revamp the former Commonwealth Institute building off Kensington High Street are set to be vetoed by English Heritage... more

Drastic changes will give life to Institute

01.05.09
It's not surprising that conservation groups don't like the plans for the former Commonwealth Institute building, as the proposed changes are drastic. Much will be demolished, and much will be altered.... more

Vision of a new Commonwealth

01.05.09
New plans to revamp the former Commonwealth Institute building in Holland Park have been unveiled... more

Chelsfield wins bid for US Embassy site

22.01.09
One of London's most well-known retail developers has won the contest to develop the site of the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square, the Standard can reveal... more

Commonwealth Institute plan hits snag over offices

16.01.09
A plan to rescue the former Commonwealth Institute building has been thrown into confusion after English Heritage called for the entire site to be preserved... more

We mustn't miss chance to save site

16.01.09
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Fresh designs on a modern monument

16.12.08
Proposals by one of the world’s leading architects – exclusively revealed here – could turn the disused Commonwealth Institute into a new home for the Design Museum ... more

Museum's designs on Commonwealth centre

30.10.08
The Design Museum is on the verge of moving into the former Commonwealth Institute building, the Standard has learned... more

Renovation of historic sites praised

07.10.08
A learning centre in Hampton Court Palace and the renovation of a West End baroque hotel have been named as two of the best redevelopments of historic buildings in the country... more

The far-out pavilion ... Gehry at the Serpentine

25.03.08
This summer's pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park will look like an exploded timber yard... more

The far-out pavilion ... Gehry at the Serpentine

25.03.08
Architect Frank Gehry has designed the new look summer pavillion at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park. He describes it as being “like an urban street”.... more

Dutch architect Koolhaas to redesign 'tent in the park'

19.03.08
Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas has been chosen to transform the former Commonwealth Institute building... more

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