Imagining Empire Beautifully illustrated with Lloyd Wright’s

Beautifully illustrated with Lloyd Wright’s own sketches and photographs

and in 2005 after being awarded a residency at the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador

providing fascinating revelations into the post-war British experience of immigrants

In this wide-ranging and thought-provoking publication

Imagining Empire Beautifully illustrated with Lloyd Wright’sThis book is the first detailed study of the Commonwealth Institutes architecture and its exhibition galleries. It shows how the strikingly modern building and its dynamic displays inside worked together to create an immersive experience of the Commonwealth, as part of a wider process during which post war Britain began to focus on a future without its Empire. Featuring unpublished plans, drawings and historic photographs, the book sheds light on the