1887 – Unsuccessful design for Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London
Architect: T.G. Jackson
Unsuccessful competition entry by Thomas Graham Jackson to design a new Imperial Institute in Kensgington. The massive, and to our eyes overscaled, tower would have been a local landmark. The competition was won by T.E. Collcutt. Front elevation published in The Building News, December 21st 1883.
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Published November 8, 2012 | Last Updated January 31, 2026
