RIBA confronts colonial history of London HQ in Raise the Roof: Building for Change exhibition

A graphite mural and pine sculptures are among the artworks in an exhibition examining the colonial history embedded in the Royal British Institute of Architects' London headquarters.

The exhibition, named Raise the Roof: Building for Change, grapples specifically with the colonial symbolism in two of the building's most divisive interior features.

These are the Jarvis Mural and the Florence Hall Dominion screen, which formed part of the original decorative scheme when the Royal...