LSE buildings and estate

On 5 November 2008, Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh officially opened the New Academic Building (NAB) at LSE. This video, produced by 2k5 Media, commemorates the opening of the NAB and provides an insight into the work of architects and builders that turned an old Edwardian building into a superb teaching space for students by day and the city's most contemporary venue for public lectures in the evening. The £71 million New Academic Building, designed by the architects Grimshaw and built by Osborne, houses the School's Departments of Management and Law, and its new Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change. It has eight floors of teaching rooms, four lecture theatres, a debating chamber and offices, and is built around a soaring central atrium flooded with natural light. LSE Director Howard Davies said: 'It's a wonderful space which at last gives us the academic environment to match our academic reputation. The building will help reinvigorate teaching and learning a

LSE is known for having one of the most active student bodies in the world and LSE is working to create a world class building that will feature the best facilities for students and will enhance the student experience. In this short film, LSE students Sophie Giscard D'estaing and Andrew Rajanathan set out to discover why the School is building a new students' centre and what the building will look like. 'It's a shame to lose a very old building' comments Andrew after a tour of the St Philips building, which will be demolished to make way for the new centre, 'but it's not very practical right now is it? The corridors are really small and it's quite dark and dingy. I can see now why they want to change it.' The architects working to create a far more open and engaging building are Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey. But the new build is about more than designing a more accessible building. 'What we always hear from our societies is that they need bigger and better facilities to expand, to

The Saw Swee Hock Student Centre will be the first new building at LSE for more than 40 years. It will be constructed on the site of the current St Philips buildings within the campus and gives every indication of being an exemplary piece of architecture that is innovative, sustainable and inspirational, and which will be at the forefront of 'Contemporary Westminster'. The striking building design is by Irish architects O'Donnell & Tuomey, supported by an excellent design team which includes MEP consultants BDSP and structural engineers Dewhurst McFarland. The project team also includes project manager Turner and Townsend, and quantity surveyors Northcroft. The Saw Swee Hock Student Centre will house the Students' Union - including venue, pub, learning cafe, exercise studio, roof terrace coffee/juice bar, fitness centre, media centre, activities space, advice and representation centres; Multi Faith Prayer centre; residences; accommodation; sales and marketing office; and the LSE Career

The LSE Saw Swee Hock Student Centre is really taking shape and the structure is nearing completion. In this timelapse film you can see the work that has been completed to date.

Vox pop interviews with people who are occupants or visitors of the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, by Rod McAllister and William Pine, commissioned by LSE Estates Division.

The School's public face for much of its 120 year history, Houghton Street is changing. The Centre Buildings Redevelopment project began in Spring 2015 and the East Building, Clare Market, St Clement's and the Anchorage will all be demolished to make way for the new building. Here LSE Archivist Sue Donnelly shares the secrets of the East Building, touring the site just before its closure and demolition. See also - LSE History blog - Tales from Houghton Street: an LSE oral history - SoundCloud - /tales-from-houghton-street-an-lse-oral-his... LSE Website - Credits: Music - 29 Ghosts IV by Nine Inch Nails

A film about the LSE Centre Buildings Redevelopment, the largest ever building project LSE has commissioned in its 120 year history. Contributors - Allister Architecture: Rod McAllister, William Pine LSE: Julian Robinson RSHP: Tracy Meller, Lord Rogers, Ivan Harbour Bensound.com Further information about the Centre Buildings Redevelopment -