Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed Centre Building, the tallest and largest department at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
As its name suggests, the 13-storey structure is positioned at the centre of the London School of Economics and Political Science's (LSE) campus in Bloomsbury, London.
It is designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to provide the university with flexible spaces for the its range of departments, while also being a focal point alongside a new public square at the heart of the campus.
Photo is by Mark Gorton / RSHP
"The Centre Building project presented us with a unique opportunity to work with the LSE to design a building which really reflects the values of the school," said the studio's partner Tracy Meller. "Our proposals went beyond the original brief aspirations placing a new public square at the heart of the campus to improve wayfinding and connectivity, and to give the LSE a much needed new focal point."

The Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners tower replaces several existing buildings on the site and at 13 storeys it is the largest building to have been commissioned by the university.
The massing of Centre Building comprises two volumes that are joined by circulation and meeting spaces. These are slightly staggered so each opens out to the public square.

Like the studio's signature high-tech architecture, the building is characterised by the expression of its structure both internally and extern...