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==Campus==
[[File:Philips Building, SOAS 02.jpg|thumb|The Philips Building]]
The campus is located in the [[Bloomsbury]] area of central London, close to [[Russell Square]]. It includes College Buildings (the Philips Building and the Old Building), Brunei Gallery building, 53 Gordon Square (which houses the Doctoral School) and, since 2016, the Paul Webley Wing (the North Block of Senate House). The SOAS library designed by [[Sir Denys Lasdun]] in 1973 is located in the Philips Building. The nearest [[London Underground|Underground]] station is [[Russell Square tube station|Russell Square]].

The school houses the Brunei Gallery, built from an endowment from the [[Hassanal Bolkiah|Sultan of Brunei Darussalam]], the leader of a country whose human rights abuses are ongoing,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perry|first=Louise|date=2020-01-29|title=The strange world of the radically left-wing Soas university|url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-strange-world-of-the-radically-left-wing-soas-university|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The Spectator }}</ref> and inaugurated by the [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Royal]], as Chancellor of the University of London, on 22 November 1995. Its facilities include exhibition space on three floors, a book shop, a lecture theatre, and conference and teaching facilities. The Brunei Gallery hosts a programme of changing contemporary and historical exhibitions from Asia, Africa and the Middle East with the aim to present and promote cultures from these regions.<ref>[http://www.culture24.org.uk/mw118/ The Brunei Gallery, SOAS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624163356/http://www.culture24.org.uk/mw118 |date=24 June 2016 }}. Culture24. Retrieved 23 May 2016.</ref>

The Japanese-style roof garden on top of the Brunei Gallery was built during the Japan 2001 celebrations and was opened by the sponsor, [[Haruhisa Handa]], an Honorary Fellow of the School, on 13 November 2001.<ref>[http://www.culture24.org.uk/mw118 SOAS Japanese-Inspired Roof Garden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624163356/http://www.culture24.org.uk/mw118 |date=24 June 2016 }}. Opensqaures.org. Retrieved 23 May 2016.</ref>

The school hosted the [[Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art]], one of the foremost collections of Chinese ceramics in Europe. The collection has been loaned to the [[British Museum]], where it is now on permanent display in Room 95.

The SOAS Centenary Masterplan conceived the development of two new buildings and a substantial remodelling of existing space to realign and develop the entrance and two areas within the Old Building. The cost estimates for the Centenary Masterplan settle at around £73m for the total project. The full implementation of the School's Centenary Masterplan would deliver approximately 30% additional space, approximately 1,000 sq metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soas.ac.uk/directorate/soas2016/file23384.pdf |title=2016 A Vision and Strategy for the Centennial |date=April 2010 |publisher=SOAS |access-date=24 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604073116/http://www.soas.ac.uk/directorate/soas2016/file23384.pdf |archive-date=4 June 2011 }}</ref>