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===Saw Swee Hock Student Centre=== The first new campus building for more than 40 years, the [[Saw Swee Hock]] Student Centre, named after the Singaporean statistician and philanthropist, opened in January 2014 following an [[architectural design competition]] managed by [[RIBA Competitions]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saw Swee Hock Student Centre |url=https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/estates-division/lse-estate/development-projects/saw |access-date=2022-03-30 |publisher=London School of Economics |archive-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526112036/https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/estates-division/lse-estate/development-projects/saw |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=London School of Economics and Political Science|title=In Memoriam: Professor Saw Swee Hock (1931β2021) |url=https://www.lse.ac.uk/seac/people/saw-swee-hock.aspx |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=London School of Economics and Political Science |language=en-GB |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710220725/https://www.lse.ac.uk/seac/people/saw-swee-hock |url-status=live }}</ref> The building provides accommodation for the [[LSE Students' Union]], LSE accommodation office and LSE careers service as well as a bar, events space, gymnasium, rooftop terrace, learning cafΓ©, dance studio, and media centre.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saw Swee Hock Student Centre|url=https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/estates-division/lse-estate/development-projects/saw|access-date=26 May 2021|website=London School of Economics and Political Science|publisher=London School of Economics|archive-date=26 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526112036/https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/estates-division/lse-estate/development-projects/saw|url-status=live}}</ref> Designed by architectural practice O'Donnell and Tuomey, the building achieved a [[BREEAM]] 'Outstanding' rating for environmental sustainability, won multiple awards including the RIBA National Award and London Building of the Year Award, and was shortlisted for the [[Stirling Prize]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=LSE Saw Swee Hock Center |url=https://www.urbansystems.design/experience/lse-saw-swee-hock-center |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=Urban Systems Design {{!}} MEP & Environmental Engineers |language=en-GB |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710220752/https://www.urbansystems.design/experience/lse-saw-swee-hock-center |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=In the news |url=https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/estates-division/lse-estate/development-projects/saw/in-the-news |access-date=2022-03-30 |publisher=London School of Economics |archive-date=30 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330231841/https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/estates-division/lse-estate/development-projects/saw/in-the-news |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SAW Awards |url=https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/estates-division/lse-estate/development-projects/saw/saw-awards |access-date=2022-03-30 |publisher=London School of Economics |archive-date=31 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331170939/https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/estates-division/lse-estate/development-projects/saw/saw-awards |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-10-09 |title=Riba Stirling Prize 2014: Saw Swee Hock Student Centre |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29498668 |access-date=2022-03-30 |archive-date=31 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331180657/https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29498668 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:OldCuriosityShop.JPG|thumb|The 16th-century Old Curiosity Shop is now owned (freehold) and managed by the LSE.]]
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