Strand Quad redevelopment

King's College London has launched an Invited Design Competition through the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to redevelop the Quadrangle and its associated buildings at the College's historic Strand Campus in London WC2. The Strand Campus overlooks the Thames and stands mid-way between the Houses of Parliament and St Paul's Cathedral. This vibrant campus provides teaching and social space for some 9,000 students and 1,500 staff. It has a particular focus on arts and sciences and is home to the College's Schools of Arts & Humanities, Social Science & Public Policy, Natural & Mathematical Sciences and the Dickson Poon School of Law, as well as the China, India and Brazil global institutes. Over the next five years the College plans to add a further 2,600 students at this campus. The £20 million project to design and redevelop the Quad, including the buildings below it and the immediate surroundings will provide an additional 3,700 square metres of teaching and student social space. The Quad lies between the Grade I listed King's Building designed by Sir Robert Smirke, also architect of the British Museum, and the Somerset House East Wing designed by Sir William Chambers.