Archinect - News 2024-05-03T00:11:44-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/65644127/zaha-hadid-modernises-uk-s-oldest-university-building Zaha Hadid Modernises UK’s Oldest University Building Anna Johnson 2013-01-17T13:58:00-05:00 >2013-01-21T10:37:45-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/nm/nmcpyyeh50781524.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Construction on Zaha Hadid&rsquo;s anticipated Softbridge building extension to the University of Oxford building in the UK is set to commence at the end of the month. The Middle East Centre Project is an upgrade for St. Antony&rsquo;s College, one of seven graduate colleges that are part of the original building. While the the building&rsquo;s foundation date is unclear, it is the oldest university in the English-speaking world with teaching on the site believed to have commenced in 1096.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>