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Reverend Professor William Whyte – Opening Oxford: the Schwarzman Centre
23rd January 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
William Whyte is Professor of Social and Architectural History and a Fellow of St John’s College. He is currently serving as Senior Responsible Owner and Chair of Project Board for the Schwarzman Centre, leading the building project, which is due to be completed by autumn 2025. As an academic, he writes on modern British architectural history. Beyond the University, he is chair of the Oxford Preservation Trust and a trustee of English Heritage.
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities is Oxford University’s largest building project and the result of the largest ever gift given to the University. Bringing together seven departments, seven libraries, and suite of performance space – including a 500-seater concert hall, it will transform how the humanities are studied here. It will also help change how town and gown relate to one another. Designed to be open to the public, it represents a new sort of university building.