The Saïd Business School

One of Europe’s youngest and most entrepreneurial business schools, the Saïd Business School is considered to be a world leader.

The School’s building, in the centre of Oxford, opened in 2001. In design, it brings together more than three millennia of academic tradition, from its classical amphitheatre, to the horseshoe-style lecture theatres and contemporary interpretation of the traditional dreaming spire.

A key feature of the building is the provision of informal working areas. There are numerous open spaces throughout, including cloistered walkways and a large internal courtyard – all of which help to foster informal interaction between students, faculty and visitors. Anthony Hopwood, formerly Peter Moores Dean of the Saïd Business School, comments: "I call these ‘democratic spaces’ because of the ease of interaction which they facilitate".