Editing University of Surrey (section)

===Construction===
The site was first announced on 12 March 1964, to have 3,500 full-time students by 1975. Guildford Borough Council supported the proposal on 31 March 1964.<ref>''Times'' Wednesday April 1 1964, page 12</ref>

A complete model was built by December 1964 of the 83-acre site.<ref>''Times'' Wednesday December 9 1964, page 7</ref> The £4m contract was given to James Longley of Crawley in March 1965, for phase one, of three four-storey academic blocks, seven five-storey residential blocks, the nine-storey Senate House, lecture theatres and restaurant. It was built in only ten months.<ref>''Times'' Tuesday October 8 1968, page 2</ref>

The architect was the Building Design Partnership ([[George Grenfell-Baines]]).<ref>''Times'' Tuesday March 16 1965, page 20</ref> Government planning permission was given on 30 December 1965.<ref>''Times'' Friday December 31 1965, page 12</ref>

In May 1968, James Longley of Crawley were given the £1.75m contract for phase two, with two academic blocks, six residential blocks, a hall, and a restaurant. It was built with the [[Bison industrialised building system]].<ref>''Times'' Thursday May 16 1968, page 29</ref>