As one of seven new universities built in the 1960s, the campus outside the town was designed from the bottom up. The ziggurat-like terraces with the student residences are integrated into the topography. Connected to them by a raised footpath, at the back the “Teaching Wall” extends, a block over 400m long that originally concentrated the teaching and research facilities.

From the late 1960s onwards, the campus was further developed by other architects, including Feilden & Mawson, partly departing from Lasdun’s original masterplan.

Heritage protected and in use. Partially under renovation.

Major parts of Denys Lasdun’s original University of East Anglia complex were heritage listed on October 16, 2003. Norfolk Terrace and Suffolk Terrace, commonly known as the Ziggurats, are listed Grade II*, while the Teaching Wall (also known as the Lasdun Wall) and the Library are listed Grade II.

The Grade II-listed Lasdun Wall is currently undergoing a major four-phase refurbishment programme intended to conserve and adapt the complex for continued university use. Phase 1 involves the extensive refurbishment and extension of Building 3 to provide new science, research and teaching facilities, while Buildings 4, 5 and 6 remain operational. Construction is currently underway; the topping-out of Building 3 was reached in March 2026, and completion and occupation are planned for the start of the 2027 academic year (last updated on September 10, 2026).