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Work on first phase of the [[James Clerk Maxwell Building]] at [[King's Buildings]] began in 1966.

The 1960s saw massive expansion of the the [[Faculty of Science]] at King's Buildings to accommodate a surge in student numbers. The first major addition to the campus was the James Clerk Maxwell Building, designed by  [[Sir Basil Urwin Spence (1907-1976)|Sir Basil Spence (1907-1976)‏‎]]. Phase 1 of the building housed the following departments (which moved in to the building in stages between 1969 and 1976):

*[[Geology]]
*[[Mathematics]]
*[[Meteorology]] 
*[[Physics]]

It also became home to the [[Edinburgh Regional Computing Centre]] from 1968. It currently houses Edinburgh University's [[School of Physics and Astronomy]] and [[School of Mathematics]].

== Sources ==

*Ronald M. Birse, ''Science at the University of Edinburgh, 1583-1993: An Illustrated History to Mark the Centenary of the Faculty of Science and Engineering 1893-1993'' (Edinburgh: Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh, 1994)

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