Los Andes Campus building and development has been determined by two conditions: the irregular terrain where the Campus is and the characteristics of some of its halls (that have been declared cultural heritage). The first circumstance has produced the need to build irregular paths to move through the place; the second one has created the need to join together the new constructions with the old ones. These two facts have made the Campus development dynamic and have provoked a heterogeneous growth; with its big and permanent challenges and with the vast knowledge it has left.

Los Andes Campus history can be divided into 4 periods. Each of them stands out for having different nuances regarding the foundations that served as a basis for the development of the Campus and for sharing the objective that seeks to provide physical support to the Institution, according to the conditions of each moment and to the demands of the academic activities. These periods into which the development and building process of the Campus is divided are: