Following the evolution of the post-war Dutch and British welfare states and subsequent rise in neoliberal policy making, institutional academic focus transformed into a multifaceted set of needs, including complex property and fiscal requirements. These twentieth century socio-economic milestones had a profound impact on institutional physical configuration and specialization over time. This research proposes to illustrate how these events have altered university footprints and realigned academia with the free market, evidenced through the analysis of archived financial records, historical maps, campus plans and university expansion documentation.