Since 1952, some organizations had thoughtfully considered the idea to integrate these Bandung based faculties in order to constitute an independent university. The original name for the university was proposed on February 25th, 1957 as Technology and Natural Science Institute.
Later, the name of Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) was established on February 28th, 1959. On March 2nd, 1959, in a ceremonious event at the campus to mark its opening, President Sukarno displayed the name plate over the old one of 'Fakultas Teknik dan Fakultas Ilmu Pasti dan Ilmu Alam, Universitas Indonesia' with the new identity: 'Institut Teknologi Bandung.'
There were also two different buildings in the front of the ones previously mentioned known as PLN Laboratory and TPB Building. An open space around these buildings was designed by ITB students that had won a national architectural contest. Other buildings built during this period were Technological Laboratories (Labtek).
There were organizational changes during this time as the role of Development Bureau was officially handed over to the Vice Rector of development. Three important buildings were built during this period, i.e. the Main Library, the Centre for Inter-university Cooperation (PAU), and the East General Lecture Building (GKU). There was also a need to redesign the northern area of the campus, which at that time was treated as merely a campus backyard. An architectural contest was organized in search of a suitable design to redesign the Northern Gate, and was won by an architectural study program student. His design had been retouched as ITB has built a new facility, the Sunken Court, an underground facility that connects Ganesha Campus with Lebak Siliwangi.
Project manager Mame Sutoko led a team that built several Labtek on the campus, and in Sabuga Complex in Siliwangi Valley. Other facilities that were built with the funds were Plaza Widya Nusantara and the Sunken Court. Around the Sunken Court is a space used for student units, which is directly related to the sport centre in Siliwangi Valley.
On Ganesha Campus is Sasana Budaya Ganesha (Ganesha Cultural Auditorium). It was originally designed to meet the need for a proper representative place for graduations. Its main hall holds up to 4000 people and the auditorium is now used for urban activities, such as exhibitions, shows and performances, and scientific meetings. As this facility is surrounded by sport facilities, it does not only meet the needs of ITB but also meets the needs of the public.
In addition to being utilized for the development of public facilities and buildings for the benefit of academic activities of ITB departments, the loan from OECF was also utilized for the construction of the Office of the ITB Rector (Annex Building). This five-floor building functions as the Centre for Academic Information and Data of ITB, which facilitates the activities of ITB bureaus. Inside the building there are several offices, one of which functions as student registration. The upper floor of the Annex Building functions as an auditorium, which is usually utilized for conducting doctoral promotion.