The school is one of the world's oldest schools of architecture.Founded in 1754 as 'The Royal Danish Painting, Sculpture and Building Academy', the academy's purpose was to educate both artists and craftsmen in the three disciplines under the same roof.

In the 1960's the school became an independent unit with its own management and achieved the status of an institution of higher learning, issuing a diploma equal to a university Master's degree in architecture, while maintaining its artistic and professional status within the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. 
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In 1996 the School of Architecture moved from the centre of Copenhagen to the former naval area Holmen.

This year the school celebrates its 250th anniversary.