A fund-raising campaign was launched in 1907, and in 1911 the Institute moved to new and much grander premises on Bell Street, designed by Robert Gibson and James Langlands, where it re-opened as Dundee Technical College & School of Art.

A site was chosen and plans drawn up by architect James Wallace in 1937, but due to delays largely caused by the war, construction did not begin until 1953.

[6] DJCAD is a school within the University of Dundee and is led by current Dean, Professor Anita Taylor.

The Times rated DJCAD as third in Scotland for art and design, and 27th in the UK by Grade Point Average (Intensity).

The REF judged DJCAD's research environment, including underlying support and infrastructure, external income, and PhD performance, 100% at either 3 or 4-star levels.

The college also maintains an art collection of work by its students, usually acquired from the annual Degree Shows.

[30] Work by College staff is regularly exhibited in sites owned by the City of Dundee, the university generally or the DCA as well as in events throughout the world.

(Notable names include Andy Warhol, Marcel Duchamp, Carl Andre, John Cage, Valie Export, Bruce Nauman, Dieter Roth, Carolee Schneemann, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Susan Hiller, Yoko Ono, Helen Douglas, Tacita Dean, Bruce Maclean, David Shrigley, Julian Opie, John Latham, Simon Starling, Ian Hamilton Finlay, David Bellingham and Toby Paterson).

The Dundee Degree Show is organised annually in May to showcase the work of final year undergraduate students.