The college was the predecessor to the current-day Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University).

[1] The Council of the Melbourne Trades Hall then matched Ormond's initial donation by rallying its members.

Architect: Terry & Oakden and Nahum Barnet.Stage 1 of the building was the "Bowen Street Wing" - which included the main lecture hall, workshops, classrooms and caretaker’s quarters.

Architect: Percy Oakden, Addison & Kemp.The "La Trobe Street Wing" and the tower block were added in 1890, at a cost of £13,700.

[2] When completed in 1892, the La Trobe Street wing provided offices, College Council and instructors’ rooms, large classrooms, and laboratories for photography and practical chemistry on the top floor.