in 1876 the academy moved to the school buildings in the "rue du midi". it is the building of the former monastery boogaard what had meanwhile served as an orphanage. the architect pierre-victor jamaer was able to link the whole school in the limited space of the existing ensemble. the facade was redesigned by the architectural style of classicism. till today this academy is here. from 5 january 1889 women were also allowed to participate in a class for advanced students. at the end of the 19th century was the founding of the modern luca campus sint-lukas brussels a strong competition. meanwhile, arba is one of the 16 art schools of the french community of belgium. under the director charles van der stappen the doctrine came to this university to an even greater prestige. even literature and photography were part of the training offer.