expanded into a building designed by Pritzker Prize–winning modernist architect Kenzo Tange (1913–2005) as part of the new "arts complex" that included the Children's Theatre Company and a major addition to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
On July 1, 1988, MCAD became a wholly independent institution, no longer governed by the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts.
On October 19, 2016, the Full-time and Adjunct faculty unionized joining the Service Employees International Union Local 284.
== Academics ==
MCAD offers several degree programs: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Master of Fine Arts.
== Campus ==
MCAD is located at 2501 Stevens Avenue, just south of downtown Minneapolis. It shares an eighteen-acre arts campus with the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Children's Theatre Company. The MCAD campus consists of eight buildings and three acres of lawns and gardens.
MCAD offers shared, furnished student apartments for on-campus living with floor plans for two, four, or six …
