fɔːɹ nˌɪɹli fˈɪfti jˈɪɹz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː, ðə bˈɔːɐkˌeɪdmi bɪkˌeɪm ðə hˈoʊm ʌvðə "kˈɜːnɪɡlˌɪx pɹiːˈʌsɪʃ mˈɛsbɪldˈænstɔlt" ɹᵻnˈeɪmd tuː "stˈɑːtlɪtʃ bɪldstˈɛl" ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn.
For nearly 50 years (1885–1933), the Bauakademie became the home of the "Königlich Preussische Messbild-Anstalt" renamed to "Staatliche Bildstelle" in 1921.