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Bombing during the Spanish Civil War in 1936 left the building in ruins. In 1950 a board of trustees was formed to rebuild it; alongside driving the recovery of the property, it drafted preliminary statutes under which the Estudi General Lul·lià was to stand as an exponent of the culture of the Islands and to promote the restoration of university teaching in Mallorca.
The architect Gabriel Alomar, a member of the board, was commissioned to draw up the plans for the new building. Work began on 3 July 1950 but was halted in 1953 for lack of funds. In 1963, with support from the Fundación March, work resumed and the building was left all but finished. Only the assembly hall remained: begun in 1966, it was completed in 1972 owing to the Roman remains found beneath it.
The present building is Regionalist in style and set back from the street, creating a small square before the main facade. The facade is austere, with a round-arched entrance portal, mullioned windows and a projecting timber eave. The building comprises a ground floor, a piano nobile, a converted loft and four mezzanines. It is arranged around a clastra with a perimeter portico, Ionic columns and round arches, and is distinguished by the central floor mosaic bearing Ramon Llull's coat of arms. The side facade, flush with the street, includes a portal with a segmental arch giving access to the auditorium. Various heraldic elements and other pieces from the original building were also incorporated.
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