Kaisin described the building as "a small town within a city".

A local paper described the building in 2007 as a "powerful.

He described the central building, which houses the director general's office on the top floor, as "a modern structure with a round, echoing lobby."

The 1881 School Report describes the building in some detail.

He moved a hand, describing the building behind him.

Senate House is a term frequently used to describe the main administrative building of a university.

Other observers have described the building as Hearst's hunting lodge.

He described the first building as a triangular structure with a reflective glass skin.

"An architecture critic described the original building as without pretense," she said.

The architect described the building as designed in a modern Moorish style.