In the words of Kent Kleinman, Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of Architecture, Art, and Planning, "Milstein Hall is an extraordinary new addition to AAP's suite of buildings, providing the academic and physical 'center of gravity' for the design arts at Cornell. Milstein Hall makes it possible for AAP to radically reconfigure the way design is taught. From a pedagogical point of view, the building is transformative.