A model of the building was exhibited in the United States Pavilion at the Brussels' World's Fair of 1958.

The windowless cube is set above windowed office areas recessed in a dry moat, giving a "floating" effect.

The interior features a two-story central courtyard, illuminated by a skylight, known as the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court.

[1] Next-door is a Victorian-era Italianate mansion called Fountain Elms, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

[7] A program called Pratt at Munson-Williams-Proctor or PrattMWP allows students to study for two years in Utica, New York, called a "Foundations Program", before completing their Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Pratt Institute's main campus in Brooklyn, New York.