The Mayor told guests "To come here and see something as beautiful as this – it makes you want to do a course just to enjoy the building." He also added that "this college has been designed as a role model for what we want across London, which is to give people the opportunity to get in on the first rung of education and get the skills they want in life." Principal Vicki Fagg described the building as "architecturally stunning", while assistant principal Malcolm Rapier remarked: "It is a real statement for further education students and for Kilburn."