The curved and twisted shape of east façade is aimed to correspond spatially with Sydney Opera House and to represent the sublime marine environment of the harbour.

Artists featured at Aurora Place include Kan Yasuda, Caio Fonseca and Tim Prentice.

Aurora Place was the winner of prestigious 2002 Property Council of Australia Rider Hunt Award, handled out for technical and financial qualities.

On 2 June 2009, French urban climber Alain Robert scaled this building in protest against climate change.

Terracotta tiles makes up much of the lower section of the building to contrast the white dominated glass cladding.