Planning for the shopping center was done by Chapman Taylor, and the responsible project architect was Ruprecht Melder.

[2] The West, North, and northern half of the Eastern facades, with a total coverage of 5,800 square meters, was made of colored lacquered metal panels which were placed on the walls to form prisms.

[4][5] Mira is home to the largest thermal groundwater system installation for room cooling of all shopping centers in Europe.

Overall, MIRA saves 40 percent of the final energy when compared to a conventionally built modern shopping center.

The fountain "Ab durch die Mitte" of the Nordhaideplatz in front of the southern entrance of the shopping center was designed by Alexander Laner and commissioned in 2009.