It serves as the central symbol of the campus,[1] where special events and graduation ceremonies are held.

[3] Since the protests, the building has never been used to commemorate entrance or graduation ceremonies, but it has become a symbol of the University of Tokyo.

[6] The architecture of Yasuda Auditorium has been compared to that of the University of Cambridge's gate tower, which Uchida could have been inspired by.

The red-brick used in the building is indicative of the architecture in the period following the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923.

[7] The building includes an auditorium, central administrative offices for the university, and a room made specifically for the Emperor where he would wait to give special watches to all graduates.