Aurora Place

Designed by Renzo Piano, the 41-storey building is 188 m (617 ft) tall to the roof, and 218 m (715 ft) to the top of the spire. Not one panel is parallel to any grid. The east façade bulges out slightly from its base, reaching its maximum width at the top floors. The curved and twisted shape of east façade was designed to share the mood of the Sydney Opera House like sails on the harbour. The exterior glass curtain-wall extends beyond the main building, creating an illusion of its independence.
Aurora Place won the 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.