The AON Centre was influenced by the classical formalism of Mies van der Rohe and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, in particular Yuncken Freeman drew upon Mies Van Der Rohe’s Federal Center in Chicago (1964) in a more formalised manner the Seagram Building, New York (1958) was also used as inspiration. The Seagram Building was used as a precedent when it comes to creating open space that is used by the public as they enter the building."Royal Insurance Group Building", Walking Melbourne, Melbourne, 2001. Retrieved on 23 April 2013.
