Air Shard
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Air Shard is the dramatic, sharply angled aluminum-clad tower of Imperial War Museum North that symbolizes the chaos and fragmentation of war.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
→
museum tower → |
| architecturalConceptBy | Daniel Libeskind → |
| architecturalStyle | Deconstructivism → |
| associatedWith | Imperial War Museums → |
| category |
Museum architecture in the United Kingdom
→
Towers in Greater Manchester → |
| contrastsWith |
Earth Shard
→
Water Shard → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| designedBy | Daniel Libeskind → |
| feature |
dramatic silhouette
→
exposed structural elements → metallic exterior → sharp angles → tilted geometry → |
| function |
architectural landmark
→
viewing tower → |
| hasShape | sharply angled tower → |
| isOneOf | three shards of Imperial War Museum North → |
| locatedIn |
England
→
Greater Manchester → Imperial War Museum North → North West England → Trafford → |
| materialUsed |
aluminium cladding
→
steel → |
| partOf |
Imperial War Museum North
→
shattered globe concept of Imperial War Museum North → |
| purpose |
to convey instability
→
to evoke disorientation → to represent the violence of war → |
| symbolizes |
chaos of war
→
destruction caused by conflict → fragmentation of war → |
| theme |
memory of conflict
→
war and its impact → |
| visualRole | skyline marker for Imperial War Museum North → |
Referenced by (1)
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