Imperial War Museum North

The museum's programme deals with the ravages and implications of war and the concept for the project is that of a globe shattered into fragments and reassembled on the site as an emblem of world conflict. These fragments, shards or traces of history are in turn assembled on and projected beyond the site, creating an entirely new landscape that is visible across the strategic points of the city and its surroundings. The building is composed of the interlocking of three shards, representing Earth, Air and Water, constituting the various functions

Photograph by: C. Duisberg
S. Bisgard

Source: Mies Arch Prize: http://www.miesarch.com/