American Air Museum concrete ceiling Duxford IWM
The American Air Museum at Imperial War Museum Duxford, Europe’s largest air museum, has been listed at Grade II by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the advice of Historic England. The American Air Museum was purpose-built at IWM Duxford between 1995 and 1997 to exhibit Imperial War Museums’ collection of American military aircraft. The museum was designed by renowned architects Foster + Partners in collaboration with Ove Arup and Partners as consulting engineers. Although not yet 30 years old, the museum is considered an outstanding and innovative architectural site and won critical acclaim in 1998 when it was awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize. Spanning 90 metres, the roof shell is made of two layers of concrete that can support a point load of up to twelve tonnes, with the central space looking onto the active runway.
Size: 5065px × 3330px
Location: Duxford IWM, Cambridgeshire, UK
Photo credit: © Adrian Weston / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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