At its heart, the Riverside Museum is a powerful and poignant ode to Glasgow's great shipbuilding past. The entire building is essentially conceived as a giant zinc funnel that channels visitors from the city at its entrance to the magnificent view of the River Clyde that bursts forth from its gaping mouth. Along the way the building twists and widens in anticipation of its climax and the journey is constantly guided by the linear surge of the pitched roofs suspended overhead. With its entrance and river facades conceived as abstract representations of the steepled Glasgow skyline and windows framing landmark views cut into the side elevations, this is a building instinctively dedicated to the city it serves.
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