05/12/2011 by Buildington
The name "Shard" was reportedly coined by Piano after English Heritage critics said that his design resembled a "shard of glass."
- James Holloway, Ars Technica: The Shard's bleeding edge: anatomy of a 21st century skyscraper http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/12/the-shards-bleeding-edge-anatomy-of-a-21st-century-skyscraper.ars