索尔兹伯里大学Patricia R. Guerrieri学术共同体
Salisbury University Patricia R. Guerrieri Academic Commons / Sasaki
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来自建筑事务所的描述:索尔兹伯里大学新的Patricia R. Guerrieri学术共同体位于校园核心地带,策略性地使校园内的教学方式发生了显著改变。新建筑允许将大学所有的学术研究项目与最先进的图书馆,教室,咖啡馆,400座席会议室和Nabb研究中心(这是一个专门用于研究马里兰州东岸的历史和文化的特殊收藏图书馆)结合在一起。对于大学所有学科的共同点,该学术共同体完全支持所有的学习模式,从个人自学到团队合作,再到丰富的技术支持的团体参与。
From the architect. Strategically located at the core of the campus, Salisbury University's new Patricia R. Guerrieri Academic Commons significantly transforms how teaching and learning occur on campus. The new building allows the university to bring all of their academic support programs together in combination with a state-of-the-art library, classrooms, cafe, 400-seat assembly space, and the Nabb Research Center—a special collections library dedicated to the history and culture of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Common ground for all of the university's academic disciplines, the Academic Commons fully supports all modes of study and learning, from individual contemplative study to collaborative, technology-rich group engagement.
The program elements are arrayed around a dramatic four-story learning commons with each floor dedicated to a specific type of learning. The ground floor is devoted to staff-supported collaboration. The second floor contains program elements focused on teaching and learning skills, the third floor is dedicated to individual reflective learning, and the fourth floor, which contains the Nabb Research Center and a 400-seat assembly space, facilitates engagement with original sources and supports learning through public dialogue.
A critical challenge of the project was siting the building. Its location at the historic crossroads on campus required strategies to knit the building into the existing fabric and diminish the impact of its 226,000 square feet. The building also mediates between very different scales and characteristics on campus. To the east the building faces onto Route 13 and the community of Salisbury, requiring a civic expression and a more monumental scale, as the building serves as a gateway and point of arrival for the community. To the west, the building frames Red Square, the iconic student square and gathering space for the university, requiring a much more informal and intimate scale and expression.