架构师提供的文本描述。作为一个发现和治疗的地方，这个引人注目的设施是由它的翻译研究任务和城市环境形成的。

Text description provided by the architects. Envisioned as a place of discovery and healing, this striking facility is shaped by its translational research mission and urban context.

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该中心位于曼哈顿上，将研究人员、临床医生、教育工作者和病人安置在一个综合环境中，并采用最先进的技术。

Located in Upper Manhattan, the center places researchers, clinicians, educators, and patients in an integrated environment with state-of-the-art technology.

 Diagram Section

图段

这座11层的建筑是专门设计的，目的是通过一个正式和非正式的环境网络来促进多学科的互动。

The 11-story building is specifically designed to foster multi-disciplinary interaction through a network of formal and informal settings. 

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Eduard Hueber自拍

主要设计目标是创造一个灵活的环境，为员工提供激励和支持，同时为病人及其家属提供亲切和有尊严的服务。在里面，自然光和温暖，简单的材料调色板使癌症患者放心。

The primary design objective was to craft a flexible environment that would be inspiring and supportive for employees while gracious and dignified for patients and their families. Inside, natural light and a warm, simple material palette puts cancer patients at ease. 

 Typical Lab Floor

典型实验室地板

在外观上，建筑以砖块和玻璃为特色，地面有充足的玻璃，这有助于营造一种令人欢迎的美感。

On the exterior, the building features brick and glass, and ample glazing on the ground level helps create a welcoming aesthetic.

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Eduard Hueber自拍

这座建筑位于一个经济困难的社区，与一座同时修建以抵消医疗中心成本的住宅塔楼共用其紧凑的场地。

Located in an economically challenged neighborhood, the building shares its compact site with a residential tower built concurrently to offset the medical center’s cost.

Architects SOM

Location 1470 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA

Category Laboratory

Area 422769.0 ft2

Project Year 2013