架构师提供的文本描述。扬州市位于江淮平原东部，长期以来一直是连接华北和南方的陆水交通枢纽，最近成为全国最大的物流配送中心之一。这一地区的运河文化可追溯到公元前770年左右的中国历史上的战国时期。这座城市的新总体规划旨在将水渠的历史纳入其新部门，以此将新城市与其历史性的过去联系起来。该项目作为新旧之间的纽带，努力传达其独特的运河文化所固有的丰富的历史和地区背景。

Text description provided by the architects. Located in the east of Jianghuai Plain, the city of Yangzhou has long been a land and water transportation hub connecting northern and southern China, and more recently the city has grown into one of the nation’s largest logistic distribution centers. The canal culture in this region dates back to the Warring States Period in Chinese history from around 770 B.C.. The city’s new master plan looked to incorporate this history of water canals into its new sector, as a way to connect the new city with its historic past. This project acts as the link between new and old, and strives to convey the rich historical and regional contexts inherent in its unique canal culture.

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总体规划是围绕着一系列人造运河而制定的，这些运河将新市中心的主要部分连接在一起。该项目是围绕这些运河之一设计的，并被设想为新地区的主要零售目的地。小商店和餐馆是围绕着一系列的步行道和桥梁而发展起来的，所有这些都与运河相连，为这个城市创造了一个新的河流步行零售部门。

The master plan was developed around a series of man-made canals which tie together the major sections of the new city center. This project is designed around one of these canals and was conceived as the main retail destination for the new area. Small shops and restaurants are developed around a series of pedestrian walkways and bridges, all connected to the canal, creating a new river-walk retail sector for the city.

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建筑形式是扬州地区乡土元素的当代表现形式，其主要组织元素来源于中国传统屏风中的局部几何图案。屏幕上的L形风轮形式成为创造正负空间的正式组织元素。但这种模式也在整个项目的不同规模和不同材料上使用，在整个项目中创造了一种持续的设计美学。在使用石板和砖墙时，参考了该地区丰富的石材和砖石建筑历史，这些砖墙与玻璃幕墙交织在一起。和一系列山墙形成的建筑物，包裹在绳索钢板中，从其他建筑物突出，并悬挂在人行道上，框架上和沿运河的看法。

The building forms are contemporary expressions of local vernacular elements found throughout the Yangzhou region, with the main organizing element being derived from local geometric patterns found in tradition Chinese screens. The L-shaped pinwheel forms found in the screens became the formal organizing element for the creation of both positive and negative space. But the pattern is also used throughout the project at various scales and on different materials, creating a continuous design aesthetic throughout the project. The rich history of stone and masonry construction from the region is referenced in the use of stone panels and brick walls, interlocked with glass curtain walls. And a series of gable formed buildings, wrapped in corten steel panels, protrude out from the other buildings and overhang the walkways, framing views up and down the canal.

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总体而言，该项目提供了新旧之间的联系，微妙地引用了扬州地区传统的乡土建筑形式和建筑技术。丰富的运河历史，几千年来在该地区的文化和美学上发挥了如此重要的作用，它以一种新的当代形式得到了表达和庆祝。

Overall the project provides a link between old and new, with subtle references drawn from traditional vernacular building forms and construction techniques found throughout the Yangzhou region. The rich canal history, which has played such an important role in the area both culturally and aesthetically for thousands of years, is expressed and celebrated in a new contemporary form.