1958年4月，赖特的项目获得批准，整整一年后，建筑师提交了他的一套概念图。在他去世后，他的门徒亚伦·格林和他的女婿威廉·韦斯利·彼得斯继续施工，使弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特的设计成为现实。这个项目最突出的品质之一是，赖特并没有停留在建筑上-他接着设计了门、标志、家具以及最后的每一个细节。

In April 1958 Wright's project was approved, and the architect submitted his set of concept drawings exactly a year later. Upon his death, his protege Aaron Greene and his son-in-law William Wesley Peters continued with the construction, bringing Frank Lloyd Wright's designs to reality. One of the most outstanding qualities of the project is that Wright didn't stop at the architecture - he went on to design the door, the signs, furniture, and every last detail.

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这位建筑师强调了他对接近自然的有机建筑的信念，特别是在司法和行政大楼，他声称马林县的景观是他所见过的最美丽的景观之一。该项目的水平性和它的位置符合赖特的哲学，真正适应景观和利用它的美丽。

The architect stressed his beliefs in an organic architecture close to nature, particularly in the Hall of Justice and Administration Building, claiming Marin County's landscapes to be among the most beautiful he'd ever seen. The horizontality of the project and its placement fall in line with Wright's philosophy and truly accommodate the landscape and harness its beauty.

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独特的材料覆盖了这个项目，最引人注目的是最初打算覆盖屋顶的黄金。一些正面细节、门和其他元素都用金色油漆处理，但当赖特去世后选择屋顶材料时，他的妻子不得不决定用浅蓝色油漆屋顶，相信这种颜色最终会与周围环境搭配得很漂亮。甚至该结构也是创新的，它将钢和混凝土表面，以及支撑和悬臂的部分工程。这使得它对地震动更有抵抗力，并且由于内部的微小的重复支撑而促进了内部功能的扩展。

Unique materials cover the project, most notably the gold that was initially intended to cover the roof as well. Some facade details, doors, and other elements are treated in gold colored paint, however when time came to select the material of the roof after Wright's death, his wife had to take the decision to paint the roof in light blue, believing the color would eventually wear and mix beautifully with its surrounding. Even the structure was innovative, bringing together steel and concrete surfaces and supports and cantilevering parts of the project. This made it more resistant to earth quakes and facilitating the expansion of internal functions due to the slim repetitive supports on the interior.

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该项目甚至在每栋建筑中建造了两个中心空间，中庭随着它们的上升而变得更宽-这是一个“古根海姆效应”(Guggenheim)。把这两座占主导地位的建筑物连在一起的穹顶，象征性地容纳了马林县的监事会和公共图书馆。其中一个侧翼容纳着独特的弯曲审判室，成为全国法院的一个范例，而另一个侧翼则是行政办公室的所在地；每个房间至少接收一种光源的光线，通常来自中央购物中心的外部窗户和天窗。

The project even boats two center spaces in each building with atria that grow wider as they rise higher - a 'Guggenheim effect.' The dome linking the two dominant buildings iconically houses the Board of Supervisors of Marin County and the Public Library. One of the wings houses the unique curved courtrooms, which became an example for courthouses across the country, while the other wing is home to the administration offices; each room receives light from at least one source of light, often from both the exterior windows and the skylight of the central mall.

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其他建筑物包括规模相对较小的邮局大楼和公民中心尖塔。这两座建筑如今是文娱中心供暖/通风系统的详细排气口。该项目最初包括司法大厅内的一所监狱，但其增加的人口被迫迁移，其中一座是根据亚伦·格林的设计理念建造的，通过一条地下隧道保持与司法大厅的连接。

Other structures include the relatively small Post Office Building and the Civic Center Spire, which today serves as an elaborate exhaust vent for the heating/ventilating system of the Civic Center. The project initially included a prison inside the Justice Hall, however its increased population forced relocation and one was built based on the design concept of Aaron Greene, preserving the connection to the justice hall through an underground tunnel.

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今天，该项目被列入国家历史遗址登记册，被认为是国家历史地标和加利福尼亚历史地标，目前正在考虑被指定为教科文组织世界遗产遗址。马林县公民中心被认为是赖特“最后一个伟大的使命”，也是他职业生涯中最强大的项目之一，因为它与传统建筑相抗衡，使建筑更接近自然，更贴近使用者。

Today the project is listed on the National Register of Historic Place and is considered a National Historic Landmark and a California Historical Landmark, while currently being considered for designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Marin County Civic Center is considered to be Wright's 'last great commission' and one of the strongest projects of his career in that it countered the traditional to bring architecture closer to nature and to its users.

建筑师弗兰克劳埃德赖特位置3501公民中心路，圣拉斐尔，CA 94903，美国类别政府建筑主管亚伦绿色项目年照片Flickr用户C.M.Keiner，Flickr用户DB的旅行，Flickr用户Kara Brugman，伟大的建筑物

Architects Frank Lloyd Wright Location 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903, United States Category Government Construction Supervisor Aaron Green Project Year 1957 Photographs Flickr User C.M. Keiner, Flickr User DB's travels, Flickr User kara brugman, Great Buildings