架构师提供的文本描述。在被称为新泽西半边地的大片森林和湿地中，斯托克顿学院自然成为可持续设计的主要实践者。随着学院的不断发展，它面临着创建一个能够吸引优秀学生和教师的校园，满足学术和大学生活的需要，同时庆祝其融合和自然地位的挑战。这种增长也暴露了对校园焦点的需求，一个学生、教师和游客可以交汇的目的地，以及一个可以成为斯托克顿学院(StocktonCollege)同义词的里程碑。

Text description provided by the architects. In the vast region of preserved forests and wetlands known as the New Jersey Pinelands, Stockton College is naturally situated to become a leading practitioner of sustainable design. As the college continues to grow, it faces the challenges of creating a campus able to attract top students and faculty, meet the needs of academic and collegiate life, and simultaneously celebrate its integration and place in nature. The growth has also exposed the need for a campus focal point, a destination where students, faculty, and visitors can mingle, and a landmark that can become synonymous with Stockton College.

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新的建筑提供了一个地方，社区可以真正实现斯托克顿学院的价值观和文化。KSS协调管理学院的项目预算，设计一个支持环境责任和保护斯托克顿自然环境的社会和文化中心。校园中心坐落在未来校园绿地的顶端，已成为迎接游客和完成社区日常服务的目的地。

The new building provides a place where the community can truly realize the Stockton College values and culture. KSS coordinated managing the college’s project budget with designing a social and cultural center that supports environmental responsibility and preserves Stockton’s natural setting. Sited at the head of a future campus green, the campus center has become a destination that greets visitors and fulfills everyday services of the community.

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该设计通过使用有机的、自然启发的建筑细节来转换现有的大学和外部社区之间的森林过渡，比如高耸的柱子，让人想起树枝的伸展桁架，以及一个由木板制成的落顶天篷。可持续设计要素包括含水层热能储存、节能地热加热和冷却系统.

The design translates the existing forested transition between the college and outside community by using organic, nature-inspired architectural details such as soaring columns topped by outstretched trusses reminiscent of tree limbs, and a drop ceiling canopy created from wood panels. Sustainable design elements include an Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage, an energy-efficient geothermal heating and cooling system.

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KSS建筑师事务所是一家全面服务的建筑、规划和室内设计公司，在普林斯顿和费城设有办事处。自1983年成立以来，我们为教育、土地开发、商业地产和企业的领导者客户建立了令人印象深刻的工作组合。

Firm Profile KSS Architects is a full-service architecture, planning, and interior design firm with offices in Princeton and Philadelphia. Since our founding in 1983, we have built an impressive portfolio of work for clients who are leaders in education, land development, commercial real estate, and corporations.

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我们致力于高质量的设计和最先进的技术解决方案.我们的公司结构，以简化决策，同时利用我们的40多名团队成员的专门知识，其中许多是LEED认证的专业人员。我们的五个合作伙伴之一领导每个项目，但定期与其他合作伙伴和团队成员协商，让每个人都有机会贡献他们的专业知识，并为任何设计、技术或管理问题找到解决方案。

We are committed to high quality design and state-of-the-art technical solutions. We structure our firm to streamline decision making while utilizing the expertise of our more than 40 team members, many of whom are LEED Accredited Professionals. One of our five partners leads each project, but consults regularly with other partners and team members to give everyone the opportunity to contribute their specialized knowledge and to find the solution for any design, technical, or management problem.

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我们的项目获得了许多奖项，并经常出现在国家和区域出版物中。2002年、2005年和2009年，KSS被评为新泽西州年度最佳公司。

Our projects have received many awards and are often featured in national and regional publications. KSS was named AIA New Jersey’s Firm of the Year in 2002, 2005 and 2009.