架构师提供的文本描述。2012年9月24日，英国伊丽莎白二世女王陛下标志着苏格兰阿伯丁大学新图书馆的正式开幕。这座建筑在2005年施密特·哈默·拉森建筑师的建筑竞赛中获胜，取代了1965年开始的大学前图书馆-皇后图书馆。

Text description provided by the architects. On September 24th 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain marks the official opening of the University of Aberdeen New Library in Scotland. The building, won in an architectural competition in 2005 by schmidt hammer lassen architects, is replacing the University’s former library from 1965 – the Queen Mother Library.

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15，500平方米的新图书馆为学生、大学工作人员、参观者和公众提供了21世纪的学习和研究环境，这是建筑如何发挥作用的一个积极例子。自该大楼于2011年9月投入使用以来，统计数字显示，图书馆的使用大幅增加，第一年已有70多万游客进入该大楼。

The 15,500 m² new library, which provides a 21st century learning and research environment for students, university staff, visitors and the public, is a positive example of how architecture can make a difference. Since the building was put into service in September 2011, the statistics have shown a significant increase in the use of the library, and more than 700,000 visitors have entered the building this first year of operation.

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他说：“香港仔大学新图书馆是大学及香港仔社区学生的会址和文化中心。施密特·哈默·拉森(Schmidt锤Lassen)建筑师的创始人莫滕·施密特(Morten Schmidt)说，这栋建筑的外墙白天闪闪发光，晚上光线柔和，为阿伯丁市创造了一个明亮的地标-灯塔。他接着说：“参观人数的增加表明，新图书馆影响了学生的日常行为。”学生们来到新图书馆学习，成为大学社会社区的一部分。“

“The University of Aberdeen New Library functions as a meeting place and a cultural centre for the students of the University as well as the Aberdeen community. The façade of the building shimmers during the day and glows softly at night, creating a luminous landmark – a beacon – for the city of Aberdeen,” said Morten Schmidt, Founding Partner of schmidt hammer lassen architects, and he continued: “The increase in visitors shows that the new library has affected the students’ everyday behaviour. The students come to study in the new library and to be a part of the social community of the University.”

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竞赛简报的要求是建立一个宏伟的科学和研究学院图书馆，同时也是一个吸引当地社区参与的聚会场所。

The requirements in the competition brief were to create a magnificent academic library for science and research, which would at the same time be a meeting place engaging the local community.

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Chris Banks, University Librarian & Director, Library, Special Collections & Museums, University of Aberdeen, said: “The building is a bold and affirmative statement from the University. It says ‘We mean business’ and it also says ‘you are welcome here’. I love the way in which academics demonstrate their pride in the building: by bringing colleagues from other universities into it and also by bringing along members of their own families. I’m also delighted that the building has attracted so many more students to use the library and the way in which it provides for both social and formal meeting spaces. It has, for the first time, allowed us to truly showcase our very significant special collections.”

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阿伯丁大学成立于1495年，大学图书馆收藏着世界上最伟大的藏书之一，其中一些可以追溯到13世纪。这座新建筑的建筑创造了一个先进的学习环境，在这个环境中，最新的技术为一百多万本的藏书增添了价值。

The University of Aberdeen was established in 1495, and the University library holds one of the world’s greatest collections of books, some of which date back to the thirteenth century. The architecture of the new building creates an advanced learning environment in which the latest technology adds value to a magnificent collection of over one million books.

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在建筑上，图书馆的心脏是一个螺旋的中庭连接所有八层，作为一个动态漩涡，这个空间对比干净切割的外部轮廓。此外，该建筑物的设计符合最高的可持续标准，尽量减少长期运行成本和能源使用。图书馆已通过BREEAM优秀认证。外墙由不规则的隔热板和高性能的玻璃组成，它不仅允许充足的日光进入建筑物，而且还能俯瞰阿伯丁市。

Architecturally, the heart of the library is a spiralling atrium connecting all eight storeys, and as a dynamic vortex, this space contrasts the clean cut exterior profile. Furthermore, the building is designed to meet the highest sustainable standards, minimising long term running costs and energy use. The library has been certified BREEAM Excellent. Consisting of an irregular pattern of insulated panels and high performance glazing, the façade not only allows plenty of daylight to penetrate into the building but also offers a great view over the city of Aberdeen.

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在开幕典礼上，香港仔大学新图书馆将被命名为“邓肯莱斯爵士图书馆”，以表扬该校前校长兼校长邓肯赖斯爵士的远见、抱负和领导才能。

At the opening ceremony, the University of Aberdeen New Library will be named the ‘Sir Duncan Rice Library’ in recognition of the vision, ambition and leadership of the University’s former Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Sir Duncan Rice.

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施密特·哈默·拉森建筑师拥有丰富的图书馆记录，从大学和国家图书馆到公共图书馆。目前，三个图书馆正在建设中：斯堪的纳维亚最大的公共图书馆-丹麦奥胡斯市的城市中介图书馆-将于2014年建成；加拿大有两个图书馆，一个在哈利法克斯，另一个在埃德蒙顿。施密特·哈默·拉森的最著名的图书馆是丹麦哥本哈根皇家图书馆的延伸。

schmidt hammer lassen architects has an extensive track-record of libraries, from university and national libraries to public libraries. Currently, three libraries are under construction: The largest public library in Scandinavia, called Urban Mediaspace in Aarhus, Denmark, to be finished in 2014, and two libraries in Canada, one in Halifax and another in Edmonton. The most well-known library by schmidt hammer lassen architects is the extension to The Royal Library in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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施密特·哈默·拉森建筑师自2006年起就在伦敦工作。建筑事务所设计的最著名的学习环境之一是伦敦的威斯敏斯特市学院(City Of Westminster College)，该学院于今年5月正式开业。

schmidt hammer lassen architects has worked out of London since 2006. Among the most renowned learning environments designed by the architectural practice is City of Westminster College in London, which had its official opening in May this year.