架构师提供的文本描述。自1968年以来，网关社区学院建立了创新、开创性的愿景和对其社区需求作出反应的遗产。这是亚利桑那州第一所技术学院，第一批使用社区咨询委员会，首先根据商业和工业的需要定制课程，首先在校外地点开设课程，甚至第一次安装计算机。从菲尼克斯市中心前科里克百货商店的一个卑微的开端，马里科帕技术学院在过去的40年里蓬勃发展成为今天的门户。

Text description provided by the architects. Since 1968, GateWay Community College has built a legacy of innovation, pioneering vision and responsiveness to the needs of its community. It was the first technical college in Arizona, first to use community advisory committees, first to tailor courses to the needs of business and industry, first to offer classes at off-campus locations, and even the first to install a computer. From a humble beginning in the former Korrick’s Department Store in downtown Phoenix, Maricopa Technical College has flourished over the past 40 years into today’s GateWay.

 © Liam Frederick

(C)利亚姆·弗雷德里克

网关社区学院位于菲尼克斯“发现三角”的地理中心，这是一个将城市的学术和研究中心连接起来的重新开发的重点区域。从历史上看，凤凰城是一个荒芜和利用不足的地区，近年来，由于该市新的轻轨系统，发现三角地区取得了进步。尽管门户社区学院校园目前被一条狗道、轮胎商店、低成本汽车旅馆和废弃地段包围，但该项目代表了迄今未见的城市重建规模。

GateWay Community College is located at the geographic center of Phoenix’s “Discovery Triangle,” a zone of focus for redevelopment that connects the city’s academic and research centers. Historically a blighted and underutilized area of metro Phoenix, the Discovery Triangle has seen progress in recent years as a result of the city’s new light rail system. While the GateWay Community College campus is currently surrounded by a dog track, tire shops, low budget motels and abandoned lots, the project represents a scale of urban renewal not seen to date.

综合教育大楼显着地改变了网关社区学院，在校园中心增加了一套完整的程序元素。这座三层楼的建筑创造了一个“学术性城市”，有助于营造校园内的社区意识，并补充了校园建筑语言的多样性。作为过去15年里被转换为学术功能的仓库和两座新建筑的组合，ieb改变了校园的重心，重新聚焦了学术和学生的生活功能。由砖石、玻璃、镀锌金属和铜组成的调色板是校园的补充，也是对未来语言的发展。

The Integrated Education Building significantly transforms GateWay Community College, adding literally an entire set of program elements to the center of the campus. The three-story building creates an “academic city” that contributes to a sense of community on campus, and complements the campus’ assortment of architectural languages.  As an assemblage of warehouses that have been converted into academic functions and two new buildings constructed in the past 15 years, the IEB shifts the center of gravity of campus and re-focuses academic and student life functions. A palette of masonry, glass, galvanized metal and copper complements the campus and evolves the language looking towards the future.

 © Liam Frederick

(C)利亚姆·弗雷德里克

堆叠的概念创造了阴影露台空间的南面。这连接了内部与一个新的校园购物中心，而该项目级联到东部，提供多层连接到校园四合院，同时提供高架室外学习和教员的空间在每一层。多功能社区空间的重点是一个主要的轻轨站的能见度和访问。

The stacking concept creates shaded terrace space on the south façade. This connects g the interior to a new campus mall, while the program cascades to the east to provide multi-level connections to the campus quad, while offering elevated outdoor study and faculty space at each floor. The Multi-Purpose Community Space is focused towards a primary light rail stop for visibility and access.

 © Liam Frederick

(C)利亚姆·弗雷德里克

一座新的城市购物中心被雕刻在建筑物的南边。通过沙漠景观、遮阳檐篷和上层阳台创造了一系列的户外空间。主大厅空间位于主要现有行人流的交叉口。

A new urban mall is sculpted on the building’s southern edge. A series of outdoor spaces is created through desert landscaping, shade canopies and upper level balconies. The main lobby space is strategically sited  at the intersection of primary existing pedestrian flows.

 © Liam Frederick

(C)利亚姆·弗雷德里克