架构师提供的文本描述。总部位于纽约的建筑研究室(Aro)最近完成了布朗大学的计算和实验数学研究所(ICERM)。该设施是国家科学基金数学科学研究所中最新的一所，也是唯一位于新英格兰的机构。ICERM的任务是扩大计算和实验方法在数学中的应用，支持与计算有关的理论进步，并通过数学工具、研究和创新解决计算机的存在和使用所带来的问题。ICERM是全年举办研讨会和专题讨论会的场所，它还接待了几位常驻数学家，为期几周，时间长达一个学期。

Text description provided by the architects. New York-based firm Architecture Research Office (ARO) recently completed the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics, or ICERM at Brown University. The facility is the newest of eight National Science Foundation Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes, and is the only one located in New England. ICERM’s mission is to expand the use of computational and experimental methods in mathematics, to support theoretical advances related to computation, and to address problems posed by the existence and use of the computer through mathematical tools, research and innovation. A venue for workshops and symposia year-round, ICERM also hosts several resident mathematicians for periods of a few weeks up to a semester.

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演讲厅可容纳104人，三面可欣赏普罗维登斯市中心的景色，是ICERM的中心，也是研讨会和专题讨论会的所在地。它配备了Echo360演讲捕捉技术，可以方便地记录事件的音频和视频，以及在线直播。演讲厅的第四面墙是半透明玻璃板的可书写表面，嵌有两个悬挂式投影屏幕。这个宽的，从地板到天花板的表面，实际上是双层玻璃，允许日光进入ICERM的中央休息室，数学家们也在上面写字。墙壁的两层之间的空腔可以被照亮，从而在演讲厅和ICERM的大厅之间产生一个发光的、标志性的连接。

With seating for 104 people and featuring views of downtown Providence on three sides, the Lecture Hall is the heart of ICERM and home to its workshops and symposia. It is equipped with Echo360 lecture-capture technology to enable easy audio and video recording of events as well as live-streaming to the Web. The Lecture Hall’s fourth wall is a writable surface of translucent glass panels inset with two suspended projection screens. This wide, floor-to-ceiling surface, actually a double layer of glass, allows daylight to filter into ICERM’s central lounge, where mathematicians also write on it. The cavity between the wall’s two layers can be illuminated to produce a luminous, iconic connection between the Lecture Hall and ICERM’s lobby.

 © Michael Moran

迈克尔·莫兰

为了降低成本和缩短施工进度，许多现有的分区和布局被保留下来。该设计为室内公共空间提供尽可能多的自然光线。黑板或白板贯穿ICERM的私人办公室和公共场所，而选定的家具则最大限度地扩大了小组协作的机会。会议室配备了智能板和视频会议技术，支持研究所物理空间内外的协作活动。Aro的设计解决了一个技术挑战，即在这样一个高水平的机构所需的技术水平与数学家进行最佳工作所需的工作环境质量之间取得适当的平衡。

To reduce costs and shorten the construction schedule, much of the existing partitions and layout are preserved. The design provides as much natural light as possible to interior public spaces. Chalkboards or whiteboards run throughout ICERM’s private offices and public spaces, while selected furniture pieces maximize opportunities for group collaboration. Conference rooms are equipped with Smartboard and video-teleconference technology that support collaborative events both within and beyond the Institute’s physical space. ARO’s design resolves a technical challenge of an appropriate balance between the level of technology required for an institution of this caliber and the quality of work environment necessary for mathematicians to do their best work.

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