架构师提供的文本描述。占地200英亩的沙漠避风港由出版商、外交家和慈善家沃尔特·安南伯格(Walter Annenberg)、太阳之地中心(Sunnylands Center)和花园(Gardens)组成。受安南伯格广泛收藏的印象派艺术作品的启发，这位景观设计师描绘了一幅尊重索诺兰沙漠特征的活生生的景观，并为干旱的西南地区的景观展示了一种新的生态美学。

Text description provided by the architects. An extension of the 200-acre desert retreat of publisher, diplomat and philanthropist Walter Annenberg, the Sunnylands Center and Gardens is an interpretive center that celebrates the architectural and cultural legacy of the historic estate. Inspired by the Annenberg’s extensive collection of impressionist artwork, the landscape architect painted a living landscape that respects the character of the Sonoran Desert and demonstrates a new ecological aesthetic for landscapes in the arid southwest.

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1963年，Annenbergs委托加州现代主义建筑师A.Quincy Jones设计他们在沙漠中的庄园。2006年，安纳伯格基金会委托设计团队开发一个解释中心，讲述安南伯格对美国文化、艺术和建筑史的贡献。

The Annenbergs commissioned the California modernist architect A. Quincy Jones to design their estate in the desert in 1963. In 2006, the Annenberg Foundation commissioned the design team to develop an interpretive center that tells the story the Annenberg’s contributions to the cultural, artistic and architectural history of America.

由于可持续性在沙漠中的位置，可持续性在关于该项目性质的讨论中占有突出地位。最初被认为是高尔夫球场景观的延伸，设计团队和客户一致认为，在可持续发展方面实施最先进的努力符合每个人的最大利益。

Because of its location in the desert, sustainability figured prominently into discussions about the nature of the project. Originally conceived as an extension of the golf-course landscape of the Estate, the design team and the client came to agree that it was in everyone’s best interests to implement the most advanced efforts in sustainability.

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除了选择适合地区的植物外，该项目还包括恢复沙漠生境、高效的毛细灌溉系统、土壤水分监测、现场雨水保持、地热水井、重要的光伏阵列和现场绿色废物回收计划。该中心是可持续地点倡议的一个试点项目，正在推行LEED黄金认证，并使用其约20%的水分配来自Coachella山谷水区。该项目还积极满足再生水使用的规格和要求，提前五年实施兰乔幻影的全市倡议。

In addition to the selection of regionally-appropriate plants, the project features restored desert habitat, high-efficiency capillary irrigation system, soil moisture monitoring, on-site storm water retention, geothermal wells, a significant photovoltaic array and an on-site green waste recycling program. The Center is a pilot project for the Sustainable Sites Initiative, is pursuing LEED Gold Certification and uses approximately 20% of its water allocation from the Coachella Valley Water District. The project also proactively meets the specifications and requirements for the use of reclaimed water five years ahead of the implementation Rancho Mirage’s citywide initiative.

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这位景观设计师与安南伯格夫人和安南伯格信托基金会密切合作，制定了一个方案，从最接近建筑物的有序几何组合开始，并逐渐向地面边缘变得更加有机。受业主梵高的启发，这位名为“一棵柏树的麦田”的景观设计师以一种绘画的方式在整个景观中雕刻大地和使用植物。树木被仔细地放置在整个地点，以确保提供充足的树荫，并对地下植物的视觉构成给予极大的注意。

Working closely with Mrs. Annenberg and the Annenberg Trust, the landscape architect developed a scheme begins as an orderly, geometric composition closest to the building and becomes progressively more organic towards the edges of the grounds. Inspired by the owner’s Van Gogh, “A Wheatfield with Cypresses”, the landscape architect sculpted the earth and used plants in a painterly fashion across the landscape. Trees were carefully positioned throughout the site to ensure that ample shade was provided and great care was given to the visual composition of understory plantings.

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与庄园的材料相连，花园的周边由一系列标志性的粉红砖石墙和坚固的德克萨斯州埃尼树组成，以保护花园不受沙漠风和风沙的影响。一个慷慨的入口驱动器蜿蜒通过一系列丰富的，起伏的沙漠种植，然后送游客到一个正式的进入法庭锚定的标本甜相思。在乘客掉落后，客人们将他们的车辆停在一个景观很好的停车场里，把它们整合成一片混合梅斯基特树的树林，沿着步行街一直走到主入口。

Connecting to the materials of the Estate, the perimeter of the garden is secured by a series of iconic pink masonry unit walls and sturdy Texas Ebony trees to protect the gardens from desert wind and blowing sand. A generous entry drive meanders through a series of rich, undulating desert plantings before delivering visitors to a formal entry court anchored by specimen Sweet Acacia. After dropping of their passengers, guests park their vehicles in a heavily landscaped parking court integrated into a grove of Hybrid Mesquite trees and proceed along a pedestrian promenade the to the main entry.

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在建筑师的配合下，这座建筑被精心布置在中心入口和大厅之外的山脉全景图上。客人们参观了各种互动展览，包括那些涉及设计和建造花园的展览，这些展览是作为客户、景观设计师、园艺师和展览设计师之间的合作而发展起来的。

In collaboration with the architect, the building was carefully sited to frame panoramic views of the mountains beyond from the Center’s main entry and lobby. Guests explore a variety of interactive exhibits including those that address the design and construction of the gardens developed as a collaboration between the Client, the landscape architect, the horticulturist and the exhibit designer.

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大楼后部有一个连续的露台，将中心的咖啡厅延伸到景观中，并可容纳特殊活动。露台上的双不锈钢喷泉补充了清脆的建筑组成，反映了广阔的沙漠天空，降低了环境温度，创造了流水舒缓的声音。

A continuous terrace across the rear of the building extends the Center’s café into the landscape and accommodates special events. Twin stainless steel fountains on the terraces complements the crisp architectural composition, mirror the expansive desert sky, lower the ambient temperature and create the soothing sound of running water.

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专为支持大型帐篷设施而设计的大型活动规划所需的圆形草坪是后花园的中心组织功能。在两排“沙漠博物馆”Palo Verdes的框架下，它的周界步道将客人与一系列私人花园连接起来，这些花园有相当多的座位、丰富的沙漠植物和迷宫供人们沉思。从后花园的小径引导游客通过丰富多样的沙漠植物集合，通过前面的花园，沿着恢复的栖息地的周界，回到中心。

Sized specifically to support large tent installations required for event programming, a circular lawn is the central organizing feature of the rear garden. Framed by a double row of ‘Desert Museum’ Palo Verdes, its perimeter walk connects guests to a series of private gardens that feature quite seating nooks, rich desert plantings and a labyrinth for contemplation. Paths from the rear garden lead visitors through a rich and varied botanical collection of desert plants that passes through the front garden, along the perimeter of the restored habitat and back to the Center.

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景观设计师的职责还包括领导为期一年的采购过程，为该地点挑选大约5万家工厂。与著名的沙漠园艺师玛丽爱尔兰，小组建立了严格的标准合同生长的材料。基金会还在网站上安装了延时相机，以记录实现这一景观所需的广泛努力，这些工作将纳入中心内的教育展览中。

The landscape architect’s responsibilities also included leading a one-year procurement process to select approximately 50,000 plants for the site. Together with noted desert horticulturist Mary Irish, the team established exacting standards for contract grown material. The Foundation also implemented time-lapse cameras on the site to document the extensive efforts required to realize the landscape, which will be incorporated in the educational exhibits inside the Center.

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这位景观设计师与安南伯格家族、安纳伯格信托基金会、建筑师和展览设计师密切合作，制定了一项计划，以庆祝安嫩伯格家族的遗产，同时对索诺兰沙漠中微妙的生活平衡保持敏感。通过创造一种依靠重水利用、化肥和外来植物的传统棕榈泉景观的替代方案，景观设计师创建了一个花园，挑战现状，提高人们对这一危险生态系统中生态问题的认识。

Developed in close collaboration with the Annenberg family, the Annenberg Trust, the architect and the exhibit designer, the landscape architect prepared a scheme that celebrates the legacy of the Annenbergs while remaining sensitive to the delicate balance of life in the Sonoran desert. By creating an alternative to the traditional Palm Springs landscape that relies on heavy water use, chemical fertilizers and exotic plants, the landscape architect has created a garden that challenges the status quo and raises awareness of ecological issues in this imperiled ecosystem.

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