美國芝加哥　大衛．魯賓斯坦論壇大樓

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David Rubenstein Forum, Chicago, United States

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Diller Scofidio + Renfro

The David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago is a space of discourse and intellectual exchange aimed at fostering the engagement of scholars, researchers and dignitaries from around the world. The Forum's prominent location on Chicago’s Midway Plaisance across from Rockefeller Memorial Chapel offers expansive views of Downtown Chicago and Lake Michigan as well as the University Campus and Woodlawn Community. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the 97,000 square-foot building is composed of a two-story base and a slender, eight-story tower that will provide the University with a 285- seat auditorium and much needed multipurpose meeting spaces for workshops, symposia and lectures, among other activities.

該項目為美國芝加哥大學的大衛．魯賓斯坦論壇大樓，作為演講和思想交換的空間，旨在培育全球的學者、研究生和高官。此大樓不僅矗立於芝加哥中途公園，且離洛克菲勒禮拜堂也不遠。其良好位置優勢讓人們能從之俯瞰整座城市美景、密西根湖、伍德洛恩社區，校園景色也一覽無遺。這座建築面積為 97,000 平方英尺，包含兩層樓高的副樓和八層樓高的細長塔樓，而主樓含有能容納285 席的禮堂，以及多功能會議空間，讓人能在此進行研討會、座談會和講座等活動。

The tower is organized as a stack of neighborhoods with meeting and communal spaces offering diverse environments—formal and informal, calm and animated, focused and diffuse, scheduled and spontaneous. Each neighborhood coalesces around a central private social lounge, creating a sense of community and identity. The neighborhoods are vertically stacked, rotated and oriented to give each space a unique perspective of Chicago, producing a form that faces both the north and south sides of Chicago.

功能方面，塔樓結合會議和公共區域，猶如一座社區集合體，呈現出多元環境生態：正式或不正式、平靜或活耀、集中或分散、有規劃或有彈性。各單元皆圍繞著中央的私人社交休息區，創造社區的感受。而層疊的量體垂直向上扭轉，形成面向南方和北方的建築，讓人從不同視角欣賞芝加哥景致。

The building prompts its varied populations to cross paths with one another, where possible, to enhance intellectual exchange. The lower floors of the David Rubenstein Forum are porous and dynamic with connections to the campus and the community in all directions. As one climbs the building, there is a progressive retreat from the everyday to more contemplative spaces, with dramatic views of Chicago and Lake Michigan.

不僅如此，大樓的底層空間向四面八方敞開，與校園和社區建立連結。而此動線安排，讓人有機會偶遇各式人群，繼而進行思想交流。在上樓的過程中，亦能從日常景色逐漸進入更加沉靜的場域，並將當地景致盡收眼底。