我选择了吉姆·波尔谢克及其公司作为建筑设计师，主要是因为他设计了纽约的专门展示地球与太空历史的玫瑰中心，一个钢筋玻璃的建筑里飘浮着巨大的球体。

I chose Jim Polshek and his firm as my architects, largely because of his design for the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York, a huge glass-and-steel structure with a massive globe inside.

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紧接着调查加入材料的可能性，包括再生玻璃、灰泥、大理石，最后建筑师确定石头是最好的选择。

Following an investigation into the possibilities of materials including recycled glass, stucco and marble, the architects settled on stone as the best option.

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对于建筑的外部表面，建筑师选择一系列的材料，比如雪松、自然灰泥、钢材和玻璃作为覆盖层。另外，还采用了加工成板状的和现场浇筑的混凝土。

For the exterior cladding, the architect employed a range of materials, including cedar, natural stucco, steel and glass. Board-formed and cast-in-place concrete was also utilised.

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