弗罗里大楼是以1945年诺贝尔文学奖得主霍华德·弗洛里勋爵的名字命名的，他是负责为该项目挑选一名建筑师的委员会成员。虽然斯特林并不是这个项目的首席建筑师最受欢迎的选择，但弗洛里是他的拥护者，斯特林最终被同意，因为他当时的声誉中蕴含着希望和潜力，可以建造一座标志性的现代化建筑，以提高学院的声誉和招生人数。

The Florey building was named after provost and 1945 Nobel Laureate Lord Howard Florey, who sat on the committee in charge of choosing an architect for the project. Although Stirling was not the most popular choice for lead architect on the project, Florey was an advocate of his, and Stirling was ultimately agreed upon because of the promise and potential held in his reputation at that time to deliver an iconic, modern building to boost the college’s reputation and enrollment.

斯特林的三座大学建筑都是在1958年至1968年的十年里设计的，但弗洛里大楼直到这段时间结束后才开始建造，直到1971年才完工。

All three of Stirling’s university buildings were designed in the decade between 1958 and 1968, but the Florey building did not begin construction until after the end of this time period and was not completed until 1971. 

由于Stirling办公室内的后勤问题以及他的办公室向现场承包商提供的施工图延迟了一年半，这一延迟完工时间比所承诺的晚了将近一年半。

This delayed completion was almost a year and a half later than promised due to logistical issues within Stirling’s office and delayed construction drawings from his office to the contractors on site.

该结构主要是一个混凝土框架与暴露，A框架“脚”在地面水平.和他以前的大学建筑一样，陶瓷砖占了外墙的绝大部分，而略显“U”形的瓷砖内部则由一个面向北方、俯瞰切尔威尔河的玻璃系统组成。

The structure is primarily a concrete frame with exposed, A-frame “feet” at the ground level. As with his previous university buildings, terra cotta tiles make up the majority of the façade, while the inside of the somewhat ‘U’-shape made up of a glazing system that faces North and overlooks the River Cherwell.

这座建筑有74间四层以上的宿舍，顶层有供毕业生使用的双层展厅，地面层配有餐厅和其他普通房间。

The building contains 74 dormitories over four levels, with a top level of double-height gallery rooms for graduates and a ground level equipped with a dining hall and other general rooms.

在经典著作“现代建筑运动”中，查尔斯·詹克斯(CharlesJencks)写了斯特林的大学建筑，并称赞他是“当代最好的建筑师”。然而，这从来就不是Florey大楼的各种客户或用户的观点。斯特林的办公室不可避免地被女王学院起诉，因为在建筑过程中和竣工后都遇到了许多问题。结果，斯特林的办公室在弗洛里大厦之后的至少十年里都无法在英国找到工作，而是在德国、日本和美国这样的地方找到工作的希望。

In the classic book Modern Movements in Architecture, Charles Jencks writes of Stirling’s university buildings and praises him as ‘the best architect of his generation’. This, however, was never particularly the standpoint of the Florey building’s various clients or users. Stirling’s office was inevitably sued by the Queen’s College because of the many problems encountered both during construction and after completion. As a result, Stirling’s office was unable to find work in England for at least a decade after the Florey building, instead finding promise of work in places like Germany, Japan, and the Unites States.

英国牛津大学建筑师JamesStirling引用欧洲现代建筑地标实地指南，BBC牛津，MIMOA，质量失控：建筑测量标准，维基百科项目，1971年

Architects James Stirling Location Oxford, United Kingdom Category University Architect James Stirling References A Field Guide to Landmarks of Modern Architecture in Europe, BBC Oxford, MIMOA, Quality out of Control: Standards for Measuring Architecture, Wikipedia Project Year 1971