First Church of Christ Scientist (Boston)


  • Caption
    View of Exterior across Water
Related person
Reed Hilderbrand Associates Inc. (landscape architect)
Date
1998
Location
North and Central America->United States->Massachusetts->Suffolk->Boston
Description
"The world headquarters of The First Church of Christ, Scientist occupies an important urban situation at a pivotal point between Boston's Back Bay and South End districts. Since, 1894 the Mother Church and its later additions have contributed both a spiritual and a civic presence for greater Boston. In keeping with its monumental civic role, the Church completed a rebuilding program in 1970 with I.M. Pei, Araldo Cossutta, and Sasaki Associates that resulted in a modernist urban complex of national significance. Reed Hildebrand was commissioned in 1998 to produce a reorganization plan that improves space utilization and facilitates connections for the church and the general public." --http://www.reedhilderbrand.com/reedhilderbrand.html
Style/Period
2000s (2000 - 2009)
Material
brick
deciduous trees
concrete
stone and/or rock