Christian Science Center
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 | Christian Science Center |
| Designer | I. M. Pei |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Date | 1968 to 1974 |
| Building Type | corporate headquarters (religious) |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | urban campus |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | 175 Huntington Ave |
| Notes | I. M. Pei and Partners. repetition in facade, new/old juxtaposition, reflecting pool. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Christian_Science_Center.html |
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Donald Corner and Jenny Young. Slide from photographer's collection. PCD.2260.1012.1842.26.
Yukio Futagawa, ed. Global Architecture: I.M. Pei & Partners, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, and Araldo Cossutta Christian Science Church Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Tokyo: A.D.A. Edita Tokyo, 1976. site plan, p44-5. section, p46-7. elevation, p46-7.
Paul Heyer. American Architecture: Ideas and Ideologies in the Late Twentieth Century. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993. ISBN 0-442-01328-0. LC 92-18415. NA2750.H48. aerial photo, p160. exterior photo from river-side park, p160.
Donlyn Lyndon. The City Observed: Boston. New York: Vintage Books, 1982. ISBN 0-394-74894-8. LC 81-40199. NA735.B7L96. photos, discussion, p198-202.
Marcus Whiffen and Frederick Koeper. American Architecture, Volume 2. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1984. exterior photo, f335, p420.— An excellent survey of American architecture. Reprint Edition available at Amazon.com
