First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley

Part of a series of technically informative monographs embracing a broadpectrum of internationally renowned buildings, this work deals with theirst Church of the Christ Scientist, California, and includes aomprehensive set of technical drawings and working details.;Bernardaybeck's First Church of Christ Scientist is an exemplary craftsman'suilding, but one which defies simple categorization; it is both unique andccentric. Maybeck was fist trained as a furniture maker and then progressedo the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris. The church is both steeped in craftradition and reliant on ceremonial axial composition ideas basic to theeaux Arts outlook. Architecturally, it is an exuberant collage of Gothic,omestic Californian and Stick Styles, and an almost fantastic variety ofaterials, including carved wood, and industrial windows sashes. Yet theesign has a convincing unity which contains and far transcends its sources.Bosley, Edward R. is the author of 'First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley ', published 0013 under ISBN 9780714829975 and ISBN 0714829978.