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This wonderful church was designed in 1910 by architect Bernard Maybeck (1862-1957). The American Institute of Architecture named it
one of the three finest uniquely American churches in the United States. It was listed a National Historic Landmark in 1977
Maybeck was born in New York in 1862. At the age of 20, he studied architecture at Ecloe des Beaux-Arts in Paris. After his studies in Paris,
he moved to San Francisco in 1890.
His studies, at Ecloe des Beaux-Arts in Paris, exposed him to design theories which combined architectural styles of the past with the technological
advancements of the age. Throughout his career, Maybeck built on these design principles and developed an eclectic vocabulary of forms
and materials. This is beautifully expressed in First Church of Christ Scientist, Berkeley.
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For windows, Maybeck choose to use industrial steel sash - over the objections
of the manufacturer. Then he altered them by dividing the panes in half and
ordering hammered
Belgian glass which had the effect of filtering the sunlight
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