Third Church of Christ, Scientist
Tucson, AZ
9.5 acres

The Church presented an uncommonly clear set of objectives, including these excerpts from a letter of instruction to Bernard Maybeck concerning the design of the celebrated First Church of Christ, Scientist in Berkeley, California.

The 9.5 acre desert site was crossed with desert washes. The ultimate design permitted all washes to be left in their natural state. An irregular plan shape was devised to translate the church's program into idealized, light-filled spaces, including a semicircular Sunday School wing and an angular Sanctuary with three tiers of clerestory windows.