Mary Baker Eddy Library Boston, Massachusetts

摘要

Bostonians have never shied away from the challenge of the good cause or the high ideal, and it is no surprise that the city that styles itself the "Athens of America" should boast an abundance of institutions dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. The latest such institution, which opened this past fall, is the Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity. Designed by Ann Beha Architects, the library has, as its formidable name would suggest, a capacious agenda. It is at once a research institution housing the collections of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist, and a civic gathering place, featuring exhibitions whose theme is the power of ideas.