You are here

Metropolitan Boston » Core Boston » Fenway/Longwood » Power Plant

Power Plant

-A A +A
1979, Benjamin Thompson Associates and United Engineers. Francis St. and Brookline Ave.
  • Power Plant (Keith Morgan)

A distinct vertical node—a slim concrete stack sheathed in metal—dominates the intricate web of structures that comprise the Medical Area Total Energy Plan. Reinforced by massive brick walls and concrete drums, the whole forms a powerful aggregate within a sophisticated geometric design that conveys the presence, if not the particulars, of the complex monitoring devices necessary for the operation of today's medical centers.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Keith N. Morgan
×

Data

What's Nearby

Carl J. Shapiro Center, Beth Israel–Deaconess Hospital (incorporating the former Massachusetts College of Art)
Children's Hospital
The Dutch House
Medical Education Center
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Citation

Keith N. Morgan, "Power Plant", [Boston, Massachusetts], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MA-01-FL27.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Massachusetts

Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston, Keith N. Morgan, with Richard M. Candee, Naomi Miller, Roger G. Reed, and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009, 194-194.

If SAH Archipedia has been useful to you, please consider supporting it.

SAH Archipedia tells the story of the United States through its buildings, landscapes, and cities. This freely available resource empowers the public with authoritative knowledge that deepens their understanding and appreciation of the built environment. But the Society of Architectural Historians, which created SAH Archipedia with University of Virginia Press, needs your support to maintain the high-caliber research, writing, photography, cartography, editing, design, and programming that make SAH Archipedia a trusted online resource available to all who value the history of place, heritage tourism, and learning.

,